the best day (5/11 update)

So today was pretty much the best day. Mom and I spent the majority of our afternoon exploring Middletown, a small town near where we're staying. We ate girly food and went to girly places. Two of the shops we went to have the word "chick" in their names, if that tells you anything. And we went to Walmart, because, why not? Mom did great today. We were out for almost 6 hours! Then we came back to the carriage house, cheered the Grizzlies on to victory, and then went out again for dinner. As long as no one reports us for shooting up in the Walgreens parking lot, I'd call this day a success (I had to give Mom pain meds through her J-tube . . . after filling some syringes with water in the bathroom).

Here are a few thousand words to prove it . . .

Headed out for a Mother's Day lunch! Note Mom's new friend Joey (her feeding pump in the black backpack).

Trying on some Derby hats!

Trish got a special Mother's Day delivery from Jared, Shelby, & kids. :)

And we both got a special playoffs day delivery from our friend Candice!

Can you believe that woman couldn't get out of bed last weekend? Wouldn't eat or drink? Wouldn't talk? What a difference a week makes! I mean, seriously, it's kind of amazing.

Thanks to those of you who prayed for rest. Mom said last night was the first night she's really, really slept well since surgery. I hope this is a new normal!

Keep praying for her sodium issues. Tonight her feet and legs are really swollen, which is probably a combination of the sodium pills she's taking and being up on her feet a lot today. If the swelling doesn't go down by morning, we'll probably call the doctor.

Continue also to pray for pain relief. Her pain's not any worse, but she's still requiring pretty high doses of pain meds, and we know Dr. M wants her off these (or at least on lower doses) ASAP. Pray for her to continue to recover well and for those cancer cells to die. The faster the tumor dies, the faster Mom's pain will go away.

We are so thankful for days like today. It probably doesn't seem that spectacular to most people, but every moment of "normalcy" is huge to us. Praying for many more! :)