A Little Surprise

   We got a little surprise today.  Katelyn and I were over at the hospital so that she could run around and play in the atrium on the 6th floor.  It's a large, open room with a very high ceiling.  We spend time over there when we need to get out of our room for a while.  Katelyn always hopes that other children will show up while we're there.  She gets pretty lonely without her brother and sisters.
   A nurse started playing with her today and then invited her into Austin's Playroom.  In the 3 months we've been here Katelyn has never been able to go in because it's for inpatients.  Many things are off limits to outpatients but Katelyn has come to accept it.  When the nurse invited her in, Katelyn said that she isn't allowed because we live at the Ronald McDonald House and don't stay in a hospital room.  The nurse left to go check on things and when she came back she said that Katelyn was more than welcome to join the fun in the playroom!  She got to play on the computer, paint a picture, socialize with other kids, play on the wii and before we left she was given a teddy bear.  What a nice, unexpected surprise!

Plan B

   We were so blessed to be able to spend a week as a family in Pittsburgh!  We did lots of sight seeing and had a wonderful time exploring.  Dropping Jeff, Shannon, Caleb and Zoe off at the airport was very hard and we really miss them.
   We've decided it's time to start working on a 'Plan B'.  We've been approved by the doctors to go home IF we can find a jet that can get us from Western Colorado to Pittsburgh within a 6 hour time limit... that's 1,730 miles.  So now the search is on for a corporation that would be willing to help us out when the time comes.  We can't take a commercial flight because if the call was to come at 2am we wouldn't be able to book a flight and make it to the hospital by 8am.  Please join us as we pray for God's will in this situation.
   Katelyn and I have been here for 78 days.  Yesterday we moved from our apartment to the one across the hall.  Our old view was overlooking a massive graveyard and it was getting a little depressing.  Now we have a wonderful view of the city!  The view wasn't the only plus... we now get the afternoon sun which is good for Katelyn's Crigler-Najjar.

Our old view

Our new view

Thank you for your prayers and encouragement.  It really means a lot to us!