Today's Updates

Mom's sister Cindy's mother-in-law Betty still needs prayer. For those who hadn't read my earlier post, she had the lower portion of one leg amputated a week ago. Mom spent last week with Aunt Cindy and Uncle Greg (Betty's son) and visited Betty one time in the hospital. Mom said she was in a lot of pain and had developed pneumonia as well (she already has emphezema). Mom was staying with them to help Cindy take inventory and price all the products for the new pet supply store she and Greg are opening. Pray that things will go well with the store as it has been quite stressful for them on top of going up to the hospital most days too. Finally, keep them in your prayers also as my cousin Melissa (their daughter) had a miscarriage. Mom said Melissa is handling it well and said she told her, "Nick (her husband) and I grieved at the hospital. We know God has a plan in all this." Melissa, you are in my prayers and I wish I could come spend some time with you.

On a different wavelength, Philip had another poop in the toilet today before his nap. This morning was pretty tough as he didn't want to sit on the toilet at all (he did three times before 10:00am without doing anything). He kept saying he already did like he thinks you just sit on the toilet once a day and don't worry about it until the next day. He did pee in his pants just before 10:00am but then successfully took a walk in underwear with me and two neighbors and their kids. As Jo Ellen so thoughtfully put it, it's not like the lightbulb has fully come on in his head, but the dimmer switch has been turned on! I suppose it's up to me to continue to slowly but surely push the switch up until he is trained completely. Slow and steady wins the race, right?