Day Trip on Thanksgiving

Well, our family certainly has a lot to be thankful for this year. Our Big Mama, who was very near to death a couple months ago, is alive and is getting to come home for Thanksgiving. Well, not exactly home but close enough. Big Mam is actually getting to leave Timber Ridge and go to my in-laws home in North Little Rock for Thanksgiving day. Normally the entire family (aunts, uncles, cuz's & all) go to Big Mama's house Thanksgiving evening to eat and play games and just enjoy being together. And Big Mama always cooks. She is bound and determined she is cooking this year but she's not quite up to it yet. Although we will let her help with some things and she is going to get to make her famous pickle things!! YUMMY! We are going to pick her up Thursday morning and spend the day at my in-laws then she has to go back to Timber Ridge. But this will be the first time she has been on a day trip with us. She has been on small trips to Wal-Mart and things like that, but not all day.

However, she is going to get to come home and stay the night on December 3rd. She is determined to sing in the Community Choir Christmas Cantata. She has sang every year since they formed the choir and said she was not missing it this year. We discussed it with her doctors & clinicians and they said okay! However there are some stipulations that will be announced to the audience before the program. Big Mama still does not need a lot of people trying to talk to her at once. And the clinicians do not want anyone addressing her medical "conditions" when they do talk to her. They are sending a letter with us to read to the audience before hand so everyone will know what to expect.

Mrs. Gibson and Teresa have visited Big Mama every weekend and they have been practicing the music with her. The lodge at the ranch has a piano where they can practice in addition to the cd of the music that Big Mama can listen to. Just pray that everything will go okay and that she will still be willing to go back to Timber Ridge to finish the much needed therapy!!