Respite Day 39

Here's a picture of one of many who breakfasted in our front yard this morning...a white-throated sparrow. This has been a big day...the siding on the house is finished, doors have been cut off and rehung, and Melany had a BIG birthday and has made me feel rather old...I can't believe that we could possibly have a daughter that old...but I'll be nice and not tell her age! Happy Birthday, Melany!

Woody got up early as usual, headed to work, worked, walked at lunch, worked some more, and then came home to have to interface a bit with the workmen both inside and outside. Once they left, he picked up the scraps of aluminum so they can be recycled. Then he came in to eat supper and rest and relax. I spent the day cleaning, cooking, and doing a bit of putting things back in the family room. I still can't put everything back as there are several places where there is going to have to be some paint touch-up after the carpet installation. The garage threshold still has to be addressed and we are still to get hand-rails for our front steps. The work is definitely winding down...and I am soooooo ready to have our house be ours again and get it put back to normal.

The Vandy research nurse emailed us information about Woody's cardiac stress test. It is scheduled here in town next Wednesday morning. I guess after that test is read and the results given to NIH, then we will get underway with finding out more about the "when, what, why, and where fors" of the study at NIH...of course that all is dependant on Woody doing well enough on the stress test to be a part of this study.

It's chilly again...must be one of the many "winters" of TN. I'm guessing that this must be "dogwood winter"...at least the dogwood tree in our front yard is blooming. It has been a beautiful day.