What's next?

I just got a call from Nikki and apparently Matt is in the hospital with severe abdominal pains and his blood pressure keeps going down. Since he has already had his appendix out, I don't know what it could be. He is in so much pain that even morphine isn't helping to alleviate it. So, it looks like I will be driving to Muscatine as soon as I can get off work. I was planning to go anyway but I guess I will leave sooner than expected. Hopefully I won't run into snow and the traffic will be light.

On another note, I was on the phone with Madison two days ago. Nearing the age of three she is starting to carry on conversations with me via the cell phone. It has been an interesting journey. I asked her if she was being a good girl...meaning was she going potty on the big girl potty. (Brenda and I started singing a song about going pee pee in the potty many months ago and Madi still signs it.) After I asked her the question, she said she was poopy. Sure enough she had pooped her pants. That was something for her to actually admit it to me over the phone especially since she usually side steps the issue. Why is it that when you potty train a child that going poop in the toilet is one of the last things they want to do. You would think it would be one of the first.

I am tired. It seems there is always something happening. Here lately it has always been something not so good. If the two of you could put in a good word for me with God, it would be nice to have some good things come my way again.

Love you both.

Your daughter.