We have spent several days at the hospital with Kelli, who had to have some surgery to remove a (cyst) from her kidney as well as some exploratory surgery to find out why she has been feeling so poorly since Thanksgiving. She had a reaction to the morphine that they were giving her for pain so she remained in the hospital longer than expected. She is now feeling a little better and is home recuperating with us for a few days. We will know more in a few weeks as to further treatment for her condition which I won't go into here. Thank you to all of her freinds and family that made a visit, called and brought her flowers. 
This may be why Kelli had to have surgery (ha ha)
Emma made her a cute care bear card last weekend knowing how much Kelli likes those care bears. I think that might have been one of her favorite cards. I was supposed to have the girls on Friday night but because Kelli was still in the hospital I had to cancel. But it was probably just as well since out of four bedrooms, three are occupied at this moment and the fourth is where we also have our computer, sewing table and the babies sleep there in the portable crib. I usually put up our fold away bed when we overflow but I know Emma would not like it if Lucy woke her up. But we will probably have them next Friday. I miss the little stinkers when they are not around! But we were able to have a Byron fix at the hospital at least for a bit. It was pretty boring for him so we went on lots of walks and such while he tried to open all doors he could find in the hallways and push elevator buttons.
Emma in one of her finer moments
Lucy's big grins
As punishment Jill has found that a time out on a chair is not quite as effective when they can wiggle around and watch what is going on in the room in her day care. She has found that hands on the wall and nose touching for the time out. Look at Byron in his one and half minute time out. Makes me laugh, especially that he knows and will do this.
