prayers and good thoughts please

Please lift up my young cousin in prayer. Jenae (pronounced Jen A) was in a ski accident in Colorado 1 week ago. She sustained serious injuries, including multiple facial fractures, a skull fracture, broken femur and tibia. She seemed "ok" on Monday after the accident, talking and whining about not having access to her cell phone, but has gotten worse as the week went on. She is now in sedation to keep her in a deep sleep as well as on a ventilator. After a long weekend of 100% oxygen but continued low oxygen saturation levels, her lungs seem to be healing, as more and more oxygen is getting into her bloodstream. She was supposed to have surgery on her leg, but they cancelled it because of the oxygen issue. Also we are very thankful that she had those facial fractures. Yeah, I know, thankful? It seemed that those fractures allowed some fluids to seep out of her brain that would have otherwise built up too much pressure (like Natalie Richardson), thereby saving her life! It doesn't seem that she has sustained any severe brain damage, but until they can bring her completely off the deep sedation medication, we won't know for sure.

So please pray (or think good thoughts) for Jenae, her mom Nancy (my cousin) and dad Kelly, and brother Nolan, who is stuck back home in Oklahoma trying to continue a normal life.

Thanks!

End of season update

Yay! I have 3 weeks off of swim. Well, my kids do. And I don't have to drive carpool either!

Devon had a GREAT meet this weekend. He got 2 medals (4th in 1000 yd Free & 5th in 1650 yd Free), a 13th place finish in 200 yd Back, and several relay ribbons for 5th or 6th place. He swam personal best times throughout the meet. In fact on Thursday he swam the opening leg of the 4 x 200 yd relay, which counts as actual times, and got a best time in the 50 split, 100 split and 200 split! Then on Friday he swam the 200 yd Free individual event and bettered his time again! This was especially great, as he has been trying (and not succeeding) to get a personal best in that event since October!

We finally got home at 10pm on Sunday, and yesterday I was exhausted. Got some very good sleep last night, and am back to normal now, and believe it or not, looking forward to the next season, which starts on March 30.

March forth

Ok, it is a day early, but Buggy reminded me to MARCH FORTH tomorrow.

I'm done with winter. Now it can go away.

This weekend will be long, exhausting and fun. Swim Fast Devon!