Ethan’s Journey

Ethan and I had a meeting with Vocational Rehabilitation Services. This  is a service that helps those with disabilities to set career goals for themselves. This service also helps them achieve these goals. There is some paperwork and documentation that goes along with it, but it is fairly straightforward. Tomorrow I am going to try and get as much of the documentation they need to get the ball rolling as I can. Ethan also has to provide some information on his end as well. Tomorrow is lab work day. Hoping for some quick lab work, even though our 6 page stack of tests throws the ladies off at the lab. The dogs were crazy today. I had to take them on an extended walk to get their energy level back to normal. Penny was chasing the birds like a wild woman.

 We made it home. It was so hot as we unpacked. I gave Phineas a hose bath and that help cool things down so I could keep unpacking. The way home was exciting. As we were getting ready to leave, the truck wouldn’t start. After a string of obscenities, Paul tried to charge the battery. Nope! After a LONG time, he decided the battery was just not holding a charge and tried to jump start it. There were several attempts made to do so.  I told Paul it was a sign we shouldn’t leave. My aunt and I fixed the truck. After standing for a LONG time, we decided to get out chairs. As soon as we both sat down, the truck started. We must be magic. We also decided that we should have tried that sooner ha ha. After we finally get on the road, the truck starts with a funny vibration. The farther we drove, the works it got. As we were entering in Rochester, the truck felt like it was continuously driving over semi large rocks at a fast pause. Poor little Jiminy was bouncing all over my lap, airborne. The

 After twenty two years of marriage, Paul continues to compliment me in ways I have never heard before. He speaks with elegance. As we were discussing how the other slept last night and how Phineas was hogging the bed, Paul busts out with “well I didn’t sleep well, you were rolling around in the bed like an animal that was shot but didn’t die.” Epic! Today was a relaxing day. It was full of Taunting each other and enjoying each other’s company. All the neighbors come together and help one another put the docks in. This is especially heartwarming due to our recent events in the news of horrific crimes. These are people that come together and help one another.  The men put there waiters or swim trucks on and go into water that is approximately mid 50’s degrees, multiple times, until all the docks are put in. Then tonight, some of the people that were helping, came and sat at our campfire as we laughed the night away. Paul was getting louder and louder….his hands had larger movements all

It was misting last night. I woke up around 7 am and was delighted I got to sleep in over 2 hours. This NEVER happens. I took the 4 dogs on a 30 minute walk to everyone could do their poops and pees. While walking, it was still the finest mist in the air. By 9:00 am it started to clear up. I started working on sprucing up the garden (we are camping at my Aunt and Uncle’s property) with my Aunt.    Weeding, planting some colorful annual flowers, and then mulching. It looked pretty when we were done. Paul started to reduce the square footage of the rotten cottage on the adjacent property. The lawn was mowed, sticks picked up, and weed whacked. We worked together as a family to be able to enjoy the property all summer long. Phineas helped take big rocks out of the lake. He fetched big sticks. He picked things up and put them down. He is aging, but still a puppy at heart.  All the “littles” went on walks with Avery’s friend’s dog, who is also camping with us. Everyone got along well and ha

 We are camping this weekend. Avery and her friend came along. We told her friend that she could also bring her dog. So we have 4 humans, 5 dogs and a rabbit. Paul is being quite tolerant. 2 of the 5 dogs are less than 7 months old. Ahhhhh, the first trip of the season. The weather was less than stellar today, we arrived last and was blamed for bringing the rain. I can proudly say that I camp so my dogs can have fun. (But we always have fun too because we love our camping groups). Phineas is pumped to go swimming tomorrow. Avery’s friend’s dog also likes water. We are hoping Phineas can show him some tricks. Ethan stayed home this weekend. He is hoping to get together with some friends. He also has more working on his car and things like mowing the lawn. We ate dinner at a place that had a covered patio right on the harbor. It was a beautiful atmosphere. Dinner was delicious. All bright spots.

Today was long and frustrating. Once I was home from work, the day was much more delightful. We went to trivia night again and actually came in 3 rd. Yeah us! I need a break and am totally looking forward to this weekend.

I approached the morning with robust enthusiasm. I was certain I was going to accomplish 3 days worth of tasks in 1 day. I was pleased with my accomplishments. I worked on Jiminy’s helmet for a solid two hours. By the end, I may have needed a helmet…..to keep myself from ramming my head into a wall.  The material is moldable but you have to keep warming it up. By the time  I threw in the towel, the helmet looked like something a toddler made out of clay. Paul gets a MVP award. He had a good deed that got him home from work at about 8:15. He also brought home Bill Gray’s French fries. Then promptly jumped on the lawn mower and mowed until dark. He can’t mow tomorrow, due to our trivia night date. My bright side was taking the dogs out for our field walk TWICE…without any of them rolling in something dead or super gross. Even Theo enjoyed the sunshine as I did a little gardening.