Merry Christmas Eve

Hi everyone. Ken is doing fine today. He is still sedated, but seems comfortable. They are slowing down his steroids, so we are officially on the down side again. They are going to take him down slowly, but he came down 20% today. They are talking about waking him up soon. Maybe as early as tomorrow, but for sure over the weekend. I was actually able to talk to him today and he opened his eyes and looked at me. He doesn't usually do that. He will not be able to talk to us until he is off the respirator and that will be a while, but he should be awake enough to know we are here and to be able to move around a little.

So this is for Ken....
Ken, I told you about this when I got here today, but you might not remember, so I wanted to put it in the blog so I don't forget. It is Christmas Eve and I miss you. I stayed at our apartment last night and left at 6:30 this morning to come and visit you. It snowed all day yesterday and over night. The sidewalks at the hotel were covered with the softest fluffy powdery snow that I have ever seen. You could literally blow it off the car. It was amazing. But what I shared with you this morning was how much the snow was glistening, just like in the Christmas songs. It was beautiful. It was like there were little diamonds thrown all around the yard. I've never seen it sparkle so vibrantly. Wish you had been with me. We would have taken time to stop and enjoy the moment. I enjoyed it for both of us. I am taking that as a sign from above of all things beautiful and that we are looking forward to a beautiful life together. I know you will be well again soon. We will be able to look back on this Christmas as our most challenging. All the Christmases to come with the stress and the family issues and the challenges of getting everything done, will pale in comparison. We will be thankful for each New Christmas and will enjoy them all together. I love you Ken. I am off to play Santa and to hit the mall just one more time. I figure it is what you would be doing this afternoon, so I'll be taking you with me in spirit. Sleep tight baby. I'll talk to you soon. Bev

To everyone else, I hope that you are finding time to enjoy the holidays and forget the stresses that come with them. Love everyone around you this Christmas. Give praise to God for giving us such a Blessed Holiday as the Birth of Jesus to celebrate. Have a wonderful Christmas eve and a fabulously Blessed Christmas.
Love you all. Bev and Ken