Week 2

Sorry, I'm running a bit late this week but welcome back and I hope everyone is dealing ok with all the crazy winter storms.  We have just been constantly wet but are finally looking forward to at least a few dry days in a row.  I miss the sun and hate the wind so I'm more than ready to move on.

Take a peek at our stormy week last week:

Day 9- Monday, 1/9/23

Starting in this new year John goes to Sci-Fit (spinal cord injury/functional integrated therapy) 2 times a week now and is working really hard at building back those leg muscles. He's been practicing step-ups and trying small sets of stairs in hopes that he can tackle our stairs at home soon.

Day 10- Tuesday, 1/10/23

The rain has been insane and just nonstop.  The wind makes it even worse.  The hardest part is when I have to travel commuting to work so thankfully I was home doing remote work today.  Yesterday for my morning commute the causeway was a mess and a white-knuckle drive for sure, but I made it there and back ok. Today it will be nice to avoid that and just watch the craziness outside from the comfort of our home.

Day 11- Wednesday, 1/11/23

Rusty was really afraid of all of John's new equipment at first but after months of running away from them he's now much better being around them and likes to visit John by the couch on a regular basis.  They even play a fun string game together on a regular basis.  It must be nice for them to be snug and warm inside.  Justin and I were out running errands later in more of the same yucky weather.  That is Justin in the distance with the umbrella while he drops something off for me as I wait in the car.

Day 12- Thursday, 1/12/23

Today we got a break in the storms and it was actually nice and sunny with temps near 68.  What a treat!  Speaking of treats the boys went out to sushi with John for lunch.  They had to get that sushi fix in before Justin heads back to HSU in a couple days.  Later that night Rusty must of heard about us planning to help John climb the stairs soon and for him to be able to finally sit back in his favorite chair.  Rusty is partial to the chair as well and is not sure he wants to share.  LOL!

Day 13- Friday, 1/13/23

My birthday is coming up next week and the gift Justin ordered for me came today so he let me open it since he's leaving 1st thing tomorrow.  I now have some new cute succulents to plant in this cute heart-shaped box and love them.  Cheers to Justin and his last night home!

Day 14- Saturday, 1/14/23

Right after dropping Justin at the train station and saying good-bye to this kid we had a huge storm cell dump a vast amount of rain back at the house in a very short period of time causing our neighborhood street and backyard to flood.  It's a good thing I got him out when I did!  Things finally settled down and the water had time to drain for a couple hrs before the next system rolled in.  Sadly we have rain expected to continue through next Monday.  Picture include the view out the front of our house where the sidewalk has vanished and the water is 1/2 way up our sloped driveway and also our backyard where one side area is flooded and continues around to the back behind our patio.  We had some minor leaking in the house but nothing too concerning and definitely better than a lot of other people had so we feel grateful.

Day 15- Sunday, 1/15/23

He did it--made it to the second floor of our house for the first time in 10 months!! It was slow and steady but he was determined and did well.  Watch out Rusty--he wants his chair back.  We're also happy to see some sunshine today and not have nearly as much rain fall as the day before.  After the flooding yesterday now every time I hear heavy rain it still make me nervous.

That's it for now.  I'll see you next week after I've dried out a bit more.