The adventure starts out with me going on a wonderful two day Christian women's retreat with the ladies of our church. It was so fun, enlightening, energizing, and tiring....we barely slept because we stayed up talking all night, getting to know one another.

Then I returned home from the retreat on Saturday at around 5 p.m. At 8 p.m. my youngest, Miki, was hunched over the toilet spiting up blood. Did I mention that both of my girls had just had surgery two weeks earlier to remove their tonsils and adenoids? Well, apparently Miki's wounds did not heal completely and a blood clot broke free. I rushed her to the ER. Once we had arrived at the hospital, Miki seemed to be unshaken. She went on and on about what might have to happen. With a big grin she asked, "do you think I will have to have surgery again"? Then she proceeded to state how fun it would be to stay overnight. Finally, she mentioned how cool it would be to ride in a wheelchair. Her three wishes came to pass. Argh! At 11:15 Miki was sent into emergency surgery. We were fortunate that Miki's tonsillectomy surgeon just happened to be on call that night. All went well. Then Miki and I had the pleasure of staying overnight in the hospital. At 10 a.m., Sunday morning, we were released from the hospital.

At 5:30 p.m., we were back at the hospital....did I forget to mention that I was now accompanying my oldest Alex? See, while I was taking a nap, to recover from sleep-depravation I accumulated over the previous three days, my daughter Alex was outside with Jeff and some friends, and she had taken a spill on her scooter. BROKEN ARM! Now, she will be enjoying a six week stint in a cast. On the ride home from the hospital Alex stated, "Wow Mom, we had surgery last month, Miki and I both had to go to the hospital in the same weekend this month.....I can't wait to see what will happen next month!" Well, I burst out laughing! What great attitudes!

We returned home at 9:15, assessed our situations, grateful that nothing worse happened, then all went to bed. The next morning they both popped out of bed, excited to go to school and tell of their wonderful adventures. Miki went equipped with some photos that the nurse took and Alex went fully equipped with permanent markers for people to sign her cast. As far as me? I took Monday off to SLEEP!

Our whole family dealt with these events really well and we have recovered! And I hope I will not be sharing anymore "adventures" with you next month! 

God Bless,
            Becca Harris

Becca Harris is the wife of Jeff Harris, who is the son of Peggy (Geffre) Murphy.