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11/13/2010

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You know, I spent a big part of my pre-school years here in St. Louis.  But we didn't live here.  We lived 2 hours from here.  I was in the children's hospital - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital to be exact.  My kidneys kept getting infected but they couldn't figure out what was wrong.  They just knew I would spike really high fevers so they'd pack me in ice and put me in an oxygen tent.  Turns out, I had urinary reflux, but it took them a long time to figure that out.  I evidently came very close to dying, and even coded at one point.  It's amazing to think about.  I have a lot to be thankful for!  It makes me even more appreciative of the 4 hour round trip drive my parents took on MANY occasions, while they still had to take care of my older brother and sister.  I don't know how they did it.  When I was finally healthy I tried to use my illness to its full advantage, even saying to my siblings that I should be allowed to go first in a game because, (said with dramatic feeling), "I was in the HOSPITAL".  You can imagine how well that went over!  :-)  We still joke about that one.  It felt like a victory to be back here with my kids.  We had a really great day yesterday, with (again) unseasonably warm weather.  Check out Nicole's last update for a lot of the details.  One of the things she left out was that when we visited the old court house they let us do a reenactment of the Dred Scott case.  They have transcripts of the trial, and even a robe and gavel for the judge (Nathan got to play that part), so we each took parts and acted them out.  It was a great learning experience.  I had heard of the Dred Scott case but I really had no idea what it was about.  As Nicole said, we then met up with a friend of mine and her daughter and had a very nice visit!  My only regret is that we didn't take ANY pictures with them!  Argh!  Well, anyway, I'm posting a few pictures here of us and the arch - hope you enjoy!  (I can't remember whose idea that 2nd picture was - Tim's or Nicole's - but it makes me smile - hopefully it does you, too).  :-) 
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Karol
11/13/2010 03:05:44 pm

You are truly a 'walking' miracle! So glad you are "here"...

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Aunt Christy
11/23/2010 08:58:17 pm

What a great idea and picture Jodie!

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    Tim and Jodie have been married since Nov. 5, 1988.  Tim is a retired Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and retired city of Tampa Firefighter.   Jodie is a happily laid off IBM/AT&T 21 yr veteran employee. So I guess you can say they're both retired, but still super busy!  They have four wonderful children:  triplets Nathan, Nicole, and   Noah born 11/16/97 and Nicholas born 5/16/99.  Nathan is at Trinity College, Noah is at Florida Polytechnic University, and Nicole is at USF.  Nicholas is an EDM (electronic dance music) creator and hoping to make a living from that!  We love and are so proud of our kids!

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