Paul's Update - 03/10/07

Dear Friends:

Today was a less eventful day for Ann, Mom & Me. We started out around 9am this morning and headed toward White Sulpher Springs. We stopped at a Craftsman's Mall that was recommended to us. It was a nice place but we were a little disinterested in shopping. We decided to continue on to White Sulpher Springs ... but when we got there we found that was nothing we could actually DO there!! So we headed to Virginia State Welcome Center. The lady there suggested we go to Hot Springs Virginia (which we had already considered) and told us that if there was room we might be able to stay at the Homestead Inn there. Well ... the rooms that were available were $205 per person for the first two people and $127 for the third person ... needless to say we DIDN'T stay. We headed on down the road to the Warm Springs. We found an Inn that was across from a bathhouse that was reasonably priced BUT ... it was an old farmhouse converted to a bed & breakfast. The house was up a hill and there were several old steps to the porch ... AND a steep stairwell to the second floor where the rooms were. We decided that it would be difficult for Mom to climb the stairs ... so we continued on. The next plan was to go to Monterey Virginia to possibly get in on the Maple Festival that was to happen on Sunday. We drove about 20 miles through the mountains ... in the rain ... only to find that "there was no room at the Inn"!! Then it was DARK and we had to drive another 50 miles at 25mph to get to Staunton Virginia ... which we never saw ... we ended up in Harrisonburg Virginia and got a hotel where there is a lot of high school students in town for an Archery Competition. We finally settled in around 10pm. I called Dad around 10:30pm. He said Paul had a good day. He wanted to sit on the futon again. When Dad told him to get up he tried to sit straight up in the bed....then he put his legs over the side of the bed! Dad reminded him to lean way over his legs before he stood up and he was able to stand up very well. Dad had an opportunity to go riding on his motorcycle this afternoon. It was a beautiful day. He had to charge the battery and get the bike running but once he got that done he was able to take about a forty minute ride. Tabby & Max went out with a friend for a bit today. Gladys stayed with Paul while Dad was out. This evening Jen was working with Paul to do the alphabet with a Dr. Seuss book & tape that Tabby bought. He was able to do some of the letter recognition in the book. Tonight when Dad got Paul ready for bed he kissed him and told him good night. He always tells Paul that he loves him ... tonight Paul told Dad he loved him back!! This is the only time Paul has told Dad "I love you"! Another blessing for Dad!!

Have a great day! Lynne & Carl