One of Those Weeks

In a previous post, I've written about my faux family, and the various relationships. This week, C, my 'younger' faux brother had a heart attack. He's only 47. It was his week with his kids, they're out of school for break, and we've taken turns being with them, trying to keep them entertained, and not worried. He's in the hospital, recovering, progressing. I'm not as worried about him as I was earlier. He's going to recover, and that's a relief! His girls are doing well, I think. They're in touch by sending texts, video shorts, and connecting directly with him through his phone. Technology is a marvel. They're not allowed to visit. Since the swine flu, H1N1, the hospital has restricted any visitors under 18. They are able to communicate with him constantly, so he's not bored and up-to-date on their daily happenings. Thursday, we got pizza and watched TV and just hung out. Last night they spent with some cousins sleeping over, and today we baked! WE made rainbow cupcakes, from a Disney magazine recipe. Iced and plain brownies. Then, we got creative! We bought a giant container of pretzel rods, melted tollhouse morsels, dipped the pretzels into the chocolate and then rolled them in treats! We rolled them in CocoCrispies, coconut, mini kisses, mini M&M's, mini marshmallows, sprinkles (jimmies), and crushed up Captain Crunch! (Not all at once, but oh my, these were good). We made enough for us to sample, to send a box to the hospital for his visitors and nurses, and to bring 50 or so to a church event tonight. Easy to make, and everyone seemed to enjoy snacking on them !
Plans for tomorrow include breakfast out, and a movie madness day....we'll watch a bunch of videos in a row, I'll write more when life calms down! MC