Home Again, Home Again

Jiggity jig indeed.

We are home.

AND, more importantly Debbie is doing well! I actually got to speak to her yesterday while driving through the endless state of Ohio...or maybe it was elsewhere on that drive, I don't know. She sounded weak and was feeling very sick but nonetheless it was Debbie.

It was a long drive and I don't know if our family, our slightly crabby, giddy, grubby little family, has ever been so happy to be home. We walked around the yard which the inimitable Susan had looking so good, admiring our zinnias and hydrangeas. I found enough in the refrigerator to make a frittata and we all collapsed pretty early. Well, at least Ernie and I did.

I called Debbie this morning and she is in a regular room and sounded much more like herself. She can't possibly know what a thrill it was to me when she answered her own phone! She couldn't talk long as our friend Nancy was there visiting. Isn't it funny? Nancy is a friend I 'inherited' from Judi, who is now a friend of ours, and now she is visiting Debbie. More circles.....

I woke up bleary but feel better after talking to Debbie. Still lots to figure out and coordinate but lord it feels good to be home and be able to call my sister on the phone! I need to make some phone calls, write some emails, go through more work emails, register the boys for middle school, pet the cats and hopefully begin to relax.

Love and thanks to all of you that have been praying for Debbie and helping us....