Saturday was a beautiful day!

Ollie, Austin and I met Mollie, Glenda's daughter, at Mom and Dad's for about 3 hours on Saturday. We picked up pizza in Marble Falls and took it out there for lunch. Mom and Dad seem so much less stressed with having their house to themselves. Jennifer, the part-time caretaker, is now coming on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. She's helping Mom with housework a lot, which we all really hoped for! Mom really listened to Glenda's coaching and is working very well with Jennifer. She is also observing the therapists who work with Dad so she can work with Dad on the days they don't come. Dad's face lit up when I asked him if he and Mom liked her! Mom gave an adamant "yes" answer and Dad grinned and nodded "yes." YAY!

Dad has two lift-chairs...one in the living room and one in the bedroom. He showed us how he can get from the wheelchair to the chair on his own, and vice versa. Those chairs are fantastic for someone in Dad's situation! Dad also can scoot himself around in the wheelchair using his left foot to pull him along. He rests his right foot on the left one and away he goes! He's not fast, but so what!

The weather was beautiful, so we enticed Mom and Dad outside to get some good ol' vitamin D!! It doesn't take any enticing to get Austin outside! We had a great time laughing at his antics and the funny things he said! Mom and Dad's neighbor and dear friend, Kim, rode her horse over so we got to visit with her for a few minutes and Austin got to experience sitting in the saddle for the first time!

The occupational therapist came about 20 minutes before we left. While I gave Dad a manicure (that's been my job for years), the therapist asked Mom a lot of questions in review of Dad's status. Dad can fully dress himself, if Mom leaves him alone to do it and can be pretty self-sufficient, again, if Mom will let him do it! And, that's a big IF!!! Mom seems to be in a hurry most of the time...she always feels like she has so much to do. I think that most of the time she helps Dad to get 'er done!!! That should be Mom's motto!!! She never has been one to take it slow and easy!

We all left about 2:00 so Dad could finish with the therapist and get a little nap before Mary and Donnie Vollette, one of Dad's favorite cousins and his wife, came to visit! Mom and Dad were really looking forward to that! I don't know how people go through hardships without friends and family.

If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Ecclesiastes 4:9-10