Wait...can you say bomb in a blog?? Bomb, bomb, bomb...bomb, bomb, ba, bomb. What, it's not like I said I have a bomb.
Anyway...thank you so much Amanda. This will help us greatly. Our daily email strings were getting too complicated to keep up with.
Rob and I were in Pensacola this weekend for the Bill Meador Classic and Abby's baptism. Golf tourney was fun (I have t-shirts for you guys). We played with Meff and Kevin Calkins. I swear Jason Mefford is the nicest human being on the planet. A funnier, happier, more jovial person I'll never meet. (Aside #1 - is it possible to use the word jovial when you're talking about a skinny person?...Aside #2 - the last few weeks in Atlanta have been brutally hot. Just miserable, sticky hot. Atlanta's got nothing on Pensacola. I was dripping with sweat as I walked less than a block from the car to the church yesterday at 8:15 am) Bill's law firm is taking over the golf tourney next year and they are going to do it up right. Shane told me he wants a big crowd from Huntsville next year. I said I'd pass that along.
Abby was great during the church service...she never made a peep. She just kicked her feet and smiled while the preacher walked her around. We had about 7 or 8 rows of pews filled with family and friends and there wasn't a dry eye among us (even Rob) as the minister talked about the loving support Abby and Ann had with all of us. Then he tried to say something about Bill watching over us, but he had to stop because he was starting to lose it (okay, I'm crying again just typing about it...it was just one of those moments that was so emotional you'd have to be an absolute cold hearted bastard to not shed a tear). He eventually gathered himself and made it through the rest of the service. Afterwards we went to a friend's house and they had a ton of food and everyone came over. We got to spend a lot of time talking to Bill's family (most of them were down there) and the Pensacola folks. Again, Bill must have made such an impact on their lives. You can just tell how much they cared for him and how much they miss him.
Before we left town, Rob and I drove out to the cemetery and checked out Bill's set up. He's way out in the back without a lot of neighbors. He just got a new guy next to him (Dewey) but other than that he's got a lot of room to stretch. You might have seen the pictures of the headstone and footstone that Theresa sent out when they were put in. Now there's a little flagstand with an AU flag flying. I'll try and add some pics tonight from home. There's also a little brass cover on the headstone you can roll off and there's a picture of Bill. You know, it's weird...I didn't cry when we were at the cemetery yesterday but it's making me cry now...thinking about that being Bill's final resting place.
We didn't get any more details or info about Ann's dad or if they found anything else out. We didn't really ask to tell you the truth. I wouldn't have felt comfortable asking those guys about it but they seem like they would share any info they had with us. I just can't get over how nice all of their friends and co-workers are. Well, that's pretty much it for now. I'll add some pics tonight and any more stories if I think of some.
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On a lighter note, I hit the new irons pretty well. Guess it makes a pretty big difference hitting nice new golf balls instead of range balls.
I gave Rob the Titan back so I now have my old school 1990 driver that is the size of a rescue club from today.
Larry, my AU driver head cover is keeping the shaft warm for you.
Thanks for sharing that Boner. It's kind of weird for me, since I am not that close (proximity wise). I say we make an effort to plan the boys weekend around the golf tourney next year. Maybe we can hit the beach a few days before or after. Maybe we could bring the families.
Cece made a comment about making that the boys weekend next year and we both kind of looked at each other and I was like, "well, how about '07?". It's weird to think about how I'm going to be out of the country for six months.
Yes, it is hard for me to get excited for your trip.
Actually, we met with a financial planner the other day to put together a "game plan." One of our goals is to somehow take a vacation next summer, and actually Europe is one of the options. Jen has gotten to be really good friends from someone who is from Germany and they've talked about going over there. I mentioned that you and Cece were going to be there during the WC and we were like hmmmm, maybe. Maybe it's a dream at this point, but you never know. A lot will probably also depend on how things go with Jen's mom.
New baby, new car, new house in the next few years..... I'm not going to be in Germany. You guys will have to cheer on the yanks in person for me. Hopefully it will be safe overthere during the WC.
James, how is Jen's mom doing?
I am going to the Greyhounds Wednesday night.
LTL
New car?? Did you guys join the minivan mafia??
Worse. We got a 2003 Yukon XL. Amanda now drives an urban assault vehicle.
Did you get a new car or you're in the market for one?
Things are about the same here. Mary finished her day rehab program on Friday. Basically she's at a point where she needs lots of repition, and they feel like we can do the stretches/exercises at home. The hard thing is that it's time consuming, and it's easier to slack off when family is doing it. We are trying to find a PT or OT student who'd be willing to come do the exercises and stretches. Good practice for them and helps us out. We also are trying to find some other programs we can get her involved in. Find some people her age, and maybe some who have been through strokes. It looks like there might be some good options, but we haven't settled on anything yet. We are really praying that something will come together by the end of August. At this point I don't know what we are going to do when school (for both of us) starts back up.
As for the recovery, it still seems slow. She still has deficits in her right arm and leg. She is able to walk with assistance, but needs some form of help with most everything. She's starting to do more on her own, but we still have to be there just in case.
We go through a range of emotions each day. I think having kids will be a little easier after this experience. Ultimately we have a lot to be thankful for, and we trust that God will get us through this season of our life.
Can she communicate?
It seems like it would be very difficult for her if she can't communicate.
Things will work out. The Lord won't give you anything you can't handle.
I've learned that communication is much more than speaking words. Communication is still a struggle. The words don't always come out like she plans. We use a "communication book" for common items such as food, drink, places to go, etc. She can also right pretty good, especially since it's her left hand. The biggest thing we are working on is getting her to initiate the communication. Mosts of the time it's a lot of yes/no questions from us.
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