The kids are in from Alaska giving me a much-needed weekend break of being with Mike. Mike is back at Timberview and he looks so much better than he did. They found an electric recliner and he is sleeping in it and getting better rest. He is on oxygen at night. If I am repeating myself, I apologize.

I got a call from a former adopter and Chauncey is being brought back to us this weekend. 🙁 She is not being returned for behavior issues, but the woman who is a professor at OSU has been offered a job teaching abroad and accepted. She has been trying to find a home for Chauncey but has been unsuccessful. She said taking Chauncey abroad is just not possible- long confinement in quarantine and a lot of stress on both of them. I am sad, because Chauncey finally did bond with someone and was doing so well. Now, she will be back in our bedroom in shock and grieving the loss of her person. Oh well, at least the woman called me and didn’t just leave Chauncey out in the cold.

Slater is in his new home. Right now, it has been reported, he is hiding under their piano. At least he isn’t hiding in the piano! The whole family has quickly fallen in love with him and I suspect in a few days he will be the center of attention in his new home. He is a gorgeous boy-

I have George coming to renovate the two doorways in our home so when Mike does get home, he will be able to get the wheelchair through the hallway and into the bathroom.entry. Unfortunately, our bathroom is really a water closet. I don’t know how we have managed this long to deal with the fact that when you walk into the door of the bathroom you can touch, toilet, sink and shower without moving a step! Home was built in 1935-