Fun weekend!

Finally taking a moment to blog about the weekend. Aubrey and I played hooky from school/work on Friday and snuck out after our nanny job on Thursday evening....to head to Dallas to see our sisters! :~)
We got to my Aunt Jane's house about 9:30....stayed up chatting till about 1100..then off to bed.
Carla has requested that we take our time getting up to the hospital on Friday, to give them some time to work on school.
So we went with Aunt Jane to our cousins band competition. It was @ a really cool amusement park...and would have been LOADS of fun for Aubs....although it rained extremely hard the whole time we were there. So, we hung out for a bit...then headed up to the hospital.
Wow...what an amazing place that hospital is....there seems to be something going on every hour on the hour! We got there in time for a quick bite of lunch, Craft time @ 1pm, P.T.@ 2pm, Rec therapy @ 3pm, Birthday party for one of the girls @ 4pm...dinner @ 5pm...and since it was a Friday night, Kristin and her friends decided to have a "Makeovers and Movie" night in the library. There were about 12 other kids and a couple moms who came down to watch the movie...do finger nails, and have some popcorn! Since the girls seem to outweigh the boys...those poor boys had to put up with the stink of the nail polish and remover...but they didn't seem to complain too badly!!! :~)
Aubs and i headed back to our Aunts house about 1100....and from what i hear the party went on way into the night....so needless to say, they slept in on Saturday. Which gave me time to relax wh my Aunt...enjoy the cool weather, coffee and lots of chat time on the back porch!!! :~)
We headed to the hospital about 1pm....Aubs and i weren't the only visitors Kristin had this weekend. Kristin's best friend Emily and Ms. Lisa came too...it meant so much to Kristin to have them make the trip to visit.
They had gotten a hotel room about 5 mins from the hospital, so Kristin was able to get an overnight pass. I think that Carla was less stressed to have their "first night out" to be close by so that they didn't have far to go if needed.
The most important things Kristin wanted to do was go to the MALL and GO SHOPPING....so we did...found her some skirts that will work with her brace, grabbed some lunch...and even got to watch the "Hannah Montana Movie"....we had a great time, and shopped with Kristin dropped.
About 7pm we headed to the hotel, to hang out for the evening..had pizza delivered and the girls spent most of the night...chatting, laughing, playing DS, and catching up with each other.
Sunday we got up 9ish...grabbed a quick bite of breakfast with Em and Ms. Lisa...dropped them off at the train station...and headed back to the hospital for the day.
Kristin finished up her school project and a bit of homework...so that i could bring it back to the teachers, then it was time to head back home. There were a few tears saying bye to Mommy, tho Aubs is adjusting well..and enjoying being spoiled while Mommy is away....shhh dont tell Carla!!!! :~)
Carla had a sweet little thing happen on Thursday. Both Carla and Kristin have known that they are on a mission to be a blessing to those who they come into contact with while they are in Dallas....Carla said that when she and Kristin were passing some of the P.T staff on the way to Rec Time....(Kristin must have had a big ol smile on her face)....and they overheard the staff say to each other...."Did you see that smile...wish all the kids had smiles on their faces, like her"!!! :~)
Isn't God good....so it was some neat confirmation that they are right where God wants them to be, and will walk through this season with them.
The schedule is busy and always on the GO...although that is both Carla and Kristin's personalities....so they are enjoying the busyness. Kristin's room seems to be the "hangout" room.....Carla is has found making time for school has been a bit of a challenge...so keep that in your prayers....that they will be able to juggle the busy schedule and school too. Kristina roommate is moving out this week, so i think Carla is hoping for some more quiet time to be able to focus on school...and REST a bit also! :~)
All is going well with Kristin's leg, having a bit of pain from the brace beginning to do its job.....but she is doing good.
Thanks so much for your prayers and cards...her wall is FULL of cards!! What an encourament that is to both Carla and Kristin. Thank you to each of you for being there for us @ this time in life!!
Bless you all ~Aunt Christa