Joe, Rosa’s and the Fire

Its been quite a while since I last posted because life has been …….life.   One week after my parents returned from their European adventure, Joe  started throwing up again and running a high fever.    As a family it was our desire to avoid taking him to the hospital again.  But his condition gradually worsened and last Thursday he was admitted to Memorial Hospital.   He spent a week in ICU and has just recently been transferred to a regular room.   Pneumonia and sepsis were the main condition and  they have been treating with high levels of oxygen and antibiotics.    Doctors are still trying to figure out the initial source of the infection/inflammation.   As soon as possible, we are hoping to bring him home and care for him the best we can.   Thank you all for keeping Joe and the rest of my family in your prayers.  We have really needed the support. 

One of the days that we went to visit Joe, we took a lunch break at  one of our favorite Italian restaurant’s Rosa’s.    The real reason I am mentioning this is because Elle and Kent decided the best part of the meal was the butter.   Yes the were eating it wrapper and all.   Here’s the evidence.   Disgusting!

Lastly, it life wasn’t exciting enough, we had a fire in Mt. Mesa this week and it got a little too close for comfort.  As I was finishing the end of my lunch hour, the telephone rang.  It was Terri Boyle informing us not to return to work because of a fire down the street from the dental office.   I quickly jumped in my car to go check on my house, Howard and Marcia’s house and then to the office.     There were two brush fires close to the dental office that started as a result of burning embers from a house on the fire two blocks away.   Emily and Michelle were involved in the initial attempts  to put out the fire.  Thankfully, the local Rio Bravo Hot Shots came to the scene and  got the brush fires under control.    Unfortunately, the original source of the fire burned one home to the ground and damaged two others significantly. 

With the power outage and the mayhem, we canceled the remainder of our work day.  Yeah!!