Almost Turkey Day

This is where you can find Hannah a lot...(Nancy I know you are probably reading this...this is the tent where I was held captive during our phone conversation...Hannah says Hi to Mia).

Hannah has been sleeping in her Dog Tent for the last couple of weeks. It was a Christmas gift 2 yrs ago from my parents. It is rare not to see the tent in our family room so I was happy she chose to move it to her room. I did get her to sleep in her bed part of the night last night...she woke-up crying at 3:30AM and I ended up sleeping (no sleep for me) with her for a couple of hours until she was finally out. Then I was up for the day.

The reason she was up crying at 3:30AM...I think she is having growing pains. She has woken up a few times in the middle of the night complaining of leg pain. One episode was very bad (I could tell she was in pain by the intensity of her crying) . This one actually got Ron out of bed as she needed Tylenol which worked. I know all about growing pains as I had them when I was little just about Hannah's age (there was nothing like children's Tylenol when I was little). I would cry almost every night in pain...my mother would massage my legs which I appreciated but don't know if it really helped but it didn't hurt. My mother had no idea what was going on...took me to a Specialist who diagnosed me but also said beyond message there wasn't much more that could be done. I am thankful for my experience with growing pains so I can help Hannah through her pain...Boy I wish there was children's Tylenol when I was a kid.

This day also brings great joy as a few other families from our agency received referrals. We are so happy for them...

This also is a sad day for me as one of my close friends lost her father last night...I just ask you to keep my friend Diana in your prayers. Just knowing that friends and family were praying for me when I lost my mother meant so much to me.