A new home for Ben and Jes

A New Home for Ben and Jes
We have had a wildly busy time since returning home during the Halloween weekend. Ben and Jes have been staying with us while looking for a home. They found one in Palo Alto and will be moving there this coming week. I had a ton of fun with the kids tonight. We played for a long time on the computer, drawing and taking goofy pictures. It is such fun to have the kids around. Jes flew back to Salt Lake to oversee the packing of their things for the move here. She'll return on Tuesday. In the meantime, Ben is here with us, along with the kids. It should be a busy and fun time.

Mom is doing fine. She is standing for longer periods of time and even walked with her therapist, Jim. Her goal while here is to be walking by the time we return her home. I worry that she might be bored some of the time. When we have lots of people around I don't have as much time with her. But she is such a sweet-spirited person and doesn't seem to mind. She enjoys the kids. She is, in general, such a noble soul and always such pleasant company.

The picture above is of mom relaxing in her motorized chair; Below are Ben and Jes on the left; the kids on the right, playing chess.

We spent a happy day with Reed and Dorothy also. You know that troubles seem to come in bunches. Carmen's cancer is back and Dorothy's kitchen feels like it is falling apart, all at once. Her dishwasher isn't working; the microwave quit and Friday the oven broke. She was just about at the end of her rope when we arrived Friday morning. Layne brought his tools and went to work, with the able assistance of Ben. Together they fixed the oven in time for us to bake 6 pumpkin pies. They fixed a couple of other things also. We had tons of fun baking, with the help of the little girls (Ben and Jes were there also). Carmen seemed in good spirits. How I hope we can get her a miracle and see her returned to health. She is such a lovely little girl. I also enjoyed a great visit with Reed earlier in the week. We had lunch together and talked quite a bit. I am warmed to see how well their family is functioning. They are a wonderful bunch.

So, even with this difficult year, we feel blessed.