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| Her complimentary Birthday Chocolate Dome at her favorite place to eat: PF Chang’s. |
This pretty girl turned 14 yesterday! She started the day with a trip to the gym at 7am. This was not her preferred wake up time, of course, but turning 14 means that you are now old enough to go to Planet Fitness, and she’s been wanting to “work out” at a gym with mom and dad for a long time.
Only her Daddy could take her and show her the ropes at the gym, because I needed to stay home and take Kory to walk-in hours at the pediatrician. It is a very long story, but it (sort of) began with him passing out on Saturday evening after our family talked through Ephesians 6, the armor of God, and stood to pray, holding hands. After we finished praying, Kory’s eyes rolled back into his head, he fell backward, breaking the door of our TV cabinet, and slumped onto the floor. He was out long enough for Kayla to call 911 and give the proper information. I thought he was having a seizure, and it seemed like forever before he finally came to, but it was probably more like 10-15 seconds. Paramedics came. Vitals checked out okay. A ride to the hospital was refused, but after they left, he spiked a 102 fever which stayed consistent until this morning around 3am ~ over 48 hours.
Yes, it really happened, as have many other scary and disappointing things in the last two weeks, and I’d love it if you prayed for us.
(And yes, the paramedics asked what we were doing when it happened. They didn’t skip a beat when we said we were praying ~ that it was even Kory’s idea to stand and hold hands. They did explain that prayer is not the typical reason for “passed out 19 year olds in Amherst.” Comic relief was nice at that point.)
Anyway, Kayla returned home from the gym to her requested breakfast ~ chocolate chip waffles, eggs, and bacon.
And gift opening…
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| Arizona Tea and iTunes (from Cooper), Unicorns, and Taylor Swift Quotes ~ some of her favorite things |
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| And the much desired iPod touch! She was really surprised! |
The weather was really weird yesterday ~ storms off and on all day ~ and so Kayla, Cooper, and I headed to West Hartford and the “fancy” mall to do some shopping with her birthday money and eat at her favorite restaurant ~ PF Chang’s ~ which is also inside the mall.
Robert stayed home to keep and eye on Kory and his fever, get some work done, and begin packing (in faith) for our vacation to Maine ~ our usual trip to the cabin on Perkins Cove in Ogunquit.
We even had a unicorn sighting at Urban Outfitters. It wasn’t a very pretty or cute one, though, and no sparkly glitter or rainbows accompanied it, hence Kayla’s disturbed face, but we enjoyed the time away.
Things were not looking good for Kory last night, who said he has never felt so terrible. Cooper was beginning to feel feverish, too. We prayed for them, for protection, for mercy, and healing last night before bed. I checked on them in the middle of the night, and they both felt feverish. Thankfully, Kory’s fever finally broke early this morning and he ate breakfast. When Cooper got up, he said, “I really can’t believe I woke up well.”
So we are headed out with much gratitude, and looking forward to some time away in one of our favorite places. Thankful, too, for the Smith family who have so generously allowed those in ministry to stay in their wonderful studio cabin for decades.
See ya soon ~ and hopefully with sunny beach photos to share!
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Happy Birthday Kayla! Hoping that you have a wonderful vacation with no repeat performances by Kory! Wow! Know that stunned all of you.
Happy Anniversary! Blessings and blue skies from K&J