Saturday, July 3, 2021

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2009, during July 4th weekend. That weekend, friends invited us to go to a local resort so that Mattie could do something more normal and see the fireworks. In theory it sounded good. We arranged for this getaway with Mattie's treatment team, because stars and planets had to align to make this possible. We pulled it off, but despite our best efforts it was not a good experience for Mattie. In fact, the whole trip made him very angry and he lashed out at us. I think seeing other kids his age doing normal things like running around and swimming, was too too much for him to face and handle. Certainly I knew this could have been a possible reaction, but since Mattie seemed interested in going, I figured it wouldn't hurt to try this adventure. I can still remember how upset Mattie was, and in turn how devastated Peter and I were seeing Mattie this way.

Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins. 

• Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 33,711,612
• Number of people who died from the virus: 605,578

Another full day at the house! Peter snapped this photo, because toward the end of the afternoon we couldn't find Sunny! Where did he go? To the master bedroom, where Peter has an aero-mattress set up. Sunny hopped on the mattress and brought his treat with him. This was the funniest thing I saw all day!

This morning we went to the Container Store to meet the designer who visited our home on Thursday. She wanted to show us the actual products as well as share her ideas about setting up three of our bedroom closets! Since Peter and I are giving my parents the master bedroom, we will be sleeping in one of the other bedrooms that is really meant for a child or teen. The closets just won't work for us as they are, which is why I needed some design help, especially since the room has an alcove right outside the closet. An alcove, which to me, would be the perfect place to extend the closet system. 

There is something a bit magical about going to the Container Store. There is a receptible for just about every need you may have. Given that we have lived through over a year of COVID, it is quite nice to be able to walk back into stores and see items first hand.