Good Morning and Welcome to Sunday the 22nd day of November, 2015.
It is beautiful outside.
The sky looks like a summer morning with pale orange and white in the bottom layer of sky graduating up to pale blue.
So pretty.
What an odd night.
Alvin was eating again in bed ….. what a guy.
He woke me up at three as he needed to go outside.
So downstairs we went.
He went outside and then back upstairs where we slept until 8:00 a.m.
Guess what is missing?
He did not wake me up at 5:00 a.m. to EAT.
This is HUGE.
Unless I was in such a deep sleep that he could not wake me but I always hear him.
BIZARRE, hey.
Nevertheless he was more than happy to eat his breakfast at 8:00 a.m. patiently waiting until I made the bed and got dressed.
I mean patiently …. do you think he forgot?
Quite funny coming from such a foodie such as Alvin.
Anyway we are up …. first thing glass of lemon and water for the Momma and write this blog before starting laundry, having my breakfast and getting things done.
We had such a great time yesterday.
I love spending time with my girl.
The drive to Ponoka was awesome …. roads were dry as a board …. only a skiff of snow in the ditches and fields.
That is it as they say.
We arrived just before they were about to eat so we sat with my nephew in their dining room.
He surely has a great appetite and he did great.
Mostly eating by himself with a bit of help pushing the food onto his spoon made specially for him.
Afterward we went to the main lounge with him and had BIRTHDAY CAKE, he loved the cake.
Said “YUM” several times.
He was very happy to see us.
Face lit up and gave lots of hugs and kisses.
I found out that he is back to his old self, such a flirt with all of the girls including his cousin.
Kind of funny.
Sometimes we would hit a word that we could not understand but managed to work through it.
I cannot believe the progress he has made.
Sits in the wheelchair on his own.
He cannot walk yet I think in time he will.
We took him for a walk outside for about an hour just breathing in and enjoying the fresh air.
It was so nice not really cold at all.
We even saw a squirrel who managed to get in a few photos.
That is what happens when you have a photographer in the family.
Snapping lots of photos which he enjoyed.
It was a great day.
He loved the photo album that we took for him.
He has four now and he treasures them.
The nurses say that he looks at them all of the time.
It was hard to say good-bye but he is in such great hands.
Until next time.
The drive home went quickly and before you know it we were back in Edmonton.
Alvin was happy to see us.
My daughter stayed for a bit as we discussed some of the things to do before the craft show this coming Friday.
It will be fun.
Well I had better get this show on the road … I could write all day long but that will not get any of my tasks completed.
I hope that you had an awesome Saturday.
One thing I found …. sometimes a simple gift such as a book of photos is the best gift of all.
Simple is better most of the time.
Thank you to my neighbour for being with Mr. Alvin ….
Okay time to fly here …..
Special Hello to: all of those people who have a family member or friend with a brain injury, it is a long journey and sometimes things are never the same but it is important to remember that life is what you make of it ….. enjoy what time you have together. Love is the best language as it is from the heart and there are no words necessary.
Always, Carol and Alvin
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