Week 27

Hello and TGIF!  It's been super busy so I'm running behind which means I'll have 3 two weeks of posts to get out today.  This one is from 3, almost 4, weeks ago during the 4th of July week and most of the week was about integrating back into real life by getting out there to do things we would normally do.  That made for a really great and fun week.

Here are those pictures:

Day 185- Monday, 7/4/22

Happy 4th of July!  It was wonderful to have John out front with us to enjoy fireworks in the traditional way we do.  The boys took charge and made our street ones come alive while the crazy neighbors around us gave us a good sky show.

Day 186- Tuesday, 7/5/22

Squeezing in an eye appointment for me.  It's time for some prescription glasses instead of just readers from Target.

Day 187- Wednesday, 7/6/22

Wednesday at work I'm grabbing coffee from across the street as I transition from in-lab work to cubicle computer work.  It's nice after all these years to have desk space outside the lab where I can have food and drink as I continue to work.  Back at home I helped John order a part for our pool sweep connection that busted while the boys were in the pool 4th of July.  You can find anything on Amazon.

Day 188- Thursday, 7/7/22

Today was an orthotics appointment to be fitted for a custom brace to help with foot drop so he can start walking again.  I like their motto but I'm sad it will take 4-6 weeks to get the brace made.  Supply- issues continue to be a huge problem these days.  Good to know we can order a quick and cheap one on Amazon to hold him over until then.  See--you really can get anything on Amazon!

Day 189- Friday 7/8/22

TGIF!  His and hers.  We usually have pizza rolls and a movie at home on Friday's but opted for a healthier pizza choice (well at least one of them is healthier) to go with our movie.  It's was time to finally watch Cyrano.

Day 190- Saturday, 7/9/22

. . . and today we went out to the movies!  Top Gun Maverick did not disappoint.  Two of the boys were able to join us as well.  Plus earlier there was a trip together to Home Depot and John asking to do some work in the garage.  Brandon and I were surprised and excited to see John back in his happy place tinkering away.

Day 191- Sunday, 7/10/22

Family dinner night ended with pool time for the boys and yard time for Bella.   It was a nice cool summer evening after a long hot day and the perfect way to wrap up a great week.

That's all! 

Week 26

Hello and happy July! I hope everyone had a great 4th of July Monday. We made the most of it celebrating with friends and neighbors.  It was a good way to start a new week and it was a nice way to end last week with a 3-day weekend.  We could use more of those especially as the summer days speed by.

Take a look at how last week went:

Day 179- Monday, 6/27/22

Now that our sprinkler system and major leak have finally been sorted out the yard is flourishing again and we have a bunch of new fresh roses blooming.

Day 180- Tuesday, 6/28/22

Today we had one of many Dr. appointments lined up over the next few weeks for John.  This one involved a nerve conduction test on his left leg and foot which appear to have some nerve damage obtained sometime during his hospital stay.  He'll see an orthotics specialist and get an MRI next week to help with that.  Back at home, after adding Brandon's graduation pictures, I now have our graduation photo ledge on the stairs complete. John and I are even represented in a small picture on the left from when we graduated UC Davis together.

Day 181- Wednesday, 6/29/22

This week I went back to work.  I work in the lab during the mornings while the boys are home with John and then remote in the afternoons when the boys have to head to work.  Today when I got home I was lucky enough to receive a Buckeye-flavored Crumble cookie from Brandon.  So good but also so big--it took me a couple days to finish it.

Day 182- Thursday, 6/30/22

Our pool table has turned into a care table but it actually works great as since it's at the right height and in a good easy to get to location.  As of now we still can't get him in our downstairs bathroom or upstairs to our bedroom.  Thank goodness we at least have a downstairs extra bedroom.

 183- Friday, 7/1/22

TGIF and welcome to July!  It was a nice cooler day with a good breeze after starting the week with a string of 100 degree days so I didn't mind having to go outside at work to pick up a sample that was delivered to the wrong building.  Later, back at home, my July baby was kind enough to pose with the monthly marker near to our American flag.  It's so hard to believe he's leaving the nest month.

Day 184- Saturday, 7/2/22

Much to my surprise there are actually flowers blooming on this crape myrtle.  It was planted in the backyard by the previous owners of the house over 18 year ago and this is the first time I have seen it bloom. In fact I almost pulled it out several times because it seemed like a dud so now I'm happy to finally see it shine.  Hopefully this is a sign of more good things to come.  Later the boys and I went out to the Booster's booth to find some fireworks we could enjoy on the 4th with our surrounding neighbors out front.  We picked the Bella one because it's the name of our dog 💜.

Day 185- Sunday, 7/3/22

I used the air fryer to make chicken tenders for dinner tonight.  The chicken cooked perfectly, but we were not a fan of the breading.  It sounded good in the recipe but did not execute well or have much flavor.  Next time I'll try the one John uses.  After dinner Justin helped John make his traditional 4th of July potato salad we'll have for dinner tomorrow with friends.  It's great to see him getting more and more integrated in our back into our life.

That's it!  See you next week.