Snug and Warm Holiday!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day! The snow storm in Reno was beautiful to look at from inside the hospital. We had gotten a pass to take Caitlin home for a few hours on Christmas Day but had to change that decision due to the weather. I know Caitlin was relieved because as excited as I was about having Christmas at home she was equally as anxious to go in the car and out of the hospital. Michael, Tim, and I had a bit of training as to how to transfer Caitlin. I definitely learned I am not very strong in moving her. Michael and Tim of course would be much better at transferring Caitlin. We had a quick change of morning plans on Christmas day but we still managed to be cozy and warm in our Christmas jammies while opening presents and having brunch. Caitlin is still stuck on her smoothies for every meal but the rest of us enjoyed a nice Christmas brunch thanks to Dagmar's delivery service! Caitlin was exhausted after her morning and took a two and a half hour nap to get ready for the late afternoon Christmas celebrating with other relatives. It was just wonderful how the whole day worked itself out. I left the hospital on Christmas Day feeling happy and full of the Christmas spirit that I felt was absent as I drove to the hospital in the morning. We had a surprise visit from Colleen and Paul Solomon who live in Southern California but were in the Reno area for the holidays. They were a bit stranded due to the snow so they ended up eating Christmas dinner at my house and spending the night. Paul is a musician so he came the next day and played his guitar and sang for Caitlin. It truly could have been a Christmas movie on the Hallmark Channel! Caitlin is chugging along in her therapies with success! She is actually getting rather feisty which as good as it is we need to be a little mindful of her sense of humor these days. She is getting away with a few inappropriate gestures and comments as she writes things down and types on her keyboard. I will not duplicate them on this blog but they are actually quite out of character for the Caitlin I have always known! Not sure if it is good or not but for now it is what it is! That seems to be a very strong underlying theme for life these days...it is what it is...deal with it! Best wishes to everyone for 2009!