Mim is here!

After an afternoon in Black Mountain on Sunday, we came home and prepped our house for Carita's arrival yesterday - yay! There is a certain energy in the house when Carita is here, which I can't explain, but it is wonderful.

Last night, we had a family gathering with Carita, PaRan, Charles, LaLa, and Cate Cate. Charles and Ladonna brought over a really awesome inflatable bed for Carita to use since we have not refurnished our guest room. They also brought over a bunch of fresh veggies and fruit from the Farmers Market. They are so good to us and love our boys so much!

Since I don't mention Gibson very much in my blogs, I will mention him in this one. Yesterday morning, Gibson got stung by either a bee or a yellowjacket. We didn't think much of it, but he did seem out of sorts and was flopping his ears all day and night. Then, last night around 10, Heath noticed that Gibson's neck and ears were completely swollen and filled with fluid. He looked terrible.

Heath gave him Benadryl and took him to the emergency vet clinic. Ends up he was having a reaction to the bee sting and his lymph nodes were filling with fluid so they gave him a cortisone shot. Today, our friend Michelle the vet came by to see Gibson and make sure he was OK. This was extremely kind of her. She brought Gibson cortisone pills to take until the fluid is completely gone. She had her RV with her, which was sweet! I could definitely travel around in an RV like that! We sat in there for a while. I think the boys and Gibson would love it if we got one.

Tonight, Carita prepared a really yummy dinner - pork tenderloin, rice pilaf and some of the fresh veggies from Ladonna - fried corn, fresh tomatoes and cucumber. Michelle stayed for dinner and we all enjoyed the feast around the dining room table. Even the punkins ate well. Then, Carita cleaned and put the boys to bed for while I took a walk with Gibson and Heath taught photography. We are so spoiled this week and I will enjoy every minute of it. What a nice break from the normal routine! Thank you Carita for coming to be with us!