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My Aunt Donna passed away yesterday in a peaceful way. Praise the Lord she is in the presence of Our Heavenly Father no longer suffering in her physical body here on earth. The burial and memorial service is set for next Friday, January 16. What joy she brought to so many lives. I have so many good memories I'm cherishing -- her yummy rosettes she used to make, her biscuit and gravy dinner, (actually anything she cookied/fixed was really good), her tea shop that she ran for a time with her good friend where they served fancy teas and desserts, the fun crafts she planned for us to do when we were little, the dessert buffet she helped arrange for my wedding shower, and the wonderful, thoughtful gift-giver that she was. Every time I look at my Christmas china set I'll think of her since she started that collection for me - among many other cherished items (nativity set, charm bracelets, etc.).

On another note, Jay is beginning to feel better after starting his third round of antibiotics as we try to kill the ear infections he has been fighting since the beginning of December. I took him to the chiropractor yesterday for an adjustment and he giggled and laughed the entire way through the adjustment. What a character! When the doctor felt his spine with her thumbs he giggled and laughed like she was tickling him. And when she adjusted his neck/head he was relaxed and giggled through that, too. The last two nights we've had good sleep so we're ALL feeling better.

Tomorrow he sees the cardiologist. Hopefully we'll come off the Propanolol medication he's been given three times a day since he was 10 days old. Again, praise the Lord we haven't caught him in an SVT (super fast heartbeat) episode to give me hope that he might be taken off the medication. Kids typically "grow out" of the condition within their first year, so that is what we've been praying for.

We're enjoying some family time tonight watching the championship college football game (Florida vs. Oklahoma).

Until next time...