Ronald McDonald and Final 4...grrrr

Wow has it been a difficult week trying to figure out lodging. We are finally "officially" on the list for the Ronald McDonald House, but we have to call between 9 - 11 am on the day we fly to Houston to see if they have a room available that night. If they do, we can stay for 45 days. If not, we have to have another place to stay and call each day to see if they have a room available. How frustrating!

But it gets worse...being female and all...who knew the Final 4 will be in Houston during the week we are going to be there??

So about 20 phone calls later, I finally pieced together 2 hotels (still need one for the last night) that won't break the bank tooo bad, and they have kitchenette's. It would still be sooo much cheaper at the Ronald McDonald House and we might not have to change places...so I'm praying for an opening. Thanks to Chris for trying to help with RMD! A big thanks to Aunt Marie and Kell and Michelle for tyring to help us find a decent rate at just ONE hotel...some of the rates are almost $400 a night!!

I still don't know what airport we fly into or what time we leave...Lovely Keri is trying to arrange a ride for us in Houston from her sister, which is so sweet!!

Can I just say how incredibly thankful I am to have such wonderful people in our lives. Some days I just can hardly fathom where we would be without everyone on our side. From using a gift card at Schnucks, someone bringing Megan a doll horse or a gift card that puts a smile on her face, prayers at a board meeting, Facebook notes, flowers, cards, shoveling our driveway, laying tile, making phone calls to hotels, calling friends to help out, doing our laundry, raising money, hauling tables, making food, copying checks, making baskets, tutoring Megan, getting us an EIN, hauling a bathtub across St. Peters, and just so many more examples of the unbelievable friends and family I am honored to know and love. I have bought about 100 thank you cards to write...I promise I will get around to sending each and everyone of you a small token of our gratitude...but until then THANK YOU!!!!!