2 Brothers Layne

Two days before Christmas and all through the house, was strung Jonah's oxygen tubing, careful don't trip. Presents not wrapped yet; and probably won't be, just stuck in the corner and out of the way. A less pleasant Christmas than we've had in the past, With dad leaving for basic the time is going to fast. Stress levels are climbing, the eyes get more teary, Is it me, or do we all seem a little more dreary. Jonah is grand, what an amazing little boy, His smiles, giggles, and laughs bring nothing but joy. With parties to attend, only partial though, One will stay home with Jonah and not be able to go. It's just not the same when partially there, there in body not in heart, is it really that fair? Onward we go, press forward me must, through lifes hurdles climb over them must. To the next challenge, trust in each other. Grow ever closer as father and mother. give and receive both courage and strength walk side-by-side our stride must gain length. Apart we will be, fo...

Whew!!! We had a scare tonight. The power went out for close to an hour at our house. I suppose it was inspiration on Gaga's part to get the generator out of storage in August when we came home just in case. Tonight we fired it up to keep Jonah's condenser going. Yes we had oxygen tanks, but we didn't want the worry or hassle of getting up every few hours to see if the oxygen tank needed to be changed. Although the power outage was on for a short while, it still was scary, and helped prepare us for a bigger outage if there is one. Jonah had a special visitor today. Nanny, Tanya's maternal grandmother, came to help Mamaw tend Jonah. Jonah wasn't to sure of Nanny today so they had to lay Jonah on the floor so Nanny could talk to him. After a while Jonah warmed up to Nanny and they played with each other. I think both parties enjoyed themselves very much. So much, that Nanny has voluteered to come help Mamaw again on the 9th of January. I will have left f...