October 28 - “Into the storm …”

Lots of rain and some loud thunder woke me up yesterday morning around five. Didn’t seem to faze Chris though. I got out of bed as quietly as possible.  She followed around seven.

 

Next we packed. That didn’t take long. We’ll just be gone for a few days. It was pouring down rain off and on though. We finally got loaded and left around 9:45.

(That should be - we got the car loaded, not us).

 

But then … well, here’s the text I sent Josh:

We’re on our way, but we are in the middle of a tornado! We’ll, maybe not a tornado … yet. People are driving with flashers on though. Really hard rain. Mom is driving 32 mph on I45!

 

We had rain all the way into downtown Houston. At one point somebody just flew by and dumped a bunch of water all at once on our windshield. Absolute Zero visibility for a few seconds. Let’s just say that Chris’ new heart monitor got an unexpected workout!

 

The really hard stuff stopped a little before downtown. It continued to rain, though, until we were onto US 287 on our way out of the Big City.

 

Got word from Kel that the doc has put in orders to transfer Christina to either the regular floor she was on accidentally a few days ago or to the long term care facility (rehab). First bed that opens up wins!  At this point she “officially” has fibrosis in her lungs, so she has to see a pulmonologist. That won’t happen until after rehab. Suffice it to say, some long term lung care is in her future.

 

We made our requisite stop at Bucees for lunch and gas. BLT for me. Chicken taco for Chris. Regular unleaded for the car. Back on the road.

 

Just as we arrived it was time for Caleb to head to his first basketball practice. Pretty intense. This is the real Junior high deal.  Not sure I understood/agreed with the coach’s approach to … well, coaching, but Caleb did really well. There were 18 boys on the court, though. That makes for a rather unwieldy practice. Fortunately, They are going to have an A and a B team.

 

Last night we Went to trunk or treat at their church. costumes of every genre were there in abundance. Luke went as Jose Altuve. Go Astros. AnnaGrace was a princess. I don’t know which one. I lose track. Wait! The one with the really long hair. Rapunzel, right?  I’m getting there. Zak wore a … baby mask. Not particularly scary, but certainly … disturbing. Caleb wrapped himself completely in bubble wrap held on by duct tape. No idea …

 

Back home, we managed to get the Astros game going on their tv after a few tries. The app on their Apple TV finally let us sign in under our provider account. And of course the Astros won. As Sam texted after the game, Luke brought them luck. Keep that costume handy for the next three games, Luke …

 

John 11:25-26 says, “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.  Do you believe this?’”

 

Father, thank you for Christina’s continued progress. And thanks for the protection through that crazy storm. Amen.