the night before surgery....

Tray here...
I was the night before surgery and all through the Ronald McDonald House were Jakes friends and family playing bull**** and enjoying life…

The surgery is tomorrow at 8:00 – we will go in to the hospital at 6:00 am. We expect the surgery to take 6-8 hours.

Jake had a great week with his friends. His band Funkulele practiced a lot and then recorded their first CD. Jakes girlfriend Amanda planned a private surprise prom for him. All of the family and friends gathered to watch UFC fight-night (even Tammy, who thinks UFC is evil, watched for a while.) Today we attended Church and gave Jake a priesthood blessing then drove to Iowa City.

We were offered a room at the Ronald McDonald house for the week. It is very near the hospital and will be comfortable and convenient. Several of Jake’s friends are staying at other friend’s apartments at University of Iowa and will be spending the week here to entertain Jake. Amanda, his girlfriend, and her mother got a hotel and plan to spend much of the week here as well. One of Jake’s school teachers (now a close family friend) is spending the day with us tomorrow as are several friends from Des Moines. Christy came so we have all of our family here except one son-in-law. (Someone has to keep the money flowing in) Christy, Tiffany and Corey are with us in Iowa City for the surgery tomorrow. Lexie Jo is staying home to manage the younger boys and the grandbabies. Friends in the area are helping get the younger boys to Football practice, having them over to entertain them, etc. It is amazing to us, and very humbling, how much support we have.

We played games all evening with Jake’s friends and had a wonderful time, my jaw hurts from laughing so much.

We are hopeful and positive. However things turn out, we will know we had a great week together and that the Lord loves him and us. We will take whatever happens and make the best of it.

Thanks to all of you for your prayers, thoughts and support.

Tammy started a blog to keep everyone up to date. t-n-tnews.blogspot.com.

Tray