Eli's Journey

Hello Friends and Family, It has been a while since I've been able to post. Life just seems to keep me hopping most of the time. This evening, I have a brief window of time at home alone. Happens so rarely that I hardly know what to do with it. I suppose I'm busy waiting for the family to return. Today has been one of those days in life that I'd rather delete. Eli is fine. Sophia is fine. David is fine. My dad tells me about the guy who felt sorry for himself because he didn't have any shoes until he met the guy who didn't have any feet. Well, I have to say that I stopped judging my pain against the pain and agony and trials of my fellow man a few months after Eli joined our family and I regained my mental stability. Well, perhaps it was more than a few months...but that's where I am now. I know that some of us have to bear larger loads than our fair share. Some of us are bearing enough for seven or eight lifetimes all hurled on top at once. From there, we just...

I got yelled at today for not posting again once Elijah returned home from Shreveport. Well, it's Friday afternoon, five days after we left, and we finally made it. Just kidding. We got home Tuesday night, and it feels very good to be here. Elijah looks great. He's playing, babbling, sitting-up, and loaning me cash. Dave

Well, we just landed in Louisiana, and boy are my arms tired. But nowhere near as tired as Elijah's arms. We're doing some X-rays on his left wrist, to confirm the position of the rod after the surgery. I'm not expecting any bad news, so pray that we survive this trip with our sleep schedules intact. PEACE. Dave

We visited the monthly meeting of the Tulsa chapter of the Shriners. The building says "Akdar Temple," but I don't know if that makes them an "Akdar Chapter" or "Branch" or "Subdivision." I had enough trouble remembering what Webelos meant when I was in Cub Scouts. They've asked me to join, and although I think they were sort of kidding, I might just have to do it, if only to figure out why they carry those excellent fez hats around in plastic cases. I used something similar to haul my trombone around in high school, but the hats look more expensive. I've got to have one. They meet in the fellowship hall of their building and eat, followed by a stage presentation where they go over monthly minutes and schedules. Melissa and I set up a PowerPoint presentation with 37 pictures of Elijah from over the past 21 months. It's alarming to see how small he was, literally gaunt, frail arms with no muscles, and he hardly ever smiled even whe...

1. Elijah With Cast... Elijah Without Cast 2. Kisses From The Boys 3. This Is Sophia Thanks for watching!

Elijah received an electric chair last week. Technically, it is an awesome power wheelchair designed for a 2 year old. David says I cannot call it an electric chair for obvious reasons. But, I love to make David laugh and since EVERY time I refer to the thing as Elijah's electric chair, David cracks up...it is officially the electric chair. Imagine a seat small enough for Elijah with a little room to grow sitting on top of a large box for a battery and four wheels. That's Elijah's electric chair. As I type this I wonder why I don't just go down stairs and take a picture of the thing...I'll do that soon. The electric chair needs some adjustments, which Elijah's physical therapist is coordinating. Soon, the tiny joystick will be situated in Elijah's lap and he will be taught to make the chair go where he wants. I cannot wait for him to get the hang of it. David and I made the unofficial decision that the electric chair will be for the house only. The thing wei...