Thursday, December 23, 2021

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2008. Friends brought Mattie these cute hats, headbands, and Rudolph noses! Mattie was going through a very difficult time and it was heartbreaking for Peter and I to see Mattie dealing with intense pain, depression and anxiety. Peter tried to lighten the mood by acting goofy with Mattie. This did help break the cycle and improve Mattie's mood. But unfortunately no matter what we did the reprieve was always short lived. 

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

• Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 51,808,987
• Number of people who died from the virus: 815,368

We woke up at 12:30am to no power. Or I should say, Peter woke up and then alerted me. Thankfully we installed a generator over the summer and just today alone it paid off. Otherwise my parents would have been two popsicles without heat. 

It was a long day. I took my parents to meet their new medical doctor. We were at the office for literally almost two hours. Everyone was very helpful and we put an order in for in home physical therapy for both my parents and occupational therapy for my dad. 

Peter and I spent part of tonight getting our Christmas table together. We turned the table because between the china cabinet and the tree, there wasn't much room for the table. 

I haven't taken out my Christmas decorations since 2007! It is a long time, but clearly when I packed them up years ago, I did a good job. As not one thing has broken over all these years.