Paul's Update - 08/27/06

Dear Friends:

Saturday turned into a pretty quiet day. Dad was able to get Paul outside for about 3 hours. This is very encouraging since Paul wanted to go out and wanted to stay out! Dad asked Paul several times "do you want to go inside?" and Paul would shake his head "no". This is one of the few times lately that Paul has WANTED to get up and go outside. It was a hot day but there is a big tree in the front yard which gives lots of shade and makes it very pleasant in to sit out there. Many of you know that the street Paul & Tabby live on is VERY busy ... there is traffic going by almost non-stop. Paul enjoys watching it and has been known to pay attention to the motorcycles that pass by. All of this seems to be good stimulation for him. After they came inside Paul wanted to sit up for a bit so Dad put him in the recliner in the bedroom. He can watch the TV from there. Our new weekend nurse seems to be very good. She is on top of all that needs to be done. She cleans the room, washes Paul's (and even Tabby's) clothes, she cleans the kitchen & is even willing to cook Paul's meals. Max is starting to sleep for longer periods now. He slept from Friday night around 9:00pm until 7:00am on Saturday. It was really nice for all. Paul did a little walking on Saturday but he is having lots of trouble moving his right foot. Later in the day it became a "movie day". Paul was ready for bed a bit early (around 10pm) which allowed Dad to go home a bit early! Since he is staying at Paul's from Thursday night until Saturday night ... he was glad to be able to go home early!! Sunday was another quiet day. Dad & I were gone most of the day since we went to Alicia & Lee's baby's christening. When we arrived Paul & Tabby were watching Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Paul had a Taco Bell Burrito for dinner. He wasn't up today since we were gone. Monday Tabby has an appointment with her attorney and will be doing some running around. It seems she is busier now then when she was working!! Today the pastor talked about God knowing what is best for us ... and his answers to our prayers. We ask God for what we think we need when indeed God already knows what is best for us. It is the experiences we go through that make us strong and encourage our faith. Our struggles make us grow. The pastor this morning quoted a line from a movie something like "the years reveal what the days don't give us". I pray that some day we will look back at all of this and understand that which we don't understand now!

Love & Hugs, Lynne & Carl