Lookin' good

This is what Butter looked like this past week end.

He was so happy to have our Grandgirls visit us...

if you can't tell by his smile.

Tomorrow he is going to a rehab to begin his "hard" therapy.

It is also when I can't stay with him any more.

I will be going home for most of the week

(so I can get ready for him to come home)

 and visit him for a day or two.

I can't begin to tell you how hard it will be for him,

if I leave now for a hour or two break; he is asking for me.

 As for me...I miss him already.

Life Sucks...to put it mildly

If you have been following what is happening to my family right now, you know that the end of last year and the beginning of this year hasn't gone so well.  Well now something else happened...I cry every time I think of him.  I got a call yesterday that my dog (a chocolate Lab), Buddy, was hit by a car.  He had gotten out of the yard and went to my daughter getting the mail and he was so happy to see her that he got into the road.  Well it happened so fast.  It was hard news to get and even harder for my daughter to have to tell me.  I call Buddy my dog because he took to me and because Butter worked out of town I had him stay in the house with us.  I will post a picture of this beautiful, happy, loving pal as soon as I can.  Until then I keep asking myself if I can handle any more tragedy?

Butter

Butter looks a little crazy in this picture but he just got a shower and dressed. 

I hadn't combed his hair yet and it is the longest it has even been in a long time.

He is smiling!

He was so HAPPY to be out of the bed and be able to sit up in the wheelchair

before he headed to physical therapy.

He is doing great and working hard.

He still isn't talking much...just a word or two, mainly "ouch".

I am truly thankful what he has done so far and I know that he has been blessed

by a loving Heavenly Father.

Again, thank you for all your prayers! 

Just some more news about Butter. First I thought that I

should put a picture of him up.  He still is a cutie but he has lost

a lot of weight...at least 20 pounds.  Not the best way to loss weight.

 Anyhow I have some great news...today he started to say some words!!!!

His first word to me was "why". By the time it was 8pm

he had put a couple of words together. :-D 

I am so happy to hear his voice.

I can't tell you how blessed our family has been! 

We are truly thankful for all the prayers that have been said in our behalf.

And I am truly thankful for a loving and kind Heavenly Father!