January 10, 2014

We started the day early, with the intentions of going in to Balboa, and building 26 for Jason's regular formation. I went in to make sure he was up and moving, at about 06:45 (I'm up showered and dressed) and ask the regular question, " What shorts do you want?" His reply was what was different. Jason said he had received a text message from his section leader and it basically told him he didn't have to come in, unless he wanted to, and that the guys were going to be doing PT Basketball. Because he is in a power chair he really can't play basket ball with the other guys, and besides, basketball has never really been his game. I immediately asked him if he wanted some breakfast, and he declined. He usually doesn't eat breakfast until after 08:00, and that's what we targeted.

As it turned out, Jason needed to go in anyway, to take care of some paperwork, so at about 10:10 we went to take care of that. Anthony Netto was flying back from Pennsylvania, and would be arriving at about 11:00. We had plenty of time so we went to Balboa and then over to the airport. The next stop was to get some lunch and then go pick up the girls. Apparently they didn't go in to school today so we didn't need to head over to the respective preschools, and that was nice for us. We went to pick them up right after lunch and brought Anthony along with us. The girls like Anthony, so there was no worries there. In fact they were asking about going over to his place, because there is a nice park where they like to play, very close by.

After dropping Anthony off, and then getting the girls back to the house I fed them lunch. It was now after 13:00 (1pm) and they both showed signs of needing a short nap. Of course, I needed a nap too, and so it worked out for everyone. The rest of the day was simply the girls getting up from their nap and playing with their toys - They love their kitchen play area. We stayed up for a little while and then they were ready for bed. The interesting thing is that I feel like I might be coming down with something, so I plan on taking it easy for the next couple of days. We will be heading up for Gracie and Jason's training, and the girls will be playing at the park, but I believe I can get through that. Thank you, for all the continued support and prayers. Take care and stay positive.

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