It is Tuesday!  Where did Monday go?  Here are a few of the highlights from the week thus far...

• The car is in the shop.  We had gotten a big ding in Joshy's door on a really windy winter day when the car was in a parking lot.   Not sure who hit us.  Then I added another scratch & a nick trying to make a tight corner.  Long story short the shop called Mon. morning with the repair info.  Said yes.  They ask when.  I checked and said either this week or the 1st week of June.  They dropped off a teeny, tiny loaner & took my car off to be fixed up Monday afternoon.
• Joshy had an appointment with an endocrinologist this morning.  Can't say it was a great appointment, but it wasn't bad.  Don't know much yet, but we will be wading into this new field of medicine over the next few weeks/months.
• Rediscovered WHY, I insisted on sliding doors on my car... Getting Josh in and out of a traditional door car is mega hard to do... especially in a small car!   The loaner is a 5 passenger car, but the hatch area is not big enough for either of J's wheelchairs, meaning we have to fold down the seat.  The chair takes up "2" seats worth of the back seat.  Fighting the door on one side and the wheelchair that was trying to take over the entire back seat on the other, while the front passenger seat was blocking any escape...   I think we will walk to therapy on Thursday!!
• Contractor came by to take final pictures which need to be submitted to the city office.
• My LEGS hurt!
• Biked to the electronics store & grocery... didn't want to drive cause I really don't like how the loaner handles, either.  Another reason we biked was so I would know how long it takes to get to the dentist.  Kei has an appointment tomorrow and I want to bike.
• Allowed Bekah to buy a notebook computer.  She has been saving hard and had 1/2 the money, the rest will be paid back in installments.
• Still fighting a cold.  Monday was not a good day for this, today is better.
• Joshy also had 4 more teeth cleaned today.
• Sad to see the tornado news.
   
   

True to ther word, the installers were here bright & early.  They worked and tinkered and twinked, finishing up about lunch time.  The head contractor from the lift company came and went over the dos & don'ts, making sure we understand the operation of the chair.  He also gave us the paperwork, contact information in case of trouble, all that good stuff.   Joshy had a ride...  <Sorry, no video>

He looks so small in that big chair!  However, at the rate he has been growing, I'm sure he will fill it up before we know it!

This week, I have been experimenting with my dehydrator, in fact, it has rarely NOT bee running.

<tomatoes, lemons, onions, peppers, & shitake mushrooms are in now> 

Earlier in the week, the veggie stand I like had flats of tomatoes for a good price so we tried our had at tomatoes.  They are SOOOOO good.  Tonight when I ran out to get milk, I picked up another flat to dry... They also had big bags of shitake.  YUM!

Tomorrow is our big 12k walk!  We picked up our numbers this afternoon. 

I am not 100% sure that I am going to be able to walk.  I came home with the start of a cold yesterday and have been running a low grade fever today.  Praying that my temp breaks and the weather is cooperative so that I can walk.  <I am feeling better this evening.>

Well. I am off to bed early in hopes of sleeping off this cold, because not only do I not wish to be sick, I REALLY want to walk tomorrow!

The chairlift crew, 3 men, arrived at 8:30am and set to work turning this pile of boxes...

into piles of parts...

which then started looking useful...

The work is not quite complete, so the workers will be back again tomorrow morning.  I anticipate they will finish it up before noon.

BTW ~ when workers come to your home, you need to provide a snack at 10am & 3pm for their break time.  Here is a pic from today's 10am snack.  I think they liked it because there was nothing left

In other news...

I tried out my new dehydrator.  Due to a mix up, I ended up with 2 big bags of onions.  I now have 5 onions dry... did you know that 5 big onions fill about 2" of a quart canning jar?!?

The girls had dental appointments this morning.  Chan took them so that could be home in case the workers needed anything.  Everything looks good.  As a surprise, the dentist did not start Bekah's braces... I will have to sort that out next week at Kei's weekly checkup.

Josh had PT this afternoon.  That went better than expected.  Still need to work some things out with the therapist, but I think a tiny amount of progress was made.

This is my 2nd attempt at blogging.  I had my blog all done, was finishing te spell check, and the computer ATE it.

Today saw the carpentry side of the chairlift project finished off.

How it looked last night / early this morning...

After I got home from the cancer center...

The door is ready to go.  <It has now been stained and you ca hardly see where the extra wood was added!!

The chairlift was also delivered today and is sitting patiently in the garage waiting for Thursday...

AND, good to his word, the carpenter moved the banister to the outside entrance steps...

WOW!  This is actually happening!!!!

I would like to wish everyone a very happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day hasn't always been a happy day for me.  The years of infertility were hard.  Today, too, had some ups and downs.  I miss seeing our oldest daughter and her 3 little ones.  It is hard being a long distance grandmother!  Today my mom has also been on my mind.  She has been gone nearly 6 years, but Mother's Day is always a reminder.   There was also some grief due to Josh's illness... no going to church as a family or going out to eat when you have an immune suppressed family member.  

BUT...

I am still thankful for what I do have!!   I tried to make the day happy even with the sadness I was feeling.

This afternoon, Chan & I took Josh for a walk while Jerry & the girls were at AWANA.  We went in search of wisteria

Then Jerry & the girls brought home gifts!!

Jerry also agreed to ordering a food dehydrator... so that will be coming in a few days

It has been a blessed day.