Just a Bit of Dust 6/30/16

We are so thankful to be home!!!   We are looking at a layer of dust on everything. It is like our house is frozen in time. We left for a weekend and instead we’ve been gone for 7 months. Christmas pictures on the refrigerator, laundry waiting to be done, unfinished home projects and tools…

Home!! 6/29/16

Ruth, Nick, & Robbie went to Pops on Route 66 when they got back. Jim & I took 3 hours longer with the uhaul.  Oklahoma!! Home!!

It’s Official: We are Moving back to Oklahoma!! 6/27/16

Robbie saw Dr Lin today and he has given us permission to move back to Oklahoma. Robbie will need to continue with physical therapy and there could be future leg surgeries, but for now we are celebrating!! We have started packing and we hope to be back in Edmond by Thursday night!  We will miss…

USS Texas Battleship Tour 6/26/16

Robbie climbed onto the guns to check them out.  Robbie climbing stairs for the first time.  Walking around the ship.  Jim Nick Robbie and Ruth Nick, Ruth, and Jim climbed the stairs to the upper levels. Robbie walking with his walker the long trail to the ship.  USS Texas (BB-35), off New York City, circa 1919 Jim…

Wonderful Cards! 6/25/16

Robbie is enjoying all the birthday cards!! Thank you for taking the time to write to him! His sister Ruth and her husband Nick are on their way to Houston today. If Robbie’s doctor appointment goes well on Monday, they are going to help us pack and move back to Oklahoma. We are praying his…

Happy 23rd Birthday, Robbie 6/23/16

Here is a shaky 3 min home movie of Robbie coming home from the hospital. He was 1 day old at St Ann’s hospital in Westerville, Ohio.  Ruth was 8 and Lynn was 5 years old. They had on face paint after playing at our neighbors. There is also a little footage of my dad…

Birthday Cards 6/22/16

Robbie is loving the birthday cards!! You are really helping him! Love to see him smile! Thank you for thinking of him!  Address: 8181 El Mundo Street #605 Houston, TX. 77054 After July 1st use our home address in Oklahoma. 

Monday Leg Battle 6/20/16

Robbie has the leg brace on tight today. His leg really fights being straight and was bending a lot after last week. He had so much pain in his foot, that his leg started bending again. It is a constant battle! He plans to work hard this week, so his doctor will give him the…

Happy Father’s Day! 6/19/16

We are in San Antonio visiting Jim’s brother Bob and his wife Edith. Robbie is relaxing today.  Happy Father’s Day! I was blessed with a wonderful father. He passed away in March 2003 from Cancer. He was kind and very quiet. I grew up on a dairy farm near Platteville, Wisconsin.  Arnold Graves 2002 Corn…

Better Day 6/17/16

Robbie had a better day. Still leg and foot pain, but more manageable. He also reluctantly got his hair cut.