DAY?

I have no idea what day of battle this is! Have I gotten too comfortable with this whole thing? I don't know but I do know that things are still going great. Brett is still doing well. His appointment last week was again very uneventful. Counts were all good and no problems to mention. We are anticipating more of the same at Friday's appointment but are expecting Dr Uberti to give the final ok of no more 24 hour care. He's ready for some alone time I'm sure. Kind of awkward to have to have a sitter at 41 huh?
Jim and Sherry are almost ready to head back to Nova Scotia now that the 24 hour care giving will be over. It has been so helpful to have them here during the day so that I can work without worry. Uncle Gary questioned Brett yesterday asking if I was going to be putting an ankle monitor on him to make sure he doesn't sneak on the mower during his first week of freedom. Not funny Gary... I have spies that will be making covert missions to make sure no mowing or tree trimming occurs! .... you think I'm kidding don't you?
Thank you Jim and Sherry for all the help and love you gave us during these past few months. Thanks for all the yard work, tree trimming, weeding... thanks for everything. Thank you in advance for the homemade pizza you will be making us tomorrow... we've been craving it for about 15 years!! We love you and can't wait for the day we can head to Holland for a day at the beach or a hike on one of your many trails! OH and we can't wait to sit on your new couch and eat at your new table.:)
Our summer is filling up with great plans that we are looking forward to with more excitement than a small child. First, an open house celebration the graduation for our niece Kera! Then on the weekend of the 4th we have the Stornant family "Camporama 2010". My family started a little crazy tradition (most of our traditions are crazy) of camping together for a long weekend - the tradition started when my sister and brother in law, Claudia and Hank invited all 48 of us up to their home on the lake for a weekend full of fun, food,"jack and crack,"and many special organized events and competitions too numerous to mention. Every minute planned to be filled with some kind of fun...literally every minute!
Last year my brother and sister in law Mike and Amy carried on the tradition at their cottage on Lake Michigan with more fun, of course more food, an intense game of capture the flag, a friendly boat making competition "the ricotta regatta" (yes the boats had to race in lake michigan with a container of ricotta cheese on it, what do you expect we're crazy Italians), campfire songs, and so much more. This has become a great experience for our family and Brett is looking forward to it so much.
Travis, Christine and the boys are planning a trip here the next week...again Brett is looking forward to fun with his side kick and soul mate Isak. Slip and slide, riding the motor scooter, going for a ride on the "double" also known as the tandem, and just playing as much as possible. He's looking forward to adding Fin to the mix this year since he will be "of age" to participate in all the fun!
After that.... we are hoping for another trip to "Mary Sue's beach house" for more beach fun and entertainment with the Stornant family to celebrate Mary Sue's birthday again.
July looks pretty full huh?
Now the question remains... since all of this will be happening before Brett's 100 days are up and most of his restrictions are lifted, will we be allowed to participate in it all? Do you take the risk of being exposed to all the people especially all the kids who seem to hoard all the little germs that could potentially harm Brett? When do you start to live again? When can we travel to a destination that is more than 1 hour from Karmanos? When can we just go and do whatever we want without worry? Isn't life better with family and friends around? Isn't it better to laugh and play and have "some enjoy"? Is life going to get back to normal soon enough to enjoy this summer and all the good times that are to be had?
I know if Brett gets his way we will be enjoying this summer, but we can't forget that his immune system is as delicate as a new baby right now. So,we'll hold up as long as we can without much to do with the outside world so we can enjoy the future summer plans with family and friends. We look forward to the fun!

peace, love and happiness until next time