Fridays, as I said, are our busy days and today was no exception.  We were at Rusk at 9am, and had a good Speech Therapy session, except, Karen wanted be to be silent and have David work harder.  It was very difficult for me to hold my tongue, but I was successful.  Christina talked to David more about progressive education, and then we looked at a globe and David pointed out where kids he has had in school were from.  Then we went to Occupational Therapy, and did a lot of work on his shoulder.  We have some new exercises to do, but he wanted to pin Maneshka down on a date when he would get the use of his arm back.  He was a bit shocked and disappointed when she said she couldn’t make any promises, but talked in terms of years, not months.  She pointed out that unlike our legs, we don’t use our arms all the time.

Then home for Neurotherapy with Gail, and then back to Rusk for Physical Therapy.  David was getting impatient when Caroline was not meeting us outside at 2pm as scheduled, and we soon found out why. Peter, who we have worked with in the gym came and said that there was an emergency that Caroline was dealing with, and he would work with David.  It was a good session, but we discovered that Caroline’s patient just before David had a fall, and the EMT’s were there to look at him.  He seemed OK, but, a fall is a fall.  David is getting stronger and stronger with his walking and our first goal is by next weekend to walk to a local restaurant for dinner.

We got home a little before 4pm and had a great visit with Susan Willens, a good friend from DC.  I was lucky enough to be able to stay at her home while waiting to move into the house in DC when we first moved there in 1999.  She brought some great gifts, and I think David’s favorite is the “No” button that just says no in a variety of ways.  We also had a terrific gift from the “Gang at UNIS” which we will begin devouring tomorrow!  Thanks Susan, Sal and Armi – what a delightful surprise!

Tonight we watched Anna Karenina, and all I have to say is, this is the movie that Les Miserable should have been.  So sweeping, theatrical and well, musical.  I was really surprised at how much I liked it.  “You are my happiness” was a line in the film and David and I toasted to it.

Object number 68 was Shiva and Parvati Sculpture.  Another loving power couple!

Today we had the Dentist in the morning – not good.  Well, it went OK, but David really hates to go.  He had two new students working on him, and as is normal with David, all of the staff who have worked with him over the past month or so, came by at some point to chat and see how he was doing.  He can still make people smile and laugh with just a crooked smile or well placed laugh or yes or no.

Then home, and we had a great visit with a Ron McClain from The Parkmont School in Washington, DC.  David became friendly with Ron while he was at Burke, and he was in town and able to stop by on his way back to the train.  Again, David was very communicative without saying much, and we talked about a lot of DC gossip.  I have met Ron, but never spent time with him, so it was fun to get to know him better.

After the visit, I had some time before my TBI support group at Rusk, and David did some walking around the apartment.  He has been getting up regularly, just to take a spin around and get some exercise.  At the group, some of the discussion was about trouble motivating stroke and TBI survivors to continue to work when at home, and I told them that I found it was the opposite – David wants to work all the time, but sometimes I don’t have the energy.  I do it, but I just may not be as enthusiastic as he is.  The group was a lot of the same folks from last month, but it is good to go to and it gives you a lot of perspective.  Karin, the wife of Andrew who David and I met last week at the Young Stroke Survivor’s Group, and I talked about how great it was for David and Andrew to meet, but I confessed that David was a little thrown by the difficulty that he still has with walking and use of his arm.  This led to a frank discussion about expectations and goals for both the survivor and the caregiver.  I am going to work on writing some of those out for both of us, and we will discuss.  I also confessed to the group that one of my biggest fears is being able to keep David intellectually stimulated.  Working on that.  They all loved the idea of reading A History of the World in 100 Objects and tonights object was number 67, Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy.

David has also talked to me about spreading out his visiting schedule a bit more.  Understandably he want to make sure that he doesn’t have days where there is just too much going on – like tomorrow!  Friday’s are busy days, so I have been asked to keep it down to one visit per Friday.

Today, I had my workshop with the theatre company, and I was given the script that I will be directing for the one act festival.  It is a funny, quirky script and I look forward to getting to work on it.  When I got home, David and I relaxed a little bit, and he told me that he had a little fall with the aide in the apartment.  He didn’t seem to think that there was anything wrong, and said that it wasn’t so bad.  I will keep an eye on his side where he fell.  He also told me that the aide took him for a walk to the lobby, which he said went very well.

We went down for our swimming, but as we approached the pool, we heard children screaming, and discovered that the pool had been rented for a children’s party.  That was disappointing, but we headed back upstairs.

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It was a great evening, even if it was cut a little short.  Thanks to Nancy and Bob for the dinner, it was a terrific place and evening!  When we got home, David wanted another piece of cake – this time with ice cream – and we watched Law & Order: SVU, and then to bed.

Tonight’s object was number 66 – Holy Thorn Reliquary.

Today we celebrated David’s 66th Birthday. As I said in my last blog entry, I baked a cake last night, and iced it this morning. It came out well, I think and David loved it.  David was very happy to get all the wishes from friends on FaceBook and email and we even had a few calls today from friends and family.  It is great to be able to put the phone on speaker, and have him participate in calls now!  Not only good for practice, but also a boost to his mood!!  We had only Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy today, and Caroline in PT did some more testing.  David beat all his original times by quite a lot.  I don’t have the final numbers, but he dropped about 10 seconds off walking from an original time of about 38 seconds, and 5 seconds off the shorter walk from an original of 20.  He also beat the one that he did a couple weeks about by 3 second!  In one surprise feat, when he began walking for one of the test, he got up from his chair and took two steps before realizing that he left his cane next to the chair.  Little by little.  Speech with Siobhan went very well, and he is getting better at comparisons, but still needs some work.

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Be began the second season of Enlightened, and it is getting even better.  Tonight’s object was a Taino Ritual Seat.

Sorry I missed last night, I was making David’s Birthday Cake – which looks quite good!  Chocolate and more chocolate.  If anyone wants a piece, please stop by today – not sure if it will last the night.

So, today is David’s Birthday – a youthful 66.  A very good year!  The weather is holding out, but it is supposed to rain later.  I won’t leave the cake out.  Last night’s object were the David Vases, which I thought were very appropriate.  Blue & White alter vases from the reign of Kublai Khan.

We had another good day, walked down to the lobby and back, had a great dinner, watched the latest The Good Wife episode and the season finale of Enlightened.  After reading the blog, I was told by David that I should talk about what a great pair we are, which is very true.  He works so hard, and as you all now, is making great progress.  I think we are going to lick this whole thing, and we are bout at the point where it will be under our control.  He is wanting to talk to folks on the phone more, and had a nice chat with Dave Sislen this morning for his birthday, which was great.  Also with Lynn on Saturday.  Little by little.

More tonight (unless I forget or decide to make another cake!)

Onelsis arrived this morning to get David up.  She is the aide who spent the night here when I ran away.  It might be because they spent all that time together, but they have a special bond.  She seems to understand what he wants to say and he wants to tell her things, and hear about her life.  It is nice to see.  She was also very impressed by David’s new found mobility and independence.

We watched a movie this afternoon – Win Win, which we liked a lot.  It was very sweet and funny.  We also watched some more of Enlightened, which continues to be intriguing and is drawing me in.  David had two naps, and at the end of the evening, we had dinner – I made meatballs – and watched the season finale of Downton Abbey.  Not too shocking, we could see it coming, but still hard to take.

Tonight’s object was Ife Head.

Thanks to everyone for their input on the lease, and I had both legal and personal advise.  In the end, we are going to just pay the additional amount, in the short term, but may revisit at some point after we are gone.  That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.  Thanks again for all the great advise!

First, I just finished reading last night’s blog, and David wanted to make it clear that the OT didn’t suggest that he start doing more on his own, that was his suggestion.

Now that this is out of the way, we had a good day.  Up at 9am, and we had an aide who helped, without being too helpful, to get David showered, and dressed.  Got a call from Marjorie, and she wanted to stop by for a visit, but I told her that we had a visitor at 11, so she said she would come by for a short visit at 11:45.  David was not happy about this – he thought it would be awkward for Nan Golding and Marjorie to be there at the same time, as they never met, Nan is from Washington and there was not a connection.  Boy was he wrong.  We had a great visit with Nan, and some great chocolates from Frans in Seattle.  They were delicious, well, still are, we haven’t eaten them all yet!  Marjorie came at a little before noon, and we sat and chatted, and after a few minutes, Nan and Marjorie discovered so many connections that they have.  It was, in two people, proof that it is such a small world.

As we were getting ready for our call with Alex, Claire and Theo, they said goodbye just before 1, but before departing, we discovered another connection with Marjorie, but this time with me and David.  Ruth Cogen, who I worked with on the development of the Atlas.  They grew up together.  Went to the same school and camp, and their parents were close.  Small world!  I think we could probably have come up with about a dozen other folks from DC who were connected to Marjorie in some way!

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We watched some more of Enlightened and an episode of Ripper Street.  Then the blog, which I have corrected, and the object – Hebrew Astrolabe.

Now, for a bit of advice – please chime in.  I won’t go into too much detail, and I actually don’t remember if I mentioned this in a previous blog, but here is is from the start.  We rented this apartment with a 12 month lease (April 2012 – March 2013) with an option for a three month extension.  In the lease it states that the extension is at the same rent as the original.  We let the landlord know that we were exercising the extension, and I got a note from their agent that the extension would be with a 10+% increase in rent.  I wrote back and let him know that the lease states that the rent remains same for the three month extension.  He wrote back today that the landlord can extend the lease at his sole discretion, according to the rider, and that would be with the increase.  So, my plea for advise is – do I just bite the bullet and agree, or do something else?  I am just a little irritated because we have been ideal tenants, and I know the owner knows David’s situation and knows that it would be impossible for us to find a three month sublet somewhere else that is suitable.  Give me your thoughts, or at least commiserate with me!  Like the United incident, I feel a little helpless and that does not make me happy.

This morning, I got a call from the home health care agency that the aide was running late about ten minutes before we were heading out the door for Speech Therapy.  I told them not to bother, and that we were leaving.  It was actually fine – I had gotten up early, showered and got David up on schedule, so we were OK.  We had Speech Therapy with Christina, and she had some more tips and cheat sheets for us to communicate with.  She also began her interview with David about Progressive Education.  It is an interesting process.

After Speech, we had a short break before Occupational Therapy.  She went through dressing, and undressing, and suggested that David try to use the bathroom without any help, and he was able to do it.  All day, he has been relatively on his own – I am there only for safety reasons, and have been utterly useless.  The only part that is proving difficult, or at the worst, time consuming is buttoning his pants.  We also tried getting in and out of the tub at the session, and he was able to do that as well, so tomorrow, he will shower on his own.  Like I said, progress is a good thing!!

We walked home from Rusk, had some lunch, and then went back out for Physical Therapy.  He had a substitute therapist, and she was good and he walk don the treadmill for a while with the harness for support and then some more exercises.  Then for gym he worked on one of the weight machines that he had trouble with the first time, and was making progress with raising his right leg at the knee.  Progress!

Then, home and Indian food.  We talked about the schedule, and he asked me to contact a few folks.  I also got an email from the theatre company that I will be directing one of the plays for their One-Act Festival.  Have to read the plays tomorrow and make my choices.  We also talked about the plays that I have already read, and David is excited about this project for me.

We watched The Newsroom and Enlightened – first episodes of each.  Enlightened looks funny and quirky and I look forward to where it goes, The Newsroom will be fun, but I don’t see it going far, just being topical.  Then bed, and the blog and TWO objects – The Kiwa Pot Sherds and The Lewis Chessmen.

Today was a good day with what we thought was the final dentist visit, but David has now conceded to having the crown done on his cracked tooth.  I think it is for the best, it could get expensive and more traumatic if it breaks more and they have to do a root canal or extraction and implant.  Always better to try to save the tooth, I think.  That does mean another 4-5 visits to the dentist though.

We went for haircuts at Roman’s Barber around the corner.  It was nice to finally get my mop cut and now we both look more presentable!  Then home and we had a light lunch of bagels and lox.  Also heard back about the Young Stroke Survivors Group, that decided to move from Tuesday night to Wednesday night.  Oh well, too bad for those of us who weren’t informed.

I made a pork tenderloin for dinner with asparagus.  Tasty, or so I thought.  Then Project Runway and Blog, Object – The Borobudur Buddha Head from Java.  We have an early Speech Therapy tomorrow, so off to bed!

Slept for most of the day.  Got up to let Temitaya in, and then went right back to sleep.  She got David up and ready for the day, and I only began to rouse myself when she was saying goodbye.  I needed the sleep, because I didn’t sleep much the night before.  Once up, at about 2pm, I jumped in the shower and we went to get blood drawn.  This is the last weekly blood draw, and we will only have to go every other week now.  I love progress.

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Sorry this is so late, I was watching a bootleg copy of the rarely seen first part of Beaches II (there will only be one person who reads this that will get that) and sorry this is so short, but I did sleep most of the day!

Last night, I was up most of the night in pain from my foot, and I was happy that I had an already scheduled follow-up appointment with the Doctor today.  Before the Doctor, we went to David’s Speech Therapy, which was pretty excruciating to get to and from.  Soon after we got home, I headed down the street to the Doctor’s office.  We went over my medications, and  I am now on the drug that he recommended for Gout, and is the common drug used to lower uric acid levels, but it doesn’t seem to work.  He recommended that we look to see if it might be something else – Pseudogout.  Who knew?  It has similar symptoms, but is caused by calcium crystals in the joints, not uric acid crystals.  He took some blood, and will check to see what the deal is.  Am now back on Prednisone – same treatment for Gout or Pseudogout.  I have a feeling that this may be what it is, because normally prior to a full outbreak, I have pain in my knee and achilles tendon, which is typical for Pseudogout.  For now, pain killers and Prednisone!

When I hobbled back home, I met Cristina at the elevator.  It was great to see her, and David was thrilled that she was able to arrange a visit while she was visiting from Sweden.  Thanks for the great conversation and beautiful gifts from Stockholm!  Sorry I was a bid out of it – tired from no sleep and a little distracted by the pain.  There are certain people, and Cristina is one of them, who David is able to communicate with more easily.  Maybe it is the history that they have, or just that they are in tune, but it is great to see.

We headed out together, Cristina for her train to CT and we made it to ACC in time for Gym at 3pm and PT at 3:30pm.  We decided to hang out in the area until the Young Stroke Survivors Group at 5:30pm, and walked down to 34th Street for a latte and something to nibble.  David has been looking forward to this group for over a month, and when we got back to 38th Street, we were a little early, and there were a few people who were there for the group.  At 5:30pm, a gentleman who we later met, named Andrew (David kept referring to him as Mike to me this evening) and David and I went into the conference room and we introduced ourselves and began chatting.  David was very engaged, and wanted to hear about what Andrew/Mike’s recovery has been like.  In the conversation, I discovered that he was the partner of one of the women who was at my group – Karen, who was sitting next to me, and I liked her.

Anyway, we talked for an hour, and nobody else showed up – not the group leader or any other member.  We asked again at the front desk, and they said that it was supposed to be in that conference room, because we all thought that maybe we went to the wrong place.  I will call the social worker tomorrow to find out what went wrong.  It was very good to talk to Andrew/Mike for both David and me.  He had a similar story, but he had a right brain/left side stroke and David’s was the other way around.  He had his stroke in November 2011, so has been recovering for a year and four months.  This concerned David when we got home, and he kept asking me when he had his stroke and when Andrew/Mike had his.  We also talked about the left/right issues, and a left brain stroke often causes speech problems, while the right brain stoke causes problems with intonation and a sort of flat voice.  David was quite jealous when he talked about reading as well.  David was disappointed that the group wasn’t really a group, but it was good anyway.

Anyway, we said goodnight, and headed back home.  Watched the SOTU (or most of it – David was tired from a long day), and was pleased with the President, and irritated by the Republicans (what else is new) but didn’t watch the rebuttals.  Pleased to catch the water grab by Rubio on youtube.  Read the blog to David, then the object was Hedwig Glass Beaker.  Bizarre history there.  The upshot is, even during the crusades, trade between the Muslims and Christians was very strong, which just goes to prove that at the end of the day, money makes religious convictions go poof, like a cloud of smoke!

We started off the day by running to Occupational Therapy, our first full session.  It was good and she wants David to do more for himself.  He says he wants this, but, when it comes down to getting undressed at night, he just can’t be bothered, and it is easier for me to just do it and not fight.  I will ease him into it.  Then, home, and we had Speech Therapy at 4:45.  I had arranged for Gwen to come and stay with David when I went out this evening, but when I mentioned it to him, he let me know that I should call her, and let her off the hook.  He does want to do more on his own, and after all, it is just a couple of hours.

I will leave it to you to sort out the luminosity of the Celebrities, but tonight Anthony and I went to see Lorna Luft at Birdland.  The show was good, but, a few too many medleys without a through line, but Lorna was having a good time and so was the audience, so, that is fine.  Better to err on the side of more singing and less talking!  Lorna was the “Star” for the evening, but she introduced from the stage three other luminaries who had come to see her – Barry Manilow, who is performing down the street; Charles Busch, who did a reading of The Women with her and Lucie Arnaz in Palm Springs (wish we had been there to see that!); and, of course, her sister Liza Minnelli.  I offered my seat to Anthony, but he didn’t take me up on it, because I had a prime view of Liza while she chatted over her shoulder to Barry.  I do have to say that while Lorna was performing on stage, the real show was Liza!  She was emoting every word the Lorna sang and oozed that Minnelli charm.  There was one point where she actually sang out one of the lyrics when Lorna was silent.  A great evening, and thanks for getting me out Anthony and Lorna!

Birdland is such a great place to see someone, because it is so intimate and you can also keep an eye on the crowd if you are in the third row of tables, as we were.  I don’t know the table number we were at, but it was the first table on the third level.  Best seats!

Read the blog and the object was the Vale of York Hoard.  You will have to follow the link to find out what that is, but Hoard really is something like Hoarders.  Maybe not so compulsive though.

The year of the snake.

Today, we had help from Onelsis which makes the morning so much easier.  We decided we would venture out today and see a movie.  After some discussion, we went to see Warm Bodies, which got pretty good reviews, and the preview looked funny.  So what if it is about a love affair between and zombie and a human.  After watching four seasons of a vampire, werewolf and ghost who are housemates, I figured we could handle it.  It was pretty funny, and we both enjoyed it.
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When we got home, we ordered Chinese food and got ready for Downton Abbey.  Also, quite good I thought, if not earth shattering.  Then, the blog and tonight’s object was appropriate for the day – Chinese Tang Tomb Figures.

Well, I saw the snow, but never went downstairs to experience it.  By the time we were up this morning, it was looking pretty gray and dirty, so we stayed inside.  We may venture out to the movies tomorrow.  Any suggestions?

We watched a lot of TV today, and got through the fourth season of Being Human (UK), which was enjoyable, and now that all the original characters have moved on to the afterlife, I wonder what they have up their sleeves for next season.  We do have a new ghost, and the replacement werewolf and vampire, so it is the same trio, but new faces.  The fifth season, I read will be the last one.

David told me that he had a dream last night, that he hopes is a premonition.  He dreamt that I made it through to the Foreign Service, and we were posted to Istanbul.  It took quite a while to figure that out, but it was worth it.  Istanbul would be nice!  Then we had our call with Alex, Claire and Theo, which was great as always.  Theo is growing more and more every week, and this week, his hair is looking fuller, which was quite a change.

Read last night’s blog, and no corrections, and then the object, which was a Statue of Tara from Sri Lanka.  A few people have asked for information about this book, and here is more information on A History of the World in 100 Objects.

This morning we had a new aide, Grace, but we were rushed with the coming snow, so David skipped his shower, and we ran off to Rusk for Speech Therapy.  When we arrived Maneshka met us to let us know that Oxford still hasn’t approved OT, which was scheduled after Speech.  I was a bit bummed and thought that the idea of making two trips in the snow/rain for only Speech and Physical Therapy was not making me happy.  We had a very good ST session.  She was good at her word and we talked about progressive education, and one of the “progressive” schools in Washington that she had on her list was St. Alban’s.  This made both of us laugh.  David assured her that St. Alban’s is not what anyone would consider progressive, least of all anyone who sent their son there!

Anyway, we asked about whether they would cancel PT at 2pm if the snow was looking really bad, and they said we should go up and see what they said on the PT floor, so we headed up.  The receptionist said that unless we wanted to cancel, it would be happening, but then added, there are lots of folks canceling, and did we want to see if Caroline had an opening?  She checked, and she did!!!  What good fortune.  We went in and did our half hour session, which was good, and even got a half hour of gym!  Then out to the sleet and slush, and finally home!

Then we had some lunch and I got on the phone with Oxford, and they said that they had approved the PT yesterday.  Ships passing in the night.  I got a call from both Maneshka and Caroline that it was all straightened out within a half an hour.  Then, Judy, the afternoon aide showed up, and I left at about 1:30 in the snow for Lexington and 32nd Street for the Foreign Service Officer’s Exam.  I am not sure if there were cancelations but it was pretty full, and it took a while to get processed, because the monitor was answering the phone pretty regularly with folks who were scheduled for tomorrow.  “You will have to call the 800 number to check what the status is” and she would patiently give them the number.  I gave her a lot of credit for her patience and good humor.  I am sure she would have loved to have been on her way home!
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So, I got started a little after my 2pm scheduled start, and was done in a little more than two hours.  I don’t want to jinx anything, but I think I did well.  Can’t go into details, but I will say that in the essay I worked both the United Nations and Edmund Burke in, in honor of David!!  Well, they actually worked themselves in, but I felt good about it.  Also sat in cubicle #9, which is one of my favorite numbers.  Who knows.

Got home, and the aide was with David, and they were both excited to hear my story of the test.  She made an early start to get home in the snow, and I am now sitting here watching the city being covered in snow and hearing the plows scraping down Fifth Avenue.  David is asleep, but not after my reading of the blog, the latest object, the Lothair Crystal (a story of an attempt at divorce in Carolingian Europe) and saying “congratulations”.

Think happy thoughts.  Think happy thoughts.  Tonight ended with the Middle School production of the Musical Peter Pan at UNIS, which was utterly delightful.  Strong voices and acting on stage, but, mostly, just fun on stage.  I particularly liked tonights Mr. Darling.  Anyway, kudos to all involved, David and I had a great time.

The day started off early and slow before David went off to the Dentist.  They did two quadrants of his mouth today, so only one left, which made David very happy.  We also got notice from Dr. Karp that he doesn’t need to have bloodwork done weekly anymore, just every other week, now that his INR numbers are stable.

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Then last nights blog and the next object – pieces from a mural in a harem in Samarra, Iraq.  Last night was a tile from a Mayan palace with a queen running a string of thorns through her tongue, which sounded horrifying!  Sorry I left that out in my funk!

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Gwen was the visit, and she brought my Birthday gift from David. I told you he would be able to pull it off!  Thanks Gwen and thanks David!

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Well, that may mean nothing to you, but today in Physical Therapy David beat the time he set at our first visit by quite a lot.  On our first visit, on January 8, I mentioned that David liked to be tested and have a goal, so today, he asked Caroline when we would test those goals, and she did.  She had him sit and stand, on his own, five times.  On January 8th it took 32.90 seconds to do this, and today it was 19.91, and she was impressed and so was I!  But not nearly as much as David was!! She will be testing him on the walking next week.

Today started out with Speech Therapy, and we had a good conversation with the therapist, and I wonder whether she would prefer that I not be there.  It is very hard for me not to fill in for David, but on the other hand, I am often able to move things along, and give topics for conversation.  She is going to talk to him next about Progressive Education.  Many of you may remember the powerpoint presentations that I help David create.  Well, truth be told, I created with his outline.  I threatened to try to find one for her!

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Then, another object before bed – a Korean Roof Tile, which was interesting and full of history.  It is amazing to me how advances in society happen at relatively the same time across the globe, and without influence.  Also, how little we know about history – did you know that moveable type was developed in Korea?

Tomorrow I turn 53, and David tells me he has something in store for me.  I have no idea how he could have done something without my knowledge, but if anyone could do it, he could.  We had a good day, but David stayed in all day.  We were supposed to have Occupational Therapy this morning, but it was cancelled because Oxford is still dragging their feet.  I spoke to Maneshka, the OT and she had some questions for a form that they need filled in.  She thinks that this will do it.

I ran out to the bank and Trader Joe’s to get cereal.  It was pretty cold out today, and I was glad to be dressed for it.  I also got a call from the car transport guy, and he was supposed to call tonight to arrange for pick-up, but it is after 10pm, and nothing yet.  Maybe tomorrow morning.  He said something about having to head out to Pennsylvania, and may have gotten hung up.  I did go to UNIS and picked the car up, so it is sitting downstairs for when they are ready.

We napped twice during the day, and not sure why I am so tired, but I am.  Then Siobhan came for Speech Therapy.  It went well, but he has homework from the Rusk folks, and one of the worksheets is just too difficult.  He has trouble with comparisons – larger/smaller, East/West, Longer/Shorter – you get it, it just throws him.

Tonight when I read last night’s entry, I realized it was pretty incoherent – not sure what happened there.  It was like I was drinking, but I wasn’t I assure you.  I think I was just overtired.  Anyway, when I read it to David, he wanted me to update you on his confusion with the movie yesterday.  He asked specifically about part of the movie that I have to say I was confused by.  I won’t give anything away, but there is a scene where they strap something to a guy’s leg, and David wasn’t sure what it was, and I have to say, I had no idea either, except that something bad would happen if the guy didn’t do what he was supposed to. Anyway, he wanted me to assure you that he wasn’t really confused any more than I was.  He also make me read two objects tonight to make up for Saturday – the ridiculously named Anglo/Saxon Sutton Hoo Helmet (we laughed a lot about that one) and a Moche Warrior Pot, from Peru.  Hopefully this entry is more sensible than last nights!