Pray for Baby Kaden

I am not normally one to ask for prayers, but a friend of mine just because a grandma and her grandson Kaden is in for a fight for life. Here is Kaden's story as told by his Grandma, Kim.

Dear Friends and Family;

I have a prayer request that I am sending out as I truly believe in the power of prayer and I have seen first hand the Hands of God at work.

My oldest son John and his wife Elyse were told that they could not have children but…...she got pregnant in January….The baby is a boy and we are so thankful for him.

His name is Kaden Micheal and he was supposed to be born in October (14th), but he has a congential diaphramatic hernia which is a small hole in the diaphragm that allows the abdominal organs to protrude in the chest cavity. This can damage the heart as well as lungs.

When this was discovered at her first ultrasound, the doctors wanted her to abort. John and Elyse were repulsed by this idea and changed doctors……Well, Kaden is doing well…his heart has NOT been affected, and while one lung has not developed all the way, the other one is fine. The liver is fine. In the past couple of weeks the herniated area appears to be getting larger and the doctors are concerned that the intestines might protrude and wrap around the other lung or heart, so they are inducing Elyse on Monday. It seems that the natural birth process helps the baby's lungs to rid themselves of fluid.

John and Elyse live in Knoxville, but due to the circumstances with Kaden, they have to deliver at Vanderbilt University as Kaden will require immediate surgery after birth and will then be on a respirator for 2-3 weeks. The doctors remain optimistic but have told John and Elyse that this is a serious situation.

Please lift your prayers up for Kaden and God's supernatural healing. John and Elsye are young, 25 and 24 and this is really testing them. Elyse is very upbeat, but John is trying to keep from getting so attached as he is more fearful than Elyse is.

This is my first grandchild and I have been praying continually for them. Whatever God's will is is what I am praying for. I am so hopeful that God is going to heal Kaden. Still this is difficult and I cannot imagine what Elyse is going through. TO be told that you cannot ever have children and then to get pregnant, only to have your baby with a major health issue. Yet, as we all know GOD IS ABLE…..so as you pray for Kaden, please pray for John and Elyse as well, that their faith in God remain strong and sure.

John will have to drive back and forth from Knoxville to Nashville on his days off from work and Elyse will remain there with the baby for at least 2 weeks. They do not know anyone in the Nashville area, and Elyse's mother is not able to be with her at this time. So they are trying to figure out what they will do as far as hotel accommodations for that long. I will go down next Friday.

I know that each of you have so many needs, but I ask that you please include this baby with your prayer requests.
Thank you so much. I will let you know how well Kaden did as soon as he makes his entrance into the world!!!

In His Joy-
Kim
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Just a quick update....As of 8am this morning Kaden still had not made his entrance into the world.....Elyse was given an epidural and it has made her very nauseous......Thank you all for your prayers. I will let you know more details when I have them.
I do ask that you continue to pray for them God is good and I have a peace that really cannot be explained, but then it doesn't really need an explanation.

I will be going down this weekend if all goes well, but will be going alone since my sister inlaw is not able to go as planned. I am asking again for your prayers...this time for Tamara, my sister inlaw. She has been very depressed and battling some circumstances that she sees as overwhelming. She has been gone since Saturday and we have not heard from her. I just want her to be safe......When it rains...it pours.....


Again, thank you for your prayers.



Kim
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Elyse is only 4cm dilated.......So it looks like it is going to be tonight maybe???? John has to be at work in the morning in Knoxville at 8am......so he is hoping that he won't miss the birth of his son...........His GM is not able to change the schedule.....


Thanks for the prayers-

Keep them coming....



-Kim
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Thank all of your for your prayers. I wanted to give you an update and ask that you PLEASE continue to pray for Kaden.

Kaden was born yesterday via C-section at 9:45am….He was 6 pounds 19- 1/2 inches long. Considering he was almost 4 weeks early he was a good size! He had a full head of hair!!!

He was placed on an ECMO machine ( external corporeal membrance oxygenation). The doctors told John and Elyse that there is a 50/50 chance of survival. Babies who are placed on this have a lower survival rate.

John is so afraid of getting close to the baby at this point in case something happens….he says that he has to able to be strong for Elyse.

He wants me to just go to Nashville to be with Elyse and see my grandson. He is hoping that he will be able to get some friends to help him move over the next 5 days. I am so burdened for him with the baby and work and now having to move…

John left yesterday to go back to Knoxville as he has to work. He is checking into the Family and Medical Leave Act…..Because he had an extra day off he will have only 2 days off in the next month……So that situation needs prayer as well.

I thank each of you for your prayers. You have no idea how much it means. I know that all of you have needs and concerns as well, so to take time for my prayer request means a great deal.

Kaden needs a lot of prayers right now. Elyse is there by herself until I can get there, and she is scared. And John is trying so hard to be strong, but I know that he is struggling with everything now as well.

I know that God is able…..and while I want to be at peace with that, the mother and grandma in me is aching…..

I wish each of you the best of the day.
In His Joy-
Kim
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Hello, everyone!!!
I am back home after my trip to Nashville to see Kaden Michael!!!
Thank you so much for your prayers!!!!!!!!! I have sent photos of Kaden as well as the machine that is keeping him alive (ECMO).

He had his surgery on Saturday and it went well. The doctors were able to get all of his organs back where they belonged…His heart is on the right side of his chest, but it should move back on its own, now that it has room.

Kaden is a beautiful baby!!! He has a long road ahead of him. Right now, the doctors are keeping a close eye on his lung development and expansion. He cannot stay on the ECMO for more than 10-14 days and so he will need to be able to breathe on his own before he can be taken off. The doctors are going to work on weaning him off ever so slightly each day ,hopefully in the next couple of days. So, thank you again for your prayers. The doctors were fearful of him having a bleeding problem due to the heparin he is on, when he had surgery. But there was not a problem…….

Mom, Elyse, is staying in the family area at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, and is still in a lot of pain. She is there by herself now due to Michael and I leaving Saturday night and driving back to Knoxville where he worked on packing until 3am, and then got up at 9am yesteray and moved, packed and cleaned until I left at 5pm to drive back home. He still had another load of furntiure to get moved, but had a friend coming to help. We had 3/4 of everything done. Michael will go back to Nashville tomorrow after he has everything finished at the apartment. Being alone is the hardest part for Elyse. She can't walk very well, and the NICU is a LONG walk from her room. Since she is "discharged" she doesn't get much help, and so I am praying that the Lord will have someone there to help her until Michael can get back.

His employer gave him his weeks vacation!!!! He was only 2 weeks shy from being with Golden Corral a year, and it seems that the Knoxville News-Sentinel contacted the corporate office about this situation!!!!! So, in the interest of avoiding bad publicity, Michael got his vacation early……

Kaden has a long road, but God has given us so many answers to prayer already!!!! I want to thank each of you for praying and ask that you continue to do so. God is able and I have a peace about Kaden. Sometimes I think it's exhaustion, but truthfully, it's just a peace that He is giving me.

I send my love to each of you and know that I thank God daily for you. I know that many of you have special needs as well, and be assured that I am praying for YOU!!!!!

I will keep in touch as Kaden improves.

In His Joy-
Kim

Nice weekend

So last weekend (yes I am aware I am 7 days late posting this!) I managed to swap working Sunday and getting off Friday in effort to celebrate my older/oldest... (which is proper english I don't know!?) brother's 27th birthday!
First the kid's had their first week of Soccer at the YMCA in the morning. So I picked up dad and we took the munchkins to soccer. They both started off shy and slow, but Tony quickly got into the game. Jayna reluctantly played for about the first half, but then lost interest to the point where she took off her soccer shoes, socks, and shin guards! But, they did when their first game- Tony even scored once and Jayna got to be goalie too!








Then we took my dad home and picked up my younger sister Karlee and headed to meet Zac in Roanoke! We took the kids' to the Mill Mountain Zoo. No offense but I was less than impressed. It was small, not many animals, mostly a bunch of birds... their Tiger died in 06' and she was replaced by a Tiger statue and a small playground... um!? The kids' did enjoy the train around the zoo... but it is sad when the zoo is so small you have to take two laps. Oh well new experiences and knowledge gained not to return, it's not really worth the admission price!




Since we were already on Mill Mountain area we figured we better visit the Star since we had never been there... I mean common who goes to the Star City and doesn't see the star!? Sure it was nothing spectacular, but we had to make sure it was real! The view is pretty nice though, if you are a scenic type person, unlike me!





Then we went to Tanglewood Mall to find some lunch! I also got Zac his birthday gift- a Willie Parker Pittsburg Steelers Football Figure dude. Karlee got Subway, Zac got Pizza dn the kids and I got Chic-Fil-a! I have wanted to take Jayna to a build a bear store for almost a year now, but since 1. she is never with me on those rare occassions I go to Roanoke and 2. I am NEVER at a mall when I go to Roanoke it has never happened. So today was our lucky day! We went to build a bear and I put the kids on a strict budget! They could build one CHEAP animal. Jayna picked the puppy while Tony picked a bear. The stuffed their animal, made a wish on a heart they put in their animal, "Washed" their animal.... more like a blow dryer, Dressed their animals, and then named their animals. Jayna is now the proud Mommy to Katie dog and Tony is the new friend to Ben the Bear!









And just a side note, when you hear giggling from the back seat and look into your rear view mirror you can't help but to smile when this is what you see:

Sunday I worked, then went to Pink's viewing- had a bad head ache but luckily it went away after taking a migraine pill! Then was Lil Will's Birthday Party at a local McDonald's. Although the food SUCKED (no suprise there, REALLY!) it was nice for the kids to get to play with some friends! Here are two pics of the Birthday Boy, who was fine until he became the spot light and then he was less than happy, even running off hysterical when we attempted to sing to him: thus the pouting on the slide!

LOL: New Work Policies

NEW OFFICE POLICY

Dress Code:

1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary.

2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially
and therefore do not need a raise.

3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and
therefore you do not need a raise.

4) If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.



Sick Days:

We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor,
you are able to come to work.


Personal Days:

Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year.
They are called Saturdays & Sundays.

Bathroom Breaks:

Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the
stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offense, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the 'Chronic Offenders' category. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sectioned under the company's mental health policy.



Lunch Break:

* Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy.

* Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.

* Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.

Recognition

One of my favorite quotes is one I was told at a Burger King Training and It holds so true. "Recognition is the glue that holds the team together" You know it basically says to acknowledge what progress, good deeds, and positives you can in your coworkers, team mates etc and it will keep your team together and strong. Positive reinforcement is truly key in all that I have seen.
So today was an ok managers meeting minus my typically "having to speak in public" headache. How come I do this to myself? I stress over it so much when one of my superiors talk to me and more so when they call me out of the group to speak and it casues me to end up with a migraine... but as punishment to myself I refuse myself my migraine medication, maxalt since I brought it on myself and the pills are crazy expensive at more than $30 a pop.
So I get into the meeting room and the owner, Big John Newcomb IMMEDIATELY comes to me... G out of 20+ people how do I magine to deserve such an honor? But so be it. He states "I wanted to talk to you about a few things" Yes that's right my heart immediately sinks and I begin my nervous tendencies! Gee what an over reaction for some compliments!! That was NOT what I was expecting. First he thanks me for my submissions to ketchup on the news, our company's newsletter than we get with our paychecks. He said I make his life at home easier. Haha I guess Jennifer is passionate about her work, His wife Jennifer is the editor/creator of the newsletter. Then he thanked me for my efforts on selling the fry coupons we sell to raise money for scholarships. Then he thanked me for helping with the article about selling them. And finally he gave me credit for something that Gary actually did... but sorry Gar I didn't speak up-- do I ever? Anyhow all those nerves over being appreciated and getting recognition. I annoy myself!

Always in our Memories

As if one death a week isn't enough! A former coworker of mine most likely committed suicide Wednesday. We are awaiting an autopsy. It crushes my spirit to imagine such a hands on parent doing such a selfish thing. You know her son will pay the most in life for her poor life ending choice if that is what happend. But it is neirther my place to judge or my desire to jump to conclussions. However She deserves to be remembered for the good, for the vibrant person she was. Although VERY opinionated, she was also very caring and thoughtful. She will forever hold a pace in my heart. May you rest in peace "Pink" and may your family be able to grieve their massive loss and remember the sweet memories of a good ole country girl.


Jennifer Lee Womack, 26, of Madison Heights, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at her residence.

Born in Lynchburg on Nov. 6, 1981, she was a daughter of Ronnie Eugene Womack of Rustburg and the late Deborah Proffitt Womack.

In addition to her father, she is survived by one son, Zachariah Eugene Bryant of Lynchburg; one sister, Angela Womack of Amherst; one brother, Ronnie Dale Womack of Lynchburg; a very dear friend, Jesse Argenbright Sr. and his wife, Judy, of Madison Heights; and a number of other family and friends.

A graveside funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, at Virginia Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at Whitten Park Avenue Chapel.

The family requests those wishing to make memorial contributions to please consider a financial contribution to help establish a trust fund for her young son. Contributions may be sent in care of her father, Ronnie Womack, 101 Allendale Circle, Rustburg, VA 24588.

Gosh Pink I can't believe your gone fro this earth!! You were one of the most amzing people I have ever had the oppurtunity to meet. And still now, 5 years since we have worked together I can remember you and those days so clear!
Things I remember most was your total love and commitment to Zach and being the best mom you could to him- you'd take him on all sorts of great adventures 5 years back when we were all real close. I was in complete awe of what an amzing mom you were, even an outstanding let nothing get in your way single mom
Not only were you am awesome mom you adored your family and friends and never hid that fact. BB and you were glued at the side. You accepted anyones differences and appreciated their uniqueness rather than seeing it as an issue. You were one strong standing on your own two feet woman!
Then their was your stand out personality! The spiked pink (hence your nick name) or blue or green spiked hair. You were never embarrassed and always ready to make your own statement. I only wished my self esteem back then would have been 1/2 as strong as yours~
The jokes, the funny stories and even the laughs about your "rack", yup I still remember those amazingly fun Pizza Hut days like yesterday, yet somewhere something changed between our new found jobs and life's new found course.
I will be forever greatful and thankful for when I was in my lowest low you can with Marko, Brandy, and Robbie ALL the way to Pennsylvania to pick me up. I had no gas money left, I was 8 weeks pregnant. My 2 month old godson had just died and YOU were willing to drop everything to support Brandy and Robbie in their time of need and to come help me in mine. You brought me back to Virginia and odds have it you helped my life stay on the course it should have been here in VA not PA and for that I will always thank you. You allowed me to come home and say my final goodbyes to my godson.
I only pray for the best for Zach and your dad as they struggle on without you. You were always loved, and the love will continue way beyond today. We will miss you Pink! You have forever left a lasting impression on more lives and more hearts than you may have ever known or imagined.
Love always,
BETH

I went to her "viewing" tonight and the view I saw was NOTHING CLOSE to what I had remembered. The only obvious clue that it WAS pink were her "good ole countrified clothes" hER SHIRT READ "Caution Deer Hunter" or something close and she had a John Deer hat on. Her fingernails had been painted pink and she had a bracelet in her hand. Her casket was filled of memories of a betetr time and place. A happy Jenny fishing, an adored son, a loving dad, and numerous we love and miss you had written cards. Her color was blue the make up couldn't even help. But for a nice laugh in my head. Her rack was DEFF there and ever present! She would have been proud of that fact! You are so loved and missed, I hope you know that Pink!

It could have been one of my people robbed or shot

I am thrilled to see a court do what they should. It seems everyone just gets a tap on the hand for serious crimes while the more minor "criminals" get tougher sentences... or maybe it is just me!?
Kionne is the step son of one of my BEST employees. You can see my employee in the blue shirt consoling his girlfriend who is sobbing in the second video clip. Kionne had applied for a job for me the week before this incident. He probably would have been hired if his stepdad wasn't already working for us and then you can just imagine it wouldn't have been the Exxon on Forest, The Burger King on Forest, The McDonald's on Forest and the Chevron shooting.
As you see in this video this was AT LEAST his 2nd robbery-- most likely more he just didn't get caught.
THE PLAN AND BOND SENTENCE

Anyhow nearly 6 months later and he has been sentenced to 93 years in prison. He MUST serve AT LEAST 40 no questions asked. I do feel bad for his family because I am sure as a part or loved one you love your child reguardless their poor decisions and this sentence is rather hopeless for any "future" he could have had, and the odds of his mom for instance every seeing him again outside of behind bars are basically unrealistic since at THE EARLIEST he would be 60 years old when released, making her what probably in her 80s?
THE SENTENCING:



If the video doesn't work, here is a link
http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0508/519282_video.html?ref=newsstory

Serenity

Here's the picture we've received so far from Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.com/
This organization is truely a blessing and gift from God
Here is a Poem w/ Serenity's picture that Serenity's Aunt Brandy designed.

The photographers took Serenity's pictures at 10am on Sunday and rushed to proof and develop one for her funeral memorial service Thursday. Unfortunately th service wasn't that good which made the circumstances more crushing. However, the plus side is baby Serenity's dad's side owns a small cemetary and that GREATLY helped in the finance department

Heart Broken

Christian Blake Clark May 28, 2003-July 25, 2003; victim of SIDS


So it's been just over 5 years since my whole world fell in and my life collapsed before my own eyes. For such a tiny- yet precious- being it is AMAZING what gigantic impacts babies have on this world. My sweet baby boy died on July 25th, 2008 and nothing has been the same since. It was on that very day I learned what true fear was and how unsecure life in general is. But after I adjusted to the grief and learned to cope better I NEVER ONCE really thought about tragedy of this magnitude striking again. Once Jayna was one I felt ~almost~ safe again. Out of danger from future heart aches.
So this is true, to me this heart ache isn't so severe to me- but I can only imagine how it is reopening Brandy's wounds and tearing Nikki's world apart.
Brandy is my Godson's mom and my pain will never compare to her's so I am impressed how well she can hold herself together when so often I just wanna sit, reminise, and sometimes cry- she stays strong.
Her sister, Nikki is nearly 39 weeks pregnant- thus FULL term. She noticed the baby's lack of movement Thursday and after getting ahold of her doctor she proceeded to the hospital. The doctor said it's a bit unusual but being so far along it's not that odd that the baby wasn't so busy as she was out of room. Nikki had had an OB apt earlier in the week and heard baby Serenity's heartbeat and enjoyed commenting on what an active lil girl she was. Well once at the hospital they could not find the baby's heart beat. They called in the doctor to do an ultrasound. It was then confirmed the unimagineable. Baby Serenity La'Shay Payne was died before she had been born.
Today is Saturday, and we should have been celebrating Serenity's impending arrival at a baby shower. I had gooten her a cozy fuzzy fleece sleeper, a cotton sleeper, and a black onsie that said this is my little black dress. We should have been having fun and celebrating, laughing, and guessing the size of Nikki's belly. But instead we are devestated left with a million questions and not a single answer. I went and bought Serenity a funeral dress at Burlington Coat Factory today, something I wouldn't wish upon anyone to have to burry their baby.
Nikki has been induced and is dialating, but not there yet. Tomorrow they will have pictures taken by Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. It just doesn't seem right and my brain can't figure it out. My deepest most heart felt sympathies to them.


Serenity LaShay Payne, born still into this world at 38 weeks.

MS150: Sunay September 7th, 2008- Day Two

WAY TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EARLY IF YOU ASK ME....
We were up at 5:31 as the alarm went off. Man I could have slept for another 10 hours! We met our ride to the top of the mountain for breakfast at 6:00am. I hurried to get my plate and sit down to eat. They had a nice selection, scrambled eggs, bacon, home fries, biscuits and gravy,pancakes, oj, milk, coffee, tea and water! I enjoyed my eggs taters and biscuit with apple jelly. I get seconds of everything including OJ. Dad went to take sunrise pictures... I was too tired to care about that.






After breakfast we went outside to all get pictures with the early morning scenery. Then we went and waited for the but to come get us at 7:00am to take us back to Marlinton to our bikes.




Here is a picture from on the way down snowshoe mountain. The fog wasn't too bad this morning like it had been yesterday evening. You couldn't see anything from atop the mountain the night before. The bus got us to Marlinton a pinch before 8:00am and we were all geared up and pedaling by 8:05am.

Here is a picture from near the first rest stop of the Greenbier River.


It didn't take long on day two for my left knee to hurt but OF COURSE we kept going so I tried to focus my energy and thoughts away from my knee hurting. Near the second rest stop dad spotted a country church WAAAY in the distance.



That's right you can BARELY see it so I taught dad how to use the ZOOM... Thus the car picture me teaching him to zoom at the second rest stop. So he turned back and got the picture much better now that he learned how to zoom!


This was the big miles between rest stops... so we had many "self taken breaks" in between because sure we are riding for a cause but we also need to have fun and relax a little. Not to mention I used my vacation time to do this so shucks I wanted it to be worth while! Here are several shots of scenery along the trail and just us biking. Nothing spectacular, yet sweet memories dad and I have captured!






And here are some LOW quality videos of not much...




Then of course came the super dark Droop Tunnel again!



Many spots all along the trails were cement "monuments" almost that had "W" on them so being Dad is a Wriston we had to get him and the W!





Then of course came our swimming whole again! The lovely swinging rope into the river. Dad decided although still kinda cool to go ahead and go for it ALLLL the way in this time. And so that is what he did. And because he wanted to be sure you all knew he was having fun notices as he falls in time two he is waving to you!

Right beyond that is a swinging bridge. It was a real nice looking high quality bridge. It reminded me of the fun ole days at Great Papa's using his swinging bridge many of times! Unfortunately this bridge was private property and was posted no trespassing and had a "security" sign on it so we figured we best not mess with it--- even though we REALLY did want to!





Now we WERE NEARING OUR LAST 20 MILES--- thank goodness!!!!!!!!!! Dad had stayed back at rest stop mile 25 longer than I did. Then apparently he remembered we wanted my picture with my mile marker since we were bummed we has missed his milemarker. Well dad didn't catch up quick enough so this is my self portrait; Age 23 and mile marker 23!


We Saw a fellow biker stopped. Dad was hopeful it was a snake, but it wasn't. The fellow bike had been watching a Doe and her fawn for about five minutes. I tried to get a quick picture but it didn't quite turn out as nice as we had hoped!

We started passing the houses on stilts again and we wanted to let you know we had "great accomodations" when we saw this older model double wide trailer WAY up high on stilts... maybe you had to be there but it gave us a GREAT chuckle!



As we neared the 15 mile marker we knew we had to get some swim time in... and so we did!






And because we wanted proof that we've been there done that... Here we are on the Greenbier River Trail in West Virginia!




Well I missed one other photo we wanted. We wanted out picture at Anthony but 1. I forgot as I wanted to be done and never really Stopped at that rest stop and 2. Dad said there was no Anthony sign. So that being said I kept biking and dad caught up around mile marker 13. I wanted to be done by now and was hurting just about EVERYwhere! So My idea was just to HURRY! So We "speed" rode pretty well the last 8 miles of trail! We got a 5:20 minute with me stopping to tie my shoe and a 5:08 minute going straight not te mention since we were nearing the end of the trail there were numerous people we had to slow down for and watch out for. We finally made it. We could either wait for a ride or ride another 4-5 miles to the college. We were told it was a GIANT MOUNTAIN but being we waited OVER an hour Sat for a ride to our hotel we figured we'd tough it out that we'd prob get there by the time a ride got us there... hmmm was that a good or bad decision? Well Route 60 going into Lewisburg IS a MOUNTAIN! He did it though! I couldn't bike it all, dad could. And so he biked and he biked and he biked and he made it to the top.... only to see a second mountain. He ran back to where I was and he pushed me as I pedaled HAHAHAHHA until he got me to the top of mountain two then again we did the same for mountain two. He rode ahead, got me to the top and caught back up.
It's hard to see the prospective but this is the mountain in Zoom and the second is without zoom... dad is a barely visible dot.


Well we made it back into town- exhausted! As we turned into the college an air horn- or whatever it's called blew it's siren and the volunteers cheered! It was cute. We were awarded an MS 150 Patch and a MS150 Medal. WE FINISHED!!


We had hamburgers and hotdogs awaiting us. I was less than interested in that so just enjoyed way too much sweet tea! I paid $60 for dad and my registration this year so we were offered a killer of a deal! $9 for both of us for MS150 2009! I grabbed it up!! So September 11-13 We will be torturing ourselves again to get a world free of MS!
We got our luggage and bikes and left for Lynchburg at 4:14. I think we were home about 7:00pm.