A Positive Joy Report!

It has been a good day...rather busy. I got up and did a few things around the house...nothing that "had" to be done, but things that I "wanted" to get done before Melany, Wade, and Erin got here. Those "things" that I tend to put off unless someone is going to pay me a visit. I got all those "things" done before my Cottey College Alum Zoom Bookclub meeting. We had a good time discussing and chatting among outselves. It is always good to get with this group once a month. Today was especially enjoyable since my friend, Randi, from childhood lead the discussion. After the Zoom meeting, I ate my lunch before Melany, Wade, and Erin got here, and, then went and just sat in the living room awaiting their arrival. I got to feeling sleepy so I dozed just a bit because I knew that I would hear their car doors when they arrived...and, it worked. I got a very short cat nap in, which helped me not be sleepy during their visit! We had a really nice visit. Erin seemed to feel the best that I had seen her feel in some time. She joined in our conversations. Hurricane Erin came up and we talked about the Hurricane Erin that happened 30 years ago just prior to Erin turning two. I made a special page in her scrapbook about Hurricane Erin. I aked her if she would like to see it and she said "yes." I went upstairs and brought it down...it is a REALLY big scrapbook...and, shhh, don't let the others know, but they don't have scrapbooks...that's what happens when you are the first grandchild! Alex has one, but there is hardly anything in it! Anyway...back to the scrapbook...Erin enjoyed looking at that page and then she paged through the rest of the scrapbook from that page to the back. I think she enjoyed it. She remembered some things in it...most she did not! But she learned a few things that she did and said due to me capturing them for posterity! Melany, later, looked through the whole scrapbook. At some point, Melany read a message on Facebook that Kathy had posted with good news about Joy...a breakthrough...last night they had one of Joy's friends come over. Joy and this younglady co-lead the youth worship band. The two girls started talking worship music and songs...Joy's first real conversation since her concussion happened six weeks and one day ago. And, she spoke quite a bit...quiet talking at times because her head was hurting so much--but it was a real conversation. This is very encouraging. She's not back totally yet...but this is progress...good progress. Kathy said that she saw Joy push through her pain last night and join them for a little while. Continued prayers are definitely still needed. Soon college classes will start. We will see how she rallies through that challenge! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!