Steve had a good birthday! He was surrounded by friends and family. It was a long day, but he smiled plenty. Thank you for all the comments, cards and company. Kris gave him a jackalope for his Man Cave, and the room is really shaping up.
I was happy to see that Steve's put on some weight since the last time I saw him. He seems to be on the mend with the infections. He's been working on trying to swallow and getting back to his neck exercises since he took a few days off while he was sick. The weather was still quite warm, in the upper 80s. We got to sit outside on his porch the one day, but once he got back inside he didn't feel well and felt that he had been out for too long. His new glasses will be done on Oct. 13. Hopefully they will make a meaningful difference for his vision. The toll of constant overnight duties for MaryAnn and Joe is unbelievable. I just don't know how they have been doing it.
I was glad to get in some girlie time with MaryAnn. We took Sadie to the pumpkin farm, and fetched Kris and Steve some very heavy pumpkins, while the boys stayed home and watched football. As always, the visit ended way too soon. Time goes so quickly and leaving is so very difficult.
