Week 22

Welcome back and happy Tuesday!  Last week was pretty busy including a holiday, some sports, some travel, a lot of good food, and a fun hike.   

Take a look at how it went down:

 Day 149- Monday, 5/29/23

Time to BBQ for Memorial Day.  Sadly it was an dreary and windy day so not exactly our typical Memorial Day weather which meant no pool time.  But look at John!  The boys are pretty impressed at how well he gets around now and is standing and walking so much better.  He wanted to grill ribs and did a fine job of it!

 

Day 150- Tuesday 5/30/23

Tyler and Brandon decided to play some ball together today before Tyler headed to work and while Justin watched on.  It's been great to see them all together again this past week. After working up a sweat outside some ice-cream was in order.  We had left over brownies from yesterday to add in as well.

Day 151- Wednesday, 5/31/23

Well, it's almost June.  I had to take the June marker picture today since I won't be able to do it tomorrow.  Then in the afternoon John had new ultra sound done on his heart to see if things have changed at all.  It's been over a year now so hopefully there is some improvement.  We're still waiting on results. After that it was off to PT and then dinner out as a farewell to Justin who returns to Humboldt tomorrow.

Day 152- Thursday, 6/1/23

Long Day!  After driving up here for 6 hours we at least got to enjoy a nice hike through a place we've been wanting to go for years--Fern Canyon!  Some of Jurassic Park was filmed here and it's an amazing hike through the creak bed of fern lined canyon walls.  The pictures don't really do it justice especially since it's hard to capture the scale of it all.  That last hike picture kind of does with the tiny people caught in my shot near the left corner.  Afterwards we freshened up and went out for sushi.

 

Day 153- Friday, 6/2/23

John sent me picture of Rusty seeking him out for food this morning. I usually feed Rusty pretty early and everyone else gets up so much later so I'm sure he's super ready for breakfast and wasn't even afraid to approach the wheelchair to make his needs known.  LOL!  Now time for my long drive home through the cool redwoods and out into the hot valley.  I left Justin behind for the summer but will get to see him again for a week in August before school starts again for his last semester.  At the half way mark on my drive I had to stop for something refreshing to drink.  The temps are much warmer now than when I left.  It's 90 now just coming from a place in the high 60s!  A frozen coke along with shedding a few layers was just what I needed to do the home stretch right.

 

Day 154- Saturday, 6/3/23

 It's a nice summer day with a gentle breeze.  We are meeting friends here at Scribner's Bend for some lunch and a bit of wine tasting. 

 Day 155- Sunday, 6/4/23

Today is a lazy day prepping for the new work week and playing catch up on stuff.  Rusty was watching the birds fly outside while I put laundry away and then I did a little yard work.  I thought this rose bush out back had died in the intensive drought heat last summer but it looks much better this year and I really like the peach colored roses it puts out.

 

That's a wrap for a super full and exhausting week.  I'm still tired from it all.