A Luxurious Half-roomby Jim
15 Mar 2010
6:03 pm1
I’m here with Angie in her room (finally). She’s here lying on a bed with warm blankets and a machine massaging her legs. Pretty good service, right?
We aren’t excited about Angie spending the night, but we understand the rationale. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and fasting and your support!
So Far, Perfectby Jim
15 Mar 2010
3:03 pm2
I just spoke with the doctor and he was very optimistic. He had to “do a lot of dissecting”, but he said so far everything was “perfect”. She starting to wake up now and I should be able to see her in an hour or two, when she gets a room.
The only bad (or semi-bad) news is that they want to keep her overnight. Dr. Lau assured me it was entirely precautious and that they just want to observe her for the night. Unfortunately, they don’t accommodate overnight visitors like they do back at Primary Children’s Hospital, so I’ll probably need to go home tonight and return tomorrow morning first thing. I’m not excited about bracing the traffic thrice more in the next 24 hours…
Thanks for all your prayers!
Almost Doneby Jim
15 Mar 2010
2:03 pm0
The status for Angie’s surgery has changed to “FINISHED”, which means the procedure is done and I should hear from the surgeon soon. I will post again when I have more news.
Getting Startedby Jim
15 Mar 2010
12:03 pm0
I just gave Angie a hug and kiss before she goes back for the surgery. The surgeon is expecting the procedure to be quick — about 45 minutes as long as things go well and not more than 90. She has to be put to sleep and get her anesthesia, so in total, she should be done in under 2 hours.
Another Surgeryby Jim
15 Mar 2010
10:03 am1
We just arrived here at Stanford. Angie is scheduled to go in at about 11. We just got Angie’s medical bracelets and we saw that they had barcodes on them, so of course we had to scan them using our new phones to see what they said. Yeah, we’re geeks.
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Thank you all for your prayers and support!
WalMart – Taking a Leap of Faithby Angie
26 Feb 2010
10:02 am2
All you out there that know me well may know that I spent many years of my life as an anti-Walmart-ite: complete boycott, nasty grimace whenever they were mentioned, the whole shebang. Well, my tune has been changing over the last few years; I’ve read a lot of positive press, and have even started shopping there now and then, always being pleasantly surprised.
Today, I discovered a new reason to be a fan of Walmart: They are the first general retail chain to give a chance to a little Utah company called Lightstone (the makers of the Liken the Scriptures series). Beginning March 2nd, their nationwide stores will stock Esther & the King, “a musical adventure in faith,” through the Easter season. Hooray!!!
Yes, yes, I know I’m biased – the cast and crew of Lightstone’s films are filled friends of mine from BYU and Savior of the World …but, nepotism aside, I’m still so very pleased, because this is the type of wonderful, uplifting stuff we need on our favorite retailers’ shelves all over the country! Future contracts will depend on the sales of this first try – I hope it does well, so Walmart will stock more of Lightstone’s films.
iSomethingby Jim
27 Jan 2010
10:01 am7
We’re just minutes away from Apple unveiling a new product. The rumors are that it will be a tablet — kind of like a really big iPhone. I have to admit, I’m excited about a new product like this. I’ve loved my iPod touch and think something with the same interface (only bigger) will likely be a great product. But please, Apple, don’t name it something with an ‘i’ in the front like iTablet or iSlate. How long ago was that cool? Let’s see… the iMac came out in the 90s. What does the ‘i’ stand for anyways? I think the name ‘iPod’ was catchy, and I understand the importance of branding, but I think it is time to move on. The release of the MacBook was very welcome news to me. (Very classy name, in my opinion.) Please don’t spoil a new product with a name from the wrong decade.