tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84753599367478300062024-02-20T06:11:08.266-05:00Raina VJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.comBlogger339125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-89901511823382111182014-10-14T23:02:00.000-04:002014-10-15T21:58:47.744-04:00IsOn the way to the cemetery today, Lydia said "Mommy, can I run around with my sister?". When we told her, no and that Raina was gone, Lydia simply asked "Why?". I didn't know how to explain it to a two-year old so I said nothing.<br />
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In hindsight, I don't know how to explain it to myself either. No matter what system you subscribe to it always comes back to that question. Not just death, but life. It's piercing and painful and hollow, that question... "why?". <br />
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Today I remind myself that it just is. No why, just is. I think it's enough to live. We will honor those that came before and provide for those that come after in the process.<br />
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So, Raina, today we're still here and we remember you.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-15750428997371081712013-10-14T21:26:00.002-04:002013-10-14T21:26:28.373-04:00Two YearsAnother day spent remembering. Another day spent longing. Some
wounds time does not heal, it turns out. That's okay. The sadness and
joy are so tightly woven together that to heal would be to forget. No
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Dear Raina-<br />
Thank you for the joy
you brought us and all of those who knew you. Thank you for your
strength and your irrepressible kindness. Thank you for the 20 months
we shared and the wisdom you passed on. Thank you for giving us the
courage to bring your sister into this world. We miss you, little
buddy... and we will never forget. Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-43305001926271824622013-01-25T22:18:00.001-05:002013-01-25T22:18:24.795-05:00Happy Birthday, Raina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016387459116707241noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-68180776157049660472012-10-14T22:22:00.001-04:002012-10-14T22:22:55.087-04:00Missing ROne year later and it's no easier to comprehend, to digest, to tolerate.
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<br>Hugs and soft kisses, little V. We miss you now more than ever.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-91724899896318971782012-04-18T21:18:00.006-04:002012-04-18T21:32:41.528-04:00Racing For Raina<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; ">
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</b></span></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016387459116707241noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-65217295214701833602012-01-25T10:46:00.000-05:002012-01-25T10:46:13.501-05:00Happy Birthday RainaRaina was born at 1:54pm on January 25th, 2010. Today would have been her second birthday. Grandma liked to say she was everything good about this world rolled up into one little package. We couldn't agree more.<br />
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Today we will get soy chai lattes, make an apple apple pie and hug, because Raina would have wanted nothing more.<br />
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Lydia Grace was born Saturday, January 14th. It has been a difficult three months living without our best friend, but we know that Raina would be overjoyed at the arrival of her baby sister. </div>
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Our hearts are broken, but we are determined to celebrate the life of our little girl.<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">An open house will be held this Sunday, October 23rd from 11:00am - 5:00pm at our home in Washington. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All who wish to celebrate Raina's life with us are welcome to attend. If you don't have our address and would like to attend, please contact us at <a href="mailto:remembering.raina@gmail.com">remembering.raina@gmail.com</a>.</mailto:remembering.raina@gmail.com></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of you have asked what you can do to help. Please consider making a donation to the Oncology program at Children's National Medical Center in Raina's memory at the following site: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3qwsgsa" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/<wbr></wbr>3qwsgsa</a></span></div>
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On Friday evening October 14th, 2011 Raina passed away. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family.<br />
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In the coming days, we will provide more information on the blog regarding our plans to celebrate her life.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-15755314986533490662011-10-12T22:56:00.000-04:002011-10-12T22:56:02.963-04:00Good Old DaysRaina is not at her best this week and so we're substituting this awesome video from a couple months back.<br />
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When a smile returns to R's sweet little pug we will set about capturing it.<br />
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Raina was discharged from the hospital today after a week of feeling pretty miserable. We are officially done with all six rounds of chemo. Raina is feeling better each day but these last three rounds have resulted in a very fatigued little girl. Since it has been difficult to capture any happy pics of little Miss Raina lately, we thought we'd get into the Halloween spirit by posting one of our all-time favorites from last year.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016387459116707241noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-24079205513498867132011-09-19T11:31:00.001-04:002011-09-19T11:31:43.629-04:00Round 6<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUBbLrIs30mnQ5GhlBIQhs_p3AalsS5VE_o3ba8Dhe70g9y7Xv-B0oAdB-uTOZnLgnGS20VSuAW_CFQVmaRrN5esP-KPtYPfcVvoqly249dB7_Ba50ysKqe0BtQNaZ_3uT5ksQCOR-2Gb/s1600/IMG_20110919_111938-703631.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUBbLrIs30mnQ5GhlBIQhs_p3AalsS5VE_o3ba8Dhe70g9y7Xv-B0oAdB-uTOZnLgnGS20VSuAW_CFQVmaRrN5esP-KPtYPfcVvoqly249dB7_Ba50ysKqe0BtQNaZ_3uT5ksQCOR-2Gb/s160/IMG_20110919_111938-703631.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654093824782774450" /></a></p>Raina's final round of chemo started today. She has had a rough few weeks but we are all looking forward to the end of treatment. Start the countdown to beautiful hair!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016387459116707241noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-2787766821847702912011-09-03T16:53:00.000-04:002011-09-03T16:54:29.402-04:00Feeling Better<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZWBmLgO8b3cENMj2-dgcvI-CNHpNf5bJN-_wCpPQFb_82qPoJ5wxpfFF4zjGC2nzVUIRu3tHCtx7iE6iULnGIPFnfFFnYYMT1-CfIxhGPDVs7UmjFhk7kG6IsS5aejGJXDsjJ7NHQU_-/s1600/photo-769403.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZWBmLgO8b3cENMj2-dgcvI-CNHpNf5bJN-_wCpPQFb_82qPoJ5wxpfFF4zjGC2nzVUIRu3tHCtx7iE6iULnGIPFnfFFnYYMT1-CfIxhGPDVs7UmjFhk7kG6IsS5aejGJXDsjJ7NHQU_-/s320/photo-769403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648239632435159506" /></a></p>Happy Labor Day weekend everyone. Raina is clearly feeling much better<br>now...we have been enjoying smiles and giggles all day.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-16344902463528683362011-09-01T08:31:00.000-04:002011-09-01T08:32:24.888-04:00Snoozin'<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZDkuI6GFaEcT38GY474wCEuNaa5TcNb-3ZZpRFDdmBDHzSO6fEEh1bYJjaotKNoi75S7wyMWO4Vyo7ROOPkIdybbLopzXpVdm43NcevrF1KeyYJ8fWolrYxDI0O0dJz8gVbuc0uXrLxR/s1600/IMG_20110901_082851-744890.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZDkuI6GFaEcT38GY474wCEuNaa5TcNb-3ZZpRFDdmBDHzSO6fEEh1bYJjaotKNoi75S7wyMWO4Vyo7ROOPkIdybbLopzXpVdm43NcevrF1KeyYJ8fWolrYxDI0O0dJz8gVbuc0uXrLxR/s160/IMG_20110901_082851-744890.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647368082290253202" /></a></p>Raina and Penny resting this morning after a couple of rough days. We are back in the hospital for a few days while Raina fully recovers from Round 5.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016387459116707241noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-77520049104841493482011-08-23T15:46:00.000-04:002011-08-23T15:48:03.625-04:00Earthquake<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShWefsWYshx3-9_5v8nlsZhQuOd86e6mBrd55U1slWk9y35a5EP-zR9Go7A3GwILkIJSO5s9tw-KMyR4VYPkQmxr-RYjeDo_IZR6bkMPq40nxoCULccwILifxEy6P5D9rhBtXUUSehyphenhyphenIt/s1600/photo-783626.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShWefsWYshx3-9_5v8nlsZhQuOd86e6mBrd55U1slWk9y35a5EP-zR9Go7A3GwILkIJSO5s9tw-KMyR4VYPkQmxr-RYjeDo_IZR6bkMPq40nxoCULccwILifxEy6P5D9rhBtXUUSehyphenhyphenIt/s320/photo-783626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644140583366555218" /></a></p>Raina, clearly unimpressed with all the hubbub surrounding this<br>afternoon's earthquake, about an hour into an awesome nap.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-12838285409840504992011-08-23T10:56:00.000-04:002011-08-23T10:57:01.862-04:00In Training<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4VypJnMAKhPTx5QhUq_wZjFeYV3Gh8yCXw_avtboZBLOhoxexnONcVUsyGdmgjvVQEl0rEHvs5Kj4ccFM8s_Z-fdLY8YSeiM150HBmS8jVfaUwEy9iLVwXtdkivJSXP4lpoituh9RQYV/s1600/photo-721864.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4VypJnMAKhPTx5QhUq_wZjFeYV3Gh8yCXw_avtboZBLOhoxexnONcVUsyGdmgjvVQEl0rEHvs5Kj4ccFM8s_Z-fdLY8YSeiM150HBmS8jVfaUwEy9iLVwXtdkivJSXP4lpoituh9RQYV/s320/photo-721864.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644065584920110834" /></a></p>Raina learning the ropes on Dad's Xbox.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-78005009468283521322011-08-21T15:36:00.000-04:002011-08-21T15:44:01.931-04:00Girls Day Out<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-17SqYv2tswlm4nHy2boCnohqYtMoJLjq-jNz2mEAaZokSFGetYsE9-JhV_EsVMO3pMW3FxPcgVdqtsDONs-ji4Fvyw3wg1vgrYK0qkkOw1PQufQA_Cp3Nw5yNJKbqymUXliQp88ZN7oi/s1600/downloadfile-4-741932.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-17SqYv2tswlm4nHy2boCnohqYtMoJLjq-jNz2mEAaZokSFGetYsE9-JhV_EsVMO3pMW3FxPcgVdqtsDONs-ji4Fvyw3wg1vgrYK0qkkOw1PQufQA_Cp3Nw5yNJKbqymUXliQp88ZN7oi/s160/downloadfile-4-741932.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643397374939242834" /></a></p>Raina has been busy lately with a full social schedule in anticipation of her next hospital stay this week. Here she is playing with Ashlyn after lunch with Mom and Jackie.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016387459116707241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-16781715830584966862011-08-20T08:59:00.001-04:002011-08-20T08:59:39.717-04:00Out on the Town<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPKFZHFv1lHTqSc8f_cX5UgArytq27aNhyfFGOUZkLAB6OudTlBmGaJeymPL1ycrfMhljtBgXCq91VHGLqgUxqYgu8yP0ETgOP3hv_v_IQcxulNwmqOeMD8aPySUoNufYcAG_YMEHNEju/s1600/photo-779718.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPKFZHFv1lHTqSc8f_cX5UgArytq27aNhyfFGOUZkLAB6OudTlBmGaJeymPL1ycrfMhljtBgXCq91VHGLqgUxqYgu8yP0ETgOP3hv_v_IQcxulNwmqOeMD8aPySUoNufYcAG_YMEHNEju/s320/photo-779718.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642922081543040162" /></a></p>Grandma, Raina, Mom and Dad went out for some Mexican Friday night.<br>Delectable! Raina is walking in fits and spurts again after a few<br>weeks of feeling off.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-37220736275483998162011-08-14T11:44:00.001-04:002011-08-14T11:44:36.449-04:00No Hair, New Shoes<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_OKBdjGK_VcMnyouuQQtV9UxcSpdwnYXZCnP6CNzQnfxSbxMuailGrRHIf3YHHTn5KYAQoqHoY3LR2lk1hiNcASREHnKdDXXHYgj7HTi9UV-pxXrAr5-2DbijvefTJxnyfzaNQ96IgDQ/s1600/photo-776450.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_OKBdjGK_VcMnyouuQQtV9UxcSpdwnYXZCnP6CNzQnfxSbxMuailGrRHIf3YHHTn5KYAQoqHoY3LR2lk1hiNcASREHnKdDXXHYgj7HTi9UV-pxXrAr5-2DbijvefTJxnyfzaNQ96IgDQ/s320/photo-776450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640738078498304866" /></a></p>Raina's hair fell out again. Boo. Here she is trying on Mom's new<br>shoes. They almost fit.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-29286604014980140972011-08-14T08:50:00.001-04:002011-08-14T08:50:45.301-04:00Shopped Out<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaHwrLGKzyaQD4f7Ir4R3CzDn4SCDkpOZkmcoAglQxC1kjGBk8LZWgs09VT3v07zpXYYmcmoIe7pSpKY6sRCfOw0BJ1_jyh8HHsgqE0MFM0c7XK59mhG3BzUGwOYh0HIXAu3lYNQjNYeS/s1600/photo-745302.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaHwrLGKzyaQD4f7Ir4R3CzDn4SCDkpOZkmcoAglQxC1kjGBk8LZWgs09VT3v07zpXYYmcmoIe7pSpKY6sRCfOw0BJ1_jyh8HHsgqE0MFM0c7XK59mhG3BzUGwOYh0HIXAu3lYNQjNYeS/s320/photo-745302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640693278598479538" /></a></p>Raina and Mom went on a shopping trip yesterday and crashed<br>immediately upon return. Must have been hard work.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-61184832031570658582011-08-09T16:30:00.001-04:002011-08-09T16:30:57.809-04:00Round 4 done...and Raina's Big Announcement<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqWJfZOARZzryQHeQA9rL4fmR10MmGXM5zLiAV40S-lKrwvuwiIjBEhIdUgJqabysa7EkcHXx6O15oNBFAaBXeRmVPVouzZAsb3yB5errcFqYzSjf9mu3SbNo8XE9KkYP-5I1-9mSRgNr/s1600/IMG_20110809_161919-757811.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqWJfZOARZzryQHeQA9rL4fmR10MmGXM5zLiAV40S-lKrwvuwiIjBEhIdUgJqabysa7EkcHXx6O15oNBFAaBXeRmVPVouzZAsb3yB5errcFqYzSjf9mu3SbNo8XE9KkYP-5I1-9mSRgNr/s160/IMG_20110809_161919-757811.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638956443463524578" /></a></p>Home! We arrived home yesterday evening to begin a two week break before Round 5. Here is Raina sharing her big news...she is going to be a big sister in January!Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016387459116707241noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-53878715981983802772011-08-06T13:49:00.001-04:002011-08-06T13:49:42.909-04:00Digging<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjMYlLFil_DQKdjiKgzpSIwwYGIZ4P3aFHutyTnyH6Jf5FnEuVlaLkzl91A3_hJcyxe8QXFtneTtChtb_YzRkUWyVaA0q2ck7pkrB3aFs1uIsvk5FHK3q2dmbUTg5E3W6UO1l6ovbtfO5/s1600/photo-782910.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjMYlLFil_DQKdjiKgzpSIwwYGIZ4P3aFHutyTnyH6Jf5FnEuVlaLkzl91A3_hJcyxe8QXFtneTtChtb_YzRkUWyVaA0q2ck7pkrB3aFs1uIsvk5FHK3q2dmbUTg5E3W6UO1l6ovbtfO5/s320/photo-782910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637801634764816338" /></a></p>Raina digging through Mom's purse after some leftover Thai food.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-61224914618691864392011-08-06T13:46:00.001-04:002011-08-06T13:46:29.023-04:00Breakfast<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnkGzJMuB4cg6WZElvcg0hZyCmDd4BAdsk87Y5TiefjeHjlYcs4QZo8Fj9bEgKllAT8B8Gr8q_kPejCtSh_rTjK65YtXiA0AWC0lA3dcYdWhrSjBrocNg4eO2cRmQv5z3noXSigOTcWj_/s1600/photo-789024.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnkGzJMuB4cg6WZElvcg0hZyCmDd4BAdsk87Y5TiefjeHjlYcs4QZo8Fj9bEgKllAT8B8Gr8q_kPejCtSh_rTjK65YtXiA0AWC0lA3dcYdWhrSjBrocNg4eO2cRmQv5z3noXSigOTcWj_/s320/photo-789024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637800806063061682" /></a></p>Raina with an imitation Fruit Loop stuck to her face during breakfast today.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475359936747830006.post-65513074592732825722011-08-02T22:40:00.000-04:002011-08-02T22:41:02.343-04:00Hospital<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5GAJU04jTjyhu_bwv24fdQxeJOKHCKbiBpvCDnFa_QLfZYDNjSYXreOPvxhF4offz8S8bAmDK18TRp2u52f9a2c_YRyK5HbqDss6QjVNX_vabtFuq5EXlMq2U-wrX9YHS-0zM84s-biv/s1600/photo-762344.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5GAJU04jTjyhu_bwv24fdQxeJOKHCKbiBpvCDnFa_QLfZYDNjSYXreOPvxhF4offz8S8bAmDK18TRp2u52f9a2c_YRyK5HbqDss6QjVNX_vabtFuq5EXlMq2U-wrX9YHS-0zM84s-biv/s320/photo-762344.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636454213450392082" /></a></p>Raina developed a fever tonight and so we are back in the hospital.<br>Boo! Penny isn't taking any chances of picking something up while<br>we're here!Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17346666139222312144noreply@blogger.com8