I think we had a pretty good day today.  As I said earlier today, Mom got in the recliner at about 5:30 this morning, she did a lap around the cardiothoracic ICU around 10:00 or 10:30, then got right back in the chair.  She was able to have some more visitors again today - Julie Howington came back by this morning and stayed about an hour and Mom once again turned on the smiles for her.  Around 12:00 Christa came by to bring us lunch so we could go ahead and start fasting shortly after.  Thora and Diane came up from Hampstead a little after that, and Dad told me that later on President and Sister Cottrell of the Raleigh, North Carolina mission came by as well.  Even if Mom's a little too sleepy to make much conversation, I know it lifts her spirits and ours as well. 

Dad was able to get 10 full hours of much needed sleep in last night and he came on back over to the hospital around 12:15 well rested and ready to be back with his sweetheart, and Mom and I were both glad to see him.  I stayed on a little while after that, but around 2 this afternoon I came on back the apartment, so I've been getting updates from Dad this evening.  He said she made a deal with the nurses that she would take another lap around the unit if they would let her get back in the bed and off they went again.  I just talked to him a few minutes ago and he said it's ended up that she's more comfortable in the chair than the bed, so they've switched her back and she'll probably end up staying in the recliner throughout the night.