Our story continues.....

Life at our house is always busy. Half the time I forget if I am suppose to be going to work or take Eric to a doctors appointment. And always towards the end of the school year, our kids lives get busy, which means, we get busier. :)
We had two doctor appointments last week. One with the heart doctor and one with the kidney doctor. The heart doctor wants to put a defibulator in Eric within the next two weeks. We were kinda expecting this, but in the back of my mind I was praying Eric wouldn't need it. But, it is a good thing. If something happens with Eric's heart, it will take over and shock him right away. The other thing the heart doctor said was that there is not enough oxygen getting to Eric's heart. He said it was not something that would lead them to open him up right yet, but something to watch. He really did not want to give us much info on that, but of course...if you bring it up, I want to know more. He said let's not worry about that just now and let's just get the defibulator in. Okay, you win doc...I will go google it. :)
I did....google it. Should have left well enough alone. :( It could cause another heart attack, so now I see the rush to get the defibulator in.
As I said before, at the end of the school year, things get busier. But it is also those things that take your mind off of other things. Matt had a field trip to the beach with his L.A.F.F. group from school. L.A.F.F. is: learning acceptance through fun and friends. I took the day off from work, I shouldn't have, because we really need the money right now. But some things are just way more important. :) We had a great time at the beach with these kids. They don't let their disabilities stop them from having fun and enjoying life. They are such a joy to watch. Their smiles are the biggest you'll ever see! :)
Katie and I went to see her friend Abbie in a play. Abbie was Peter Pan, her mom played the mom, her sister Hannah played an Indian and her sister Nastia played a lost boy. They were all amazing! How fun it was for Katie and I to get lost in Peter Pan's world for a couple of hours! :)
So life is busy, but life is good. Our God continues to surprise us and take care of us. We thank you all for being a part of our lives and this journey we our taking. Keep bending God's ears with your prayers! He is listening!

Benefit update

Eric got to go to the benefit. I was so happy a friend bought him a ticket so he could fly out and be there. He had so much fun with his brother Mike and his family. Eric was so over welhmed by how kind everyone was. He felt so comfortable around Mike and Sheryl's church family. He also got to meet Sheryl's family. For those of you who know and love Sheryl, well, there is no doubt you would love her family according to Eric.
The weather decided it would greet Eric at the airport with snow! Yes snow! He was not really dressed for snow, but he mangaged. :) The weather was not so great the day of the event, but many folks came out and Eric said it was a great time. The band was amazing and the folks helping all seemed to be having a great time. The event raised $1800.00. We are so blessed by all the folks who gave of their time to help our family. Folks that don't even know us, just our story.
Many thanks to everyone!
And our story continues........