There’s no place like home………There’s NO place like home…………There’s no place like HOME!!!……….On Friday we had such fun surprising Mom by coming home yet ANOTHER day early!! The ceremony on Friday will be posted as a video. You just HAVE to listen to it……..and be SURE to listen to what Stefi has to say at the very end. **chuckle***
This is a wonderful learning experience for our entire family and such a lesson of love and thinking outside of one’s own needs. Most kids don’t get the chance to learn about this, I think.
Mom is so happy being home. We still need to have someone with her all of the time and her fight with what she’s lost isn’t over. She’s still setting goals to get as much of her life back as possible and has an incredible amount of energy and determination. It’s going to take time and patience and I pray that God will lift us up and help us to persevere.
Today is my birthday!!!Yeah!! Yay!!! Happy Birthday to ME….Happy Birthday to ME……….:o) Having Mom home for it was the gift that I had wished for all month long. Jeanne, John, Jean, Gwen and Eleanor all came over for a little Sunday laughter and love. I made my killer ribs……Hmmm, just realized that THAT recipe isn’t on the website and really should be. If you want the recipe, just write and ask me for it.
The girls and Craig went to town and brought back the most luscious chocolate cake and we had it with creamy vanilla ice cream. We ate on the porch and listened to the birds and the breeze. The air was light and the conversation was light-hearted. The humming birds and orioles buzzed us a few times and everyone commented on the perfection of the day. They all had to leave after about 4 hours and it was probably time…. though it seemed to early. Mom hung in there the entire time and was sad to see them go.
Before they came, the house was bustling with preparations for lunch and getting Mom ready. But, we had time for a 20 minute therapy session on the piano and Mom made her own coffee. Playing notes on the electric piano is helping her to realize that her little finger, especially, on the left hand has a mind of it’s own! I could tell that this lack of control is perplexing to her. After they left, Mom and I spent 30 minutes in the pool and worked on buttons and zippers. She and I are BOTH wiped out. :o)
Craig will upload the video and pictures of her spring from the ARU at the hospital and maybe will even upload a pic of the CAT scan. Seeing it reminds and impresses me of the miracle that we’ve been witnessing. Keep up the prayers……We’re not QUITE there, yet.
Love to you all and be in touch. Mom needs her friends more than ever, right now. Thank you, so, for your loving friendship. Hugs, Mary