I wanted to write all of you and thank you for your prayers, calls, e-mails, and letters. It is hard to believe Mom has been sick for three months now. I keep thinking it will get easier but until her leg strength returns she cannot do anything for herself. This is very hard for her (and me). Her cognitive has mostly returned. Every once in a while we will have a blip but she isn't as confused as she was. They have cleared up all the infections and now we are just working on strength and eating. Her appetite is not good and she HATES physical therapy. So this is just another request for prayer. Pray for me too that I will have patience and not push too hard. I just want her to be able to do some things for herself.
I enjoyed my five days with Meredith. She was a blessing and came at the perfect time. She was also a good buffer between me and Mom and that was nice. We ate out a lot and saw three movies: The Nanny Diaries, Becoming Jane, and No Reservations. We liked them all but they were all sad in their own way. Meredith's pregnancy is going well. She enjoyed eating American food and shopping. It is fun to look at little girl clothes. My cousin and two friends came by and brought presents. Mom got to watch her open them and this was fun. Like I said little girl clothes are fun. She is due October 30. Ben continues to work very hard getting the new store ready. He is also working part-time at an ice cream parlor. I'm glad I'm not there. You know how I love ice cream. I'd be his best customer.
I will meet John in Miami to renew our Brazilian Visa on Tuesday, September 4. It will be wonderful to see him again. I just hope we have everything ready and it will be smooth sailing through the process. It will be the first time I have not been with Mom all day in 100 days so it will be an adjustment for both of us.
I am loving my first football Saturday. I've been listening to the games on ESPN and it is great. I can't believe Clemson is playing on Labor Day and at 8:00 at night. There will be a lot of people that drink too much. It isn't fun when they have late games. Right now Appalachian State isbeating Michigan State 27-14 and the broadcasters are about to swallow their tongues. We saw lots of cars today flying their Georgia flags on the way to the Atlanta Airport. We thought of The Bryant Family when we saw them. There were some Oklahoma State fans at Cracker Barrel. I hope they got out alive.
