The final countdown

Well, we are T minus 24 hours 'til Shawna's surgery. We're nearly packed and ready to go (again).  My mother-in-law is in route... She will be holding down the fort here while Dan and I do the hospital-home shuffle. Unfortunately, the 'wait list' at the Ronald McDonald house is significantly longer this week... I think we are #11.  Sigh.  So, they probably won't have a room for us for several days. We (well.. technically just I) had a pretty rough couple of days.  Too much to process and not enough things to keep me distracted. AND- I pretty much felt like crap.  So, that didn't help matters.  Shawna, on the other hand, continues to surprise me.  Sometimes good. Sometimes not-so-much.  On Sunday, she laid on the floor for hours... short-of-breath and tired.  Too exhausted to even sit up, let alone stand, walk, or play. Yes- that's a function of her heart condition (not from lack of sleep).  When she has her little spells, she just plops her head down and closes her eyes for a several minutes until her breathing resumes normally.  It's quite sad to watch... :-(  Well, it'll all be memory soon. I'm going to close out for tonight.  But first, a HUGE thank you to all of you for the overwhelming support!! We are so appreciative and need all the help we can get.  Please continue to think good thoughts and pray for a successful heart repair.  I'll update the blog as often as I can tomorrow....  Good night, Lori Lori M. Baylor