Sunday, May 11, 2008

Happy Mother's Day!




Happy Mother's Day, all you Mamas out there! Today we have a very special day planned. Jason and Eric are cooking for all of us! Jason is going over to Peggy's early to get her in the chair, so she will be able to watch the boys work their magic in the kitchen! What a treat!

Peggy has had a full weekend already. On Friday night, she attended Holy Trinity's Gala Event at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. Lolo and Chris Chun escorted Peggy to the event. I hear that it was a lovely night and Peggy was honored with a plaque (you can see it hanging in her room on the wall above the phone).

The big news from Shelly that night is that one of the student's parents came up to her and said that his company has 8 private jets and that possibly he could get one that could take Peggy to Rome to deliver the Father Damien portrait to the Vatican. We'll keep you posted on that one. The farthest Peggy has traveled since 2003 (when she went on the vent) is the other side of the island! What a miracle it would be if she could travel all the way to Rome!

Yesterday we had the Barnes & Noble book signing at Ala Moana. This was such a fun event. Eric and I brought the Father Damien piece down to B & N. By the way - we just had it framed by Jim at Sunshine Arts and it looks fabulous! The kids from Holy Trinity first read some of their essays about the project and Peggy. Then, the students got to unveil the painting. This was really a special day for them.

Peggy was treated to lots of student essays, adorable speeches by the little ones, and lots of singing. Shelly signed books and we had our trusty stampers on hand - Suzanne, Ching, Julie Percell, and Kat Lee...Hanna and Marvel managed Peggy (and helped us manage our two crazy hyper kids!).

The students did a reading of The Watercolor Cat book for Peggy. Indy especially enjoyed this and got a front row seat right on Peggy's lap! See the adorable photos above. I think this probably was the highlight for both Indy and Peggy.

The folks at Barnes & Noble are so amazing. We just love it over there. They make us feel so at home...we'd move in there if we could!

Hanna and Marvel got Peggy back to the house and tucked in bed. We are so so so grateful to Lolo, who came on at 10pm to cover the night shift since Healthcare Alternatives didn't have anyone to cover it. Thank you Lolo - we LOVE LOVE LOVE you!

Elroy is still at the hospital. We're not sure when he will be getting out. We heard rumors that it might be today or tomorrow, but we haven't heard anything directly from his doctor. They are still monitoring his kidney function, but they are also monitoring some secondary heart and blood pressure issues. Of course, we'll keep you posted.

Have a wonderful Mother's Day everyone. We're off to have lunch at my grandma's house (my mom's mom) and then to Peggy's to see what Jason and Eric will come up with for dinner!

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