There's no place like home

7-23-07

Once Becky woke up she drove for a while, and I was able to get about an hour and a half more sleep in the back of the RV. In order to get home as soon as possible to see Kit, we cut across Idaho straight into Nevada. We had to bypass Utah which was a little sad because we had some friends and family that we had planned on seeing, but it’s close enough and we know enough people there that we will definitely make it back up sooner rather than later.

We had planned on staying with our friends Travis and Alicia in Utah, and because we came home early, they are actually out here in California visiting his family so we’ll see them tomorrow (actually, we had dinner with them tonight, but we’re pretending that it’s yesterday – now two days ago by the time I’ve finished and posted this). Our friends Marie and Adam that we saw near Zion’s National Park are also out here so we’ll be able to see them again. The person that we really feel bad about missing is our friend Linda. She is Bill and Dorthy’s daughter and a good friend that used to help a lot with Zac. We hope to see her sooner, but we’ll see her in November if we don’t make it out to Utah before then.

So we made the always-exciting drive across Nevada, and our trusty RV even made it up and over Donner Summit. We made it home by about 6:30; I wouldn’t have thought it possible, but we made it home from South Dakota in a day and a half driving our RV that struggles up hills. When we got home, we couldn’t go over to see Kit right away because there was a shift change at the hospital. Our friends Bobby and Herlin knew we were coming in, and they had dinner ready for us. That was really nice after our long trek. The kids were extremely happy to see their friends again. We had dinner with them, left our kids at their house, and Becky and I went over to see Kit as soon as we could get in to the ICU.

Grandma Kit is doing as well as she could be at this point. The surgery went well, and the doctor is happy with her recovery. They expect her to be in the ICU for another day or two, and then in the hospital for about a week. In three to four months, they plan on having the next surgery to reattach everything they cut apart in the first one.

We are very grateful that she is okay, and we know that she has received many prayers on her behalf. Thank you.

In speaking with Kit, her spirits are good, and she doesn’t regret for a moment going on the trip. She loved spending time with the grandkids and is happy that she made it to Arlington and to her special beach in South Carolina. I know that she really enjoyed the Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon as well.

Well, that’s it for the trip I guess. Thank you all for following our many adventures. I know that we’ve had a lot of fun, and I hope you enjoyed reading about our crazy family. In a couple of days after we have time to unpack and get back to normal, I will try to write some of my final thoughts about the trip. I’ll do this more for myself since I plan on printing this out and keeping it as a record of our summer, but tune in again in a few days if you're interested in my profound musings.

Thanks again, and God bless you all. I know He has blessed us this summer.