One more week! We just found out that insurance authorized Lily's flight to Boston. Good thing we had almost 2 months before the trip out there, because insurance moves slowly. Last week, her inpatient stay, her surgery, and out of network care were all finally approved.
We are most likely getting a different apartment through the hospital's hospitality program than we originally thought. At first, they had us in a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment with no parking. I got a call yesterday saying a family had cancelled their trip, so a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment with parking opened up and they are charging us the same price as the smaller one! The only downside is it's a little farther away from the hospital. But it is right next to the subway station, a grocery store, a pharmacy, and lots of restaurants.
I found out a few days ago that my coworkers donated enough PTO hours to me to cover my time away. What a week of blessings! Our plan is to leave Sunday July 12th bright and early. Joe, Rose, Cora, and I will be loading up our van and driving out together. We're hoping to make it a little over half way the first day, stay the night in a hotel and then drive the rest of the way Monday. Lily will arrive Tuesday the 14th. At first, we thought she would be flying out on the 13th, but we're kind of glad it's the 14th now so that we can already be there and be ready to welcome her at the hospital. Well, one of us will be. Cora and Rose will not be allowed to visit the hospital because of COVID visitor restrictions, so Joe and I will be taking turns going to the hospital and staying in the apartment with the other two girls. We are brainstorming fun things to do with them, but that may be one of our biggest challenges.
We had a little trial run driving with the girls this past weekend. Joe, Rose, Cora and I drove to Caro to visit the Cotton fam for the 4th. Cora did great! She either slept or was happy playing with her toys for the whole 3 hour drive. We stopped once to feed her. Rose did well too. On the way home she was bored, but over all it went very well. We're hoping that it will go that well next week too.
My parents came to visit us a couple weekends ago. It was so good to see them too.
Please pray for our final preparations this week, for the drive out there, for Lily's flight, for a smooth adjustment to a very diffent life style and routines, and of course for her surgery and recovery. We love you all and can't thank you enough for all your support.
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| Only a couple more days left together! |
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| Sleepy Lily |
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| Cora loves joining us at the table for dinner |
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| Lily looks good in denim |
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| Rose had so much fun at Grandma Wendy's house |
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| Great Grandma Lassiter and Cora |
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| Grandma Wendy, we love you! |
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| Road trip! |
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| Smile for Daddy! |
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| Love this girl |
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Aww thank you God for these wonderful blessings!! The subway in Boston is super convenient. Not all stops have a vending machine to buy a ticket so you should get CharlieCards. Not all stations sell CharlieCards, so hopefully your stop has a vending machine and you can go to a stop downtown that sells the CharlieCards. Maybe your contact at the hospital who got your housing setup can help. https://answers.bc.edu/faq/136644 You put money on the CharlieCards and then you don't have to worry which stop you get on or off, you'll always be covered! Because the subway is so good, the upgrade is really amazing and I'm so glad you got a place with more space and parking included!!
Also, what wonderful co-workers you have!
Don't forget to walk the Freedom Trail! Get some Chinese bakery while you're there. Bao Bao Bakery has great review's! Mike's Bakery is famous for its cannolis, if you prefer Italian bakery, They are indeed good and come in different flavors.
Love you guys!!
Aww thanks, Christine! Thankfully I was able to get a charlie card at the station right next to our apartment!
DeleteOur church fam is praying for you! :-)
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