Abby update - March 13

What a day! It seems like I've been starting a lot of posts lately with words to that effect, and, true to form, they once again have a double meaning today...

Good news first. Abby had a great day at therapy. She played some awesome volleyball with her PT, and we had good conversations with all her therapists about her transition away from St. David's and back to school next week. Her therapists feel that, with support from us and the schools, she probably won't have to have any more PT or OT at this time. Abby will be glad to hear that, as she's ready to be a normal kid again! We probably will continue to add some extra speech therapy to her schedule, as we still have great hopes for more and more cognitive improvement.

Now for the bad news. On the way to therapy the station wagon broke down again, so Gordon had to come and rescue us and get us to therapy. We spent all day making calls about cars for sale (lots more stories about, "We just sold that car, but let me tell you about some others we have...). Finally, we thought we had found the car for us in Kyle just south of Austin. After therapy in the rain we hitched our wagon to the truck, but evidently not well enough, as Gordon and the Taurus came disconnected on the Interstate somewhere north of Kyle and had to coast to safety on the access road. Well, since I'd left them behind anyway, the kids and I went on to the dealership and came back to pick him up in a 2001 Honda CRV. We liked the vehicle a lot, but had to go through that traditional ordeal of haggling and visits to the secret manager behind the dark glass (and we thought we'd never get a chance to be on "Deal or No Deal"...!). Finally, sometime between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. we and three wet, hungry kids (Frank's friend Jonathan had the good fortune to join us for this adventure) drove away with our first Honda ever. The only bad ending to the story is that the dealership didn't even want our Taurus station wagon, so Gordon somehow has to retrieve it from Kyle tomorrow!

So, I hope you'll forgive my saying it again..."What a day!" But, all's well that ends well, so we're ready for another one...

Good night!
-the Linams