Friday (late entry)
Pardon me, but I did not get to update last night as I had a "date" with my wife, who is normally NOT at the same dwelling as I am. Sorry for the inconvenience. (grin)
Recap: Friday was a whirlwind day, as I took Jesse to stay with Isaac so Jackie and I could go test drive a car. Believe me, I'm as sold on the Elantra as I was on my Saturns. We did bring the car home, and we enjoyed the experience (and dare I say the finance person as well) we received from the Eckert dealership in Denton. Jackie now has a cute new car so she doesn't have to worry about the commute anymore.
During the day I had to spend some time during my lunch fielding calls to and from the pre-surgical clinic for Brea and CNS for Isaac. CNS decided they would be taking Isaac to the State Fair on Saturday, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized the number of people would be overwhelming to him. They are to "me", and I have been going all my life! I told the supervisor I did not want him going, and that we had decided to go as a family on Sunday instead, sans Jackie as she doesn't really like the fair that much. The supervisor then offered instead for to schedule a bus to take us from CNS, as a courtesy to Isaac, to the fair Sunday morning. She also gave us discounted prices on tickets if we bought them at the front desk, and I could tell her how many I needed. (Well that changed things)
I had to call her back because I wanted to run this new adventure by Jackie to see if it changed her mind, and it was a good thing I did. She was as surprised at me that we would not have to drive in the fair traffic, and was really excited about going. (Surprise!)
But wait.....there's more.....
I called back and confirmed the time we had to leave to get there when it opened, and told the supervisor how many tickets I needed.
Later in the afternoon I received an email from within LISD offering unused tickets to anyone who needed them. I was able to obtain enough for the family, except Isaac who has his paid for already. God is smiling and helping us so much, it is so amazing! I called and canceled the tickets with CNS, but kept the ride. LOL
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Saturday
Today, however, can only be described as F-U-N!!
Jackie and I got to sleep in.....what a concept! Getting up about 9 we started getting ready for the day.
I went down to get the boys for Isaac's "first outing with the family". The day started out with tossing the Angry bird (from a video game called "Angry Birds") between Jesse and Brea. I asked him what he would most like to improve about himself right now, if he could. He said he wanted "to get better at Math". (He aced the State test for Mathematics last Spring, and is having to work a little harder to refresh himself on multiplication tables)
I continued, "Anything else?"
He said, "Me." (Then after a short pause) "I would like to get more active."
I don't think they are used to this kind of recovery in a person. At least presently, they do not have anyone who has made the progress Isaac has made at the facility.
I asked, "You mean like playing outside in the morning and afternoon time?"
"Yes."
I told him I would make sure they started working on that this coming week.
We were told we didn't have to have an aide for family outings unless we wanted, and he could be "checked out" during the day, as long as he was back by 9pm. They finished getting ready after I arrived, and we waited for supervisor approval to check him out. Once we had that, I went to the office and checked him out, then piled the boys into the truck and the adventure was on...
First stop, American Indoor Sports
We went to where Jackie, Brea, Jesse, and I play adult co-ed soccer together on Saturdays. Jackie and Brea also play together on a Women's league on Mondays, while Jesse and I both referee there. Jackie and Brea met us at the complex, of course driving the new car (hee hee), and all our teammates and friends were there already when we arrived. Brea stayed out of the game, since she was not feeling well, but the other three of us put on a great show of acting like soccer players for the next forty minutes. Isaac played with Nicholas, and of course was fawned over by the spectators who came to watch us play.
After the game, and some great conversation, we banded what was left of the soccer team together and met again at Steak-N-Shake for lunch. Sixteen was apparently a bit much for the manager, who ended up giving us all the booths he could get close to each other. Isaac was able to order, with Dad's help, and he and Nicholas shared a table "just for the guys" by the window. I kept a close eye on him, but he was talking, having fun, and at one time high-fived Nicholas. (probably over a game on his phone....I don't know) Lunch seems to last longer when you are with friends.
Leaving out of there, Jackie took Isaac (as another surprise) to watch his soccer team play one of their games and cheer them on. It was GREAT!! He went and high fived the whole team, and afterwards played football with a friend and one of the soccer dads. Wanna see?
This was AMAZING to watch! (I also noticed some of the soccer parents keeping their distance or walking away quietly when I was walking around talking to other parents. I pray that whatever causes them to keep their distance is healed by Grace)
In case you needed to breathe, there for a second, the show continued. Jackie took Isaac to the local putt putt (like) place "The Zone". He wanted to play skeeball, so mom and Brea took him while Dad went home and got the paperwork for the financing of the car.
That in hand, we all met up at the dealership in different cars, just in case we didn't like the finance guy's response. Hey, I said the experience was wonderful. I didn't say I was fully trusting it to REMAIN that way. We've been on this Merry-Go-Round before.
I will have to say I was pleasantly surprised, once again. Our finance manager was "on the ball", explained what he was doing, where he intended to go with our financing, what he expected to happen, and.....WOW, I just can't say enough about them!
The car was prepped, fillup of gas, stickers removed from the windows, and off we went to get Jesse (sleeping back at the house and still not feeling the greatest) to take Isaac home. Jesse volunteered to go back tonight and have a movie night with Isaac while we got to spend another night with each other. (and Brea, of course) "I got to dri-ive" the new car to take the boys back!!! It's cute, but reminds me too much of the Jeff Dunham joke about the powder blue Prius. (Google it if you do not know. It will have you rolling)
Dropping the boys off, we came back to Lewisville and had a slightly late supper, then back home where I could make this incredibly long update. LOL
Tomorrow....THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS
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