I got home and headed straight out to Publix to pick up the rib roast which was huge as we were expecting around 15 or so for supper but that got changed later in the evening as my first cousin Tammy and her family were here in Florida. They came to Bobby's last night(Mon) for dinner and were then coming to our place today but called and cancelled last night. It was her dad, my uncle who passed away unexpectedly while in the rehab hospital in N.C. on Monday afternoon.
We soon got ready and headed to Tampa to visit with the boys for several hours in the Nic unit. Huck has continued to gain a few ounces each day and they have removed the chest tube of Ryders but he does still have the forced oxygen nose tube to assist with his breathing. They have taken out his IV's also so he his doing great. Huck still needs to add some meat on his skinny frame but he is so active while stretching and twisting and is constantly moving about which the nurses all say is a great sign he is doing well. They are moving that black tar like substance out of their bowels which is another great sign.
We took some pics with them along with Anns and Gabe and they are just so excited to have these two little brothers in the family as well. Katie's is doing much better and is starting to regain her strength as well and is pumping her breast milk for the boys which is being fed by a bottle. The nurses are putting them on a feeding schedule which will help Katie and Bobby once they get home of about 30 minutes apart.
We headed home around 4'ish to get ready to go to the 5 o'clock candle light service at SFBC with the Ross Family. It was great to see so many of our old friends who worship there and the hugs were plentiful as well as were the greetings. Afterwards we headed over to the Ross's for supper which was finger foods, chili, egg rolls, dips, etc. along with a couple of their friends and families. The kiddos were having a grand time and the food was plentiful with some delicious desserts as well. We got back to the house round 9'ish with full bellies and it was time for a hot shower and then some reading before calling it a day. What a full day. We will take tomorrow(today) off from the hospital visit as we have still have several coming for dinner around 4'ish.
Betsy and her family and the Ross's will still give us plenty to feed. We are saddened by the loss of Uncle Junior especially at this holiday season. He was 86. There are just two brothers from their family left. Uncle Billy who raised me and who we call Paw Paw and who is the oldest of the brothers and Uncle Frankie who was the baby of their family. There were 6 kids in the family; 3 girls and 3 boys and what is strange is all of the girls and the wives of the boys have all passed on and now the first male has passed. Uncle Billy was 92 earlier this month and Frankie is 8 or 9 years older than me so that would make him 81 or 82. A lot of his kids also call me Uncle Butch as I was the oldest first cousin for many years.
Well that was about it for this day before Christmas. This day today is celebrated world wide as Christ is still the reason for the season. No other religion has had such a positive impact on the world as christianity. There are plenty of other religions that have a negative impact with their creeds but none that inspires hope, love and grace as what this single man did for mankind who came to us as a baby. I'm sure glad the liberal dems who promote the killing of the unborn wasn't around although there was those evil leaders who were attempting to kill him much like today as they seek power. We as a nation are blessed and yet we have those who want to change and destroy our culture which is based on the principles found in the Bible and this one man named Jesus who came to intercede for us and the world to our Creator, LATER
