Push ups

Jayci doing push ups on her own. YEAH!!!

Hey there from Cali. I am sitting outside in the beautiful sunshine. Going to a be a hot one today!! I'm sorry! Probably shouldn't rub it in as I hear there is still snow back home. Haha!

The above video shows Jayci doing push ups. Her trainers at PW have been doing different stuff with the FES pads and instead of putting her on the bike, they place the pads on the appropriate muscles and do different exercises that way. Here, she is doing push ups and with the extra boost from the FES, she can do them on her own. Really is amazing. And the more and more she can use the FES, the more and more she will build up her muscles and that darn right arm is going to go craazzzy. As the camera batteries died, this is the only video from yesterday but sure there will be more to come today.

We haven't been doing a whole lot really. Just hanging out in the sun when we can. Jayci loves the sun. Yesterday her and Tye were in the spa (really is an over sized hot tub, which the owners don't heat) but it has a ramp entry so we wheeled Jayci in her manual chair just enough so her feet were in the water. Tye wanted her to go further but I felt that was good. Shawn mentioned something about her life jacket, so not sure if that is the plan today. For some reason I think Jayci will find the water too cold. We tried to go to the outlet stores on Sunday but think everyone and their dog was there. Couldn't find a parking space no where, and it is a huge parking lot, so we just decided to come home. Maybe we will try this afternoon. We found a frozen yogurt shop just around the corner so we did that one day but Tye still prefers the Cold Stone Creamery in the village, so there have been a few trips there (real good for the waist line). I'm actually not a real big ice cream fan, but there is just something about eating ice cream in California.???

Five more sleeps and Cassi Lynn will be here. She is busy writing her exams. One yesterday, one today and last one on Tuesday. Good luck Cass. Yous sooo smart!!!! And about 7 more sleeps until the Slettens arrive. Woo Hoo! Will be nice to have some familiar faces around, even if it is Jayson's. Hehe! Think there is a ball game in the plans and Sea World, and then whatever else comes up. They probably want to see the ocean so hopefully there is nice weather. Well, at least I'm pretty sure it won't be snowing. Oops, I did it again. Sorry!

So, for anyone out there that may be going through some tough times right now, we are thinking of you. Life isn't always easy and for damn sure it isn't fair. In fact, sometimes, it just plain sucks!! Just remember that you will be OK! Your loved ones will be OK! Things will get better. Be strong! Lean on your family and friends and be kind to one another. They are what's important. We decide what kind of day we are going to have!!! If you wake up positive, even if yesterday was a bad day, guaranteed you will have a better day. So what if you dropped your toothbrush in the toilet this morning and had to secretly use someone else's until you can buy a new one, get over it. It's a minor detail! Some days our house is pretty chaotic, like pull your hair out(or someone else's) kind of days. But they pass and I still have my hair. Even tho Shawn's hair may be thinning, believe me, it's not because I am pulling it out. When my alarm goes off at 4:00am and I am tired and I have to get up to care for Jayci, I just want to stay in bed. But when I go into that room, turn the light on and those big blue eyes stare up at me from above the blanket, I realize how lucky I am that I am able to get myself up at 4:00am and how lucky we are to have Jayci to care for. AND, I have another set of big blue eyes AND a set of beautiful green eyes, that I thank God for everyday. That is what's important. Love you all very much and miss you too!!!

Well, I better sign off now. The sun has shifted so I have to change positions and maybe get a cool drink. It's getting kind of warmish out here. Hehehe!!!

Love Starla