11:15 pm
I have been so busy that I haven’t had time to post… it is “school play” season and I do the costuming… Beauty and the Beast is the biggest production I’ve ever done.
And, life with Steve is slowly returning to normal. We are still at Mom & Dad’s in Hopewell – it is a very convenient location to get to therapy and to get to shopping and other entertaining venues for Steve. His friends can stop by anytime. It is a large house that can accommodate lots of people… and it has Steve’s Nana and Poppy who cannot do enough for him. Nana was even running him around to see his friends at 10 pm tonight.
Steve wants to go home, and we plan on doing so after Spring Vacation. We’ll be going to Florida for a few days and after that we will try a move home. If Steve isn’t driving though, it is going to be more difficult for me to manage. I’ll see how things go.
On Saturday, Steve visited his dog who is still living at his Uncle Pat’s house. Then he stopped by the Ten Mile River Preserve where he used to work occasionally. His father took him golfing after that. Steve did very well and was pleased with his game.
We relaxed at home on Sunday. Steve seemed a bit tired, but was in a good mood. We went to Mass at Our Lady’s Chapel in Hyde Park then shopped at Adams, where Steve found inspiration to cook. He made lasagna for himself! My sister Maureen and her children were coming to visit for dinner to celebrate Maggie’s birthday. After the lasagna was ready for the oven, Steve seemed a little restless so I took him out to the Mall for a walk around. There he crossed more items off his “must eat” list by downing a Taco Bell Cheese Quesadilla and an Auntie Anne’s Pretzel. He met a friend from high school and seemed happy with the outing.
Despite eating the aforementioned junk food, Steve was still hungry and loaded his plate with lasagna at dinner. He ate every last bit of the gigantic serving and finally slowed down when it came to dessert.
When I asked him what his plans were for tomorrow, he said he was – hold onto your keyboards folks – going to read. READ??? Yep, he “wants to get more of his words back”. When his dad heard he was planning on reading the dictionary, he suggested that Steve read the new Yankee book by Joe Torre I had bought for him while he was in Helen Hayes (or Haze, as Steve spells it).
Color me amazed!
Dont you think its about time you stop neglecting this kid?……”Yankee”?!…How about buying him a Mets book or something else interesting….Thats the last straw, I may stop reading this blog!