Oops, didn't blog yesterday either.  That's two days in a row that I have had to catch up on the blog the next day.  I can't make this a habit.

Yesterday was Sunday and really was a day of rest in our home.  We very leisurely got ready for church (which doesn't start until 1)  Prior to church, Marty didn't say anything all morning and only wrote one thing.

"I am worried about Dad.  He does no feel well and is always tired.  I think He needs to go Home.  I am fine!  The Girls will be Home Monday.  They can help me clean and get stuff I need for Breakfast and Lunch.  Maybe we could have friends Bring Us Dinner again for a little while untill I feel a little stronger.  I will Be fine!  We need to try to get Back to Something Normal.  I Love Mom and Dad! And I am Grateful that they are here."

Marty's parents are planning on leaving on Wednesday morning.  I don't think Marty knew that.  He is very worried about his Dad's health.  I talked to his mom.  She assured me dad's fine.  He hasn't been eating as well as he should here and that has caused some challenges for him.  We have entirely too many sweets for a diabetic :) 

Marty has learned to do a lot of things by himself.  He now knows how to brush his teeth, shower, get dressed, eat, sort laundry, fold laundry, set the table, and a few other household chores.  However, he doesn't remember to do them.  If he doesn't have someone there to remind him to eat, or remind him to drink, he won't remember to do it.  He often sits on the couch in a haze, looking very lost and confused.  It's hard to tell what's going on in his head.  Then other times he seems so clear like the letter he wrote about his dad. Everything he does still takes a long time to do.  He wants to do more than he is capable of doing and that leads to a lot of frustration on his part.

We are putting plans in place for when they leave. My work is being very flexible and allowing me to work from home once they leave.  I have created a menu of crock pot dishes that require no preparation at all.  It's just measure and dump.  Marty will be able to assemble these in the morning if I read the recipe to him.  Recipes are still too complicated to read.  He has started texting but it is slow and painful for him.  He has to write down what he wants to say and then letter by letter transfer it to his phone.  I am thinking that we may be able to find a better communication path on the IPAD.  Once he can do this I suspect that within a couple weeks he will be very self sufficient at home and will allow me to be able to go back to working in the office.  He has an immense desire to be self-sufficient.  He's very frustrated that he just can't do some things.  The things he wants to learn to do:

• Read - he is now able to read baby books, but he wants to really read.  He is able to follow along when others read to him which is encouraging that he may be able to read on his own soon.
• Cook - his reaction time is just too slow.  He doesn't think to turn over the eggs until they are too done.  His arm isn't strong enough to stir things for a long period of time.  He can't read well enough to read a recipe. 
• Drive - again this is about reaction time.  The signals from his brain to his hands are so slow.  We haven't tested to his feet (not really sure how to do that)  Until he can improve his hand eye reaction time, I am very leery to even attempt to allow him to drive. 

• "She would only do Co-Ed" - when my brother asked Rylee if she was on the wrestling team
• "What's for Dinner"
• "Diet is a 4 letter word in our house" - when Christy told them they had turkey and salad for dinner because it's January and everyone's on a diet
• "Great now I just need to Learn to Read" - when my brothers were explaining some of the apps on the IPAD
• "Romans 8:" - when we were talking about the scripture Marty was able to search Saturday night