Ears.

T-Day. We survived! We were supposed to travel to Kansas on Wednesday...but Lily was acting sick on Tuesday (as was I), so we both went to the doc on Wednesday morning - just to be safe.

Well, we were safe, alright! Lily has another ear infection and I have some sort of upper respiratory thing. I asked the doctor if we should still take Lily out of town for four days?
If you think it's worth the risk, he said.
Sigh. Billy did not think it was.
He wanted to be sure we got well, so we didn't go out of state. Lily and I got some very strong antibiotics and went to bed early on Wednesday night.
We did get invited to an in-state turkey dinner, for which we were very grateful. Especially since it didn't require as much driving and we had a place to crash when nap-time came. (Which we DID.) Lily seemed to feel good, which we were grateful for...and though I coughed my way through the weekend, I didn't get worse. WOO HOO!

Despite the messed up plans, I'm so grateful for what we have. Who knows what God was keeping us safe from by keeping us home? No one knows why things happen or why our plans get knocked aside when they don't coincide with His plans.

I'm just glad she's better. I'm glad the entire weekend was low-key and restful. I'm glad for doctors and medicine and for health insurance. I'm glad for impromptu invitations which meant we weren't stuck eating Micky D's on Thanksgiving. I'm glad for sweet family who understands that sometimes plans go awry. I'm very glad for family who understands when we just hide out in our little warm house.

I'm just plain thankful. Thank You!