Weekend Update

Overall, Steve had a solid weekend. He felt good and had plenty of company to keep him smiling. Yesterday, Kris and April were there and Nana and Aunt Karen arrived from New York. They all got to hang out with Steve in the atrium near one of the main entrances to the Shepherd Center. Now that Steve and Mare have clearance to travel without a nurse, they can cover new ground. Oh and since T-shirts are back in his repertoire (they have been for a little while now actually), he rocked his Goonies shirt today. He was a little cold in the afternoon, so they layered him up with cozy blankets. And April stayed with him last night.

Today, Kris left early so that he could give Joe a hand at the house, but Jeremy and Melissa came, which was great. They got to hang out in the family room on this sixth floor of the other building at the center. Steve's been spending about seven to eight hours in his chair, and more and more of that time is being spent out of his room, which is tremendous progress. He was a little cold this afternoon and sleepy this evening.

Things are moving along at the house. I think that they got all the framing done, and they were running the wiring today. Kris got Steve a television for while he's in bed, and it will be hooked up to the computer so he could be online through it, checking out a DVD, or simply watching CSI. Things are really coming together....