Starting All Over Again

We are here – but aren’t we always.  Here, for those who might have just come across this Blog, is Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon.  Yesterday we finally got out of the house which took a bit more than usual since there is a chance that carpet might be installed in the new playroom and living room this week so we had to have all the furniture and everything else moved – lots of work!

We dropped the trailer off at the hospital and then drove up to Debbie’s to drop Sarah off for the week.  Even though we have known her for quite a while, we have never been to Debbie’s house before. It is BEAUTIFUL – no wonder Sarah never wants to come home.

We got back to the trailer last night and started setting things up.  That’s when daddy asked “Where are my files?”  Since the trailer is only 150 sq feet or so it did not take too long to figure out we left them in the office.  UGH!  Daddy made a late night trip back to the office and mommy continued getting the trailer set up, the beds made and Rebekah off to sleep.

Rebekah did not sleep real well in this newer, noisier environment.  Every time we heard an ambulance or a train or … she kept trying to tell us what she heard.  The first couple of times she heard it I thought she was asking for her sister, “chi chi” but then realized it was in conjunction with a train from the train yards about a mile away – “choo choo”.  Phonetics.  Then an ambulance or fire truck – “uh oh” and on the night went.  

About 1:30am the wind was so bad that it was shaking the trailer and flapping the awning so much that I had to go put the awning back down.  Then, about 3:00am Rebekah started throwing up.  I don’t think I have seen her throw up that much stuff in a long time.  There is now a completely full trash bag of rags, clothing and bedding.  Now, back to the 150 sq feet…  Daddy was not doing too much better than Rebekah as daddy has an overly sensitive nose and can handle just about any bodily fluid except throw up.  

We obviously did not get a lot of sleep but it was all worth it this morning when we were listening to the radio and traffic reports which were reporting “stop and go” traffic for just about our entire commute had we been trying to get here at 9:00am from home this morning.

Every day is an adventure and every hospital week even more so.  Please lift us up in prayer such that there not be too much excitement this week.