I know it has been a couple of days, so we need to play catch up here...
Saturday and Sunday were fun days with lots of visitors. We especially like it when we get to watch the little ones playing in the stream trying to catch the fish. Joey had lifelong friends Greg, Joe and Bill come to visit on Sunday. They laughed for hours while talking about their old escapades. By the end of their conversations, I realized two things: They are all very lucky to be alive and I am amazed they never spent any time in jail!! But one thing is for certain, they stuck up for each other back then, just as they still do now. It was wonderful to see these guys having so much fun! (Russ, I think maybe these are some of John Bapst finest that you were curious about!)
Yesterday Joey finally got a chance to "go for a ride!!"...we went to Caleb's first tennis match of the season aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand he WON! We had a chance to see quite a few friends, which was really nice. Even the boys that were on the team and some of them just watching made it a point to come up to Joey and me to give us some hugs. Love that!!
Today is a big day. We are off to Portland to hopefully get Joey's staples out. He is still in tremendous pain, but if you all know Joey like I do, he is a man of incredible strength! We will be discussing his pain situation with the Doc today. Am worried a little about the traveling part, so we are going to bring our overnight bags just in case. We have to travel back down on Monday and Tuesday for two pre-op appointments for me. Joey really wants to come along, so today will be a good trial run for him. Good think we like Portland and have great friends there to visit! Plus, Cam is still there so we get to spend time with him today, too.
I will let you all know how our trip goes, so until then...
God Bless and {{hugs}} to all!