First Post

Hello:
This is my third time trying and with Jeramy's help I may have made it this time.

I wanted to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for the lovely dinner and visit. It was so fun and everything was so delicious. Thank you Cindy also for setting me up on a blog. I will use this to let you know from time to time how Arlyn is doing. I appreciate all your support and caring and I know how much it means to Arlyn also.

We were so full from the dinner we forgot to cut the beautiful Kelly cake but wow did we have fun showing it off to our neighbors. Eli and Peter thought it was a treasure cake and all the cute frosting gifts were just for them. They swipped, saved, ate and savored them. What a talent Kelly has and the cake was so good. You are all so good to us and so dear.

We enjoy reading all the blogs so much and getting to follow what is going on with each of you. You are all so amazing and I love to sit Arlyn down by me on the computer to see the pictures of what you are doing when he is having a good day. I am learning to better manage his medications and he has some days that he gets around pretty good and can interact with us. Every day I just ask Heavenly Father to help me to make this a good day for him and give me the strength and health to keep him clean and safe and happy. Right now he is sitting outside in the sunshine enjoying watching the little kids play in the yard. Every few days he wakes up in the night and says, "lets get in the car and drive to Calif. and visit Jef. " He says we will take him to dinner and then drive back the next day. Some days we can laugh and talk and enjoy each other and at other times I have to take the phone off the hook so he won't call the FBI to come and investigate all the strange things he sees and worries about. I like to look at the pictures of the trips we have taken and the happy times over the last 20 years and it helps me through the hard times with him. He has been so caring and loving to me over all these years that caring for him now is not a burden in any way. I am so lucky to have him and to be a part of his wonderful family. Thank you again to all of you--We love you.