Week 25

Hello and happy Tuesday!  Last week I was home from work so we could get our new routine down and some appointments taken care of that are needed with having John home.  Thankfully moving forward I have Justin to help John in the mornings while I work in the lab and then I'll be at home in the afternoons while he works.  We make a great team.

Here are last week's pictures:

Day 172- Monday, 6/20/22

It's nice to be sharing meals with John again and any of the boys who happen to be home when we're ready to eat.  Cheers to that!

Day 173- Tuesday, 6/21/22

When it's too hot to sleep upstairs at night the favorite spot in under the fan downstairs.  Bella and Justin made good use of that last night as I found them laid out here this morning.  The rest of our week does not look much better.  That sun is intense and we had to brave the heat this afternoon heading out to a much needed doctors appointment for John.  This was required to get the home-health services started for his PT and OT.  It's crazy how many hoops need to be jumped through for all of this which you'd think would be seamless when someone is recently discharged while still not fully recovered and should have continued care right away.

Day 174- Wednesday, 6/22/22

Poor kitty boy is barely tolerating the heat.  He always lays on his side or back to expose his belly on hot days.  Even with the thunderclouds out it's over 100 today and quite balmy.  Later I needed a minute to regroup after making it halfway through this week taking in so much information and change.  Sitting poolside is a nice calming place to help process everything and clear my head.

Day 175- Thursday, 6/23/22

Brandon started his new job as a line cook in the Cantina at our local ballpark.  He's already a pro at making pizzas and now he'll be a pro at making Mexican food.  It's nice to know he won't be one of those starving college students when we send him off in August cause he's got skills.

Day 176- Friday, 6/24/22

Today I made a batch of egg bites as an easy thing for John to grab for breakfast when I head back to work next week.  Later Justin and I watched more of Obi-Wan with him.  This is a new normal look for our living room.  This chair is a prominent feature in our house now although we're hoping to swap it out for a walker soon.

Day 177- Saturday, 6/25/22

This morning the home-health nurse finally came to evaluate our needs (a full week after discharge) and to make a schedule for more evaluations to come next week.  I feel like we're wading through molasses to get what we really need now.  At least the rest of the day was more productive and fun.  While John had visitors from SF I was able to run out to Clarksburg and pick up another wine club shipment. 

Day 178- Sunday, 6/26/22

Now for the big news-- Tyler and Lupe got engaged yesterday and told us today at Sunday dinner.  We're super excited for them and did know it was coming but didn't know exactly when.  They are planning on a long engagement of about a year although it sounds like her mother is ready for it to happen much sooner.  We'll see.

That wraps up another week.  June is flying by so we'll see you next week in July!