Our Story: Another week completed

I don't know if my Dad will feel up to sitting at the computer today, so I wanted to give a quick update. Yesterday, my Mom fed him like a king - with great attention given to high protein and nutrient rich foods. It worked!!! He was able to stay awake and feel a bit better. His eyes are glassy and he has a hard time staying awake for long, but it was encouraging to see him awake with color in his cheeks again!

We celebrated Caleb's (1st grandson) 6 1/2 birthday with ice cream last night, as is the Flatts custom with Grandpa and Grandma Moore. We've done it since he was 6 months old.

There was some shady business going on behind the scenes of this picture, so that's the reason for the huge smiles!!! It's kinda fun to watch my mom set up the camera and then run over to get into place before the camera snaps the picture. We were standing next to Grandpa's new train bank. It plays train noises when you put money in, although he figured out that all you have to do is put the car key into the slot and you get the music for free.

Today my Mom is hard at work on something called Miracle Broth. Lori Sloan gave her a book called One Bite at a Time (I cannot remember the author's name). This book gives great ideas for tasteful meals that would satisfy the palette of a cancer patient. Here's a picture of the start of her broth. Hope it does work miracles, cause we searched the four corners of the earth (it seems) to find all the ingredients. It has ingredients like shallots, leeks, a few kinds of potatoes, kale and Kombu (a type of seaweed). It's a 20 quart pot (I think), so it looks like we'll all be getting some. Lock your doors!!!!

If you haven't had a chance to vote in the Who Will Finish Their Puzzle First poll (top of the blog), you still have a few days. Be sure to make note of the updated pictures at the top right of the blog. There was some work done last night on the puzzles. Of course, my Dad didn't know about the poll until I informed him last night. My Mom is hauling on her puzzle while my Dad sleeps away...so Ron and I helped him a bit last night. Sorry Mom.... :-) I did vote for her, but it appears that the option to change my vote still exists!