10/14/23

 Today was filled with organizing, cooking, laundry, making sweets and taking the kids to an estate sale. Yes, I said kids. Avery pooped home this morning before she went to work. We took a quick jaunt into an estate sale and everything was 50% off. Avery bought an Atari 2600. It came with 5 games. 

She is hoping it works. If not, we got the name of where to return it to. 

Ethan also went to this sale in search of tools. He didn’t really see anything exciting, however he did find some matchbox cars. I know this seems silly but he collects the ones he finds cool or interesting. These ones were still in their packages.

Avery went to work from the estate sale. Ethan and I went home and he sorted through his treasure.

Paul and Ethan worked together on a wiring project for a few hours in the garage. Ethan needed Paul’s help, and they have been talking and planning this project throughout the week.

Avery came home in time for dinner and dessert. Ethan had been planning all day that he had some things he wanted to share with the family that were funny. As we all gathered in the living room after dinner, he hooked his phone up to the TV and started playing YouTube videos of this guy that is a “cool” and all the unsafe recipes that he shares.

This brought laughter and a big gross out factor to all 4 of us. It felt so much like pre-transplant family times. We all laughed. We all commented. We all had FUN!

These are the little gifts that I get and cherish. Ethan has made so much progress in the past year. It will be interesting to see how he feels about holidays. Last year he wasn’t looking forward to them at all. He used to love the family time and last year he was antisocial and withdrawn and down right miserable.

I am taking these wins and delighted by them. Today was a nice warm hug for the soul.