Day 51 - Aug 21

We love the weekends!! :)


No appointments, no rushing around, more relaxed atmosphere, get to sleep in, great BBQ's, etc., etc. :) Jake had a good night last night--much better than he has this whole week. I think he only woke up twice with pain in his leg. I wanted him to sleep as long as he could, so I put the privacy sign outside the door (housekeeping comes early) and went downstairs to grab some breakfast for both of us and brought it back up to our room.

It was also a very beautiful day out today. It was warm, wasn't as much humidity as there has been, and there was actually a very nice breeze blowing! :) A group of people (some were Vietnam veterans) put on a very nice BBQ out in the courtyard with a wonderful band playing. It touched my heart seeing the older Vets saluting/honoring/supporting the newest Vets.

The potential that Jake will be coming home next week caught us a little off-gaurd and unprepared. We are thrilled, but we didn't think he'd be coming home until after he could bear weight on his legs - meaning, that he would be able to walk (even if only a little). Our house isn't set up for wheelchair access and we didn't think it would be necessesary to make it accessable. Mike and I realized as Jake's Con leave paperwork started coming together on Thursday that we had some work to do. Mike took Friday off so he could make some plans, get materials, and build a ramp into the house.

Mike decided to install the 20' long ramp in the garage. He installed it in the garage so that Jake and the ramp would stay dry should it rain or, heaven forbid, we get ice rain or snow. This gives Jake a straight shot into and out of the house without having to worry if the ramp is slippery.


Jake's buddy--the other "ginger" (red hair) --came to see him tonight. The two gingers together again. :) It was wonderful to finally meet him. They decided to go out to get dinner and then visit their other buddies who are down here. They invited me to go along, but I decided that Jake needed some time away from mom and time to just be with friends.

A quiet ending to a quiet day. :)