All plans subject to change . . .

So yesterday the school called me to say that JJ was sick and I needed to come and get him. Of course all kinds of scary thoughts ran through my head. The secretary said that his face was positively green. And it was! When I got there she had him staying in the bathroom until I got there. He came out and he was pale, clammy and had green tints to his face. He said that his stomach hurt and that he felt like throwing up. I hurried him home and got him settled on the couch with a Sprite to sip on. He seemed to be fine about 45 minutes after we got home. Strange to say the least. He has an older friend named Carter, the son of one of my close friends. He is a couple of years older than JJ but they are very similar in personality and are really good friends. Carter watches out for JJ on the playground and they play at lunch recess almost every day. Carter doesn't seem to mind that JJ is younger. I have been really impressed with how compassionate Carter can be not just to JJ but to anyone in distress. He is a wonderful kid. I couldn't ask for a better friend for JJ to look up to. But I digress . . . Carter is the one who brought JJ to the office when he got sick and stayed with him as long as he could. JJ is totally fine today although he tried to convince Lance and I that he needed to stay home today so he could watch TV all day. Nice try! My mom went to the hospital to day to have an EKG and some blood work done in preparation for the surgery Monday. She is scheduled for 9:15 AM. The tentative plan is that she will stay over night and then come home on Tuesday. After discussing it with her we decided that maybe she will come to our house for a few days. We can put her in Hannah's room and put Hannah in with us on a blow up mattress. This way I can still take care of my kids and get them to school and take care of her too. It is pretty quiet here during the day when the older kids are in school and Asher is napping. I know that she would prefer to be in her own home but I just can't figure out how to get my kids to and from school etc while staying at her house. Everybody else in the family has jobs and family they have to take care of too so hopefully this will work out ok. If anyone else has a better idea let either Mom or me know. I am not sure how long her recovery will be. Recovery is different for everyone and I just have no frame of reference for this surgery. Tonight and tomorrow Lance is at a special conference at Thanksgiving Point. I am going over to a dinner where spouses are invited tonight. Tomorrow is the Women's Conference. Our stake always has a dinner beforehand. I really look forward to this every year. I am planning on going with some of my friends - and maybe my mom will come too. Sunday I have to teach so this is going to be another busy weekend. Our garden is finally starting to produce. We didn't plant a lot but our squash is finally giving us a few zucchini and crookneck squash. One of our two tomato plants is huge and covered in tomatoes. I picked 10 tomatoes a couple of days ago. I made some yummy fresh salsa from a few of the tomatoes and an Anaheim pepper that we picked. It has been delicious! Book club last night was fun as usual! I can't say how much I look forward to book club each month. I truly love all the girls who come to book club. The book was awesome and it was great to discuss it with people from such varying backgrounds. Everyone has a different perspective. It is a real eye opener and I learn so much. I am amazed at how supportive everyone in the group is to anyone who is in need of anything. These ladies are such great examples to me of compassion, love and friendship.