Bristow Family Update

CONGRATULATIONS Ronnie!!!!! Party time.!!!! This is great news, I know Netha doesn't particularly like the hours, but having your husband LOVE is job it worth so much!

Okay, for those of you that had 'bets' going on how long Lene would stay in San Angelo with out us, those of you who bet less than 6 months WON! WOOHOOO last weekend my parents, Shea & I went to San Angelo and moved her up to Navarro. Which is a little country town out side Corsicana. (Kind of like Stanton is to Midland). She is living in a house my brother and parents started redoing several years ago and then kind of quit once he got married. But it is a cute house, all rustic and done in Texas Stars. The front door has the Texas Star on it and then the window and door trims on the inside have some Texas Star squares on the corners. The floors are hard wood and the wall are wood and trimmed out in old barn yard fencing. It really is a neat house. There is still work that has to be done, LOTS in fact, it will be on going for quite some time now. But atleast she is closer and safer now.

She also got her another puppy before she left, she is a 5 month old black lab. Lene named her....Angelo. She really is a sweet little dog. But she won't be a 'little dog' for long her paws are HUGE. But she loves to cuddle with Lene and follows her every where. I tild her a better name would of been Shadow, she is definatly that, but Lene loves it and she needs the companionship right now to. (Better than a guy huh?)

She is putting in applications all over town for a job is dead set on GOING TO college in January.

I am glad to have her closer, she is an hour from us. This was a HUGE move for her as she HATES moving, but she made a very responsible decision on her own to move to better her life. Please pray with us that the Lord will richly bless her with a great job and wonderful friends.

Shea's Make A Wish Cruise was wonderful! We had a great time, it was a good family vacation for us all. She sis get her wish, which was to swim with the dolphins. We have some great pictures of her and Lene with Scarlet, the dolphin we swam with. We went on the largest cruise ship afloat, Freedom Of The Seas by Royal Carribbean. It was HUGH! We were treated like royalty. Our rooms were put on VIP notice, we got all kinds of special treatments, She got a free massage, and we all got to go back after each of the 'shows' and meet the performers. We got to go up to the bridge and meet the Captia, Shea even got to sit in the Captian's seat. She loved it and we all ahd a great time.

Now for an update on her health. Some of you know she was having increasing back pain and hip pain. do a procedure on her will have to be done under an xray, by giving her a shot of ladicaine in the back at the facet nerves. If this is successful in lowering her pain then the next step will be to go in under xray and burn the nerves to her facet joints in her back. We are still researching this one out. It can all be done lapriscopically and he would be willing to leave her in the hospital overnight due to her health issues but were not sure about this yet.

Terry is loving his job, he FINALLY met his 'boss' Ernie after having talked with the guy for over 9 years and now actually working for him for the last 6 months. Nobody else on the team could belive that Terry had never met Ernie. Yet Terry's goal when he started with UHS 9 years ago was 'to not ever have him come to his hospital' So, the Lord blessed and Terry never had to have Ernie come out to RCH so he had never met him until Monday night. Admirable goal upheld I think ! I am very proud of him and the work that he does. And am So THANKFUL that he loves it.

Me, I am trying to keep up with all Shea's doctor's appointments, as well as my own job. I am having some problems with my carpal tunnel in my left hand. It has gotten alot worse, to the point that I am going to see a surgeon about it on the 3rd of Nov I think. If I have to have surgery on it I will have to wait until Thanksgiving week so that Terry will be home to help me with Shea.

Well, I guess that is about it, enough huh?
Everyone have a good weekend.
Love ya,
THE NORTH TEXAS BRISTOWS