Oh my god.

I think I have more, but I'm in a state of wonder. Not the good Ann Patchett kind, but the completely bemused sort.

My cough has diminished, but not enough to let me sleep through the night. As a result, I keep doing stupid things -- today's stupidity? I left my wallet on my desk at work. So I picked Noah up, drove back to get my stupid wallet and then back home. Sigh.

Grace has initiated eating actual food for the past two days. She signs eat and then opens here mouth to indicated she wants to eat by mouth not by tube. Granted, in each instance, she eats exactly one cheese puff, which is the only non-pureed food she can manage. It's a start right?

Kat, that's so cool that Grace is eating by mouth! Does it feel like a big step?

We are all sick in this house. Well, M is recovering, but I am feeling pretty lousy, and Rose has had a cough/runny nose for... god, like six weeks? It waxes and wanes, but she hasn't had an entirely cough-free day in about that long. M took her to the doctor today just to rule out anything more serious, but, nope: just a cold. Poor kiddo.

Go Grace Go!

Anyone want this for Good Stuff? Penguin gag reel: [link]

Kate, it does feel like an accomplishment, but also like we have so far to go. I mean, she does all sorts of other cool things, like read signs or the words on juice cartons. This also feels like an accomplishment given how people thought she'd be in a vegetative state.

So, the reason we went to get my wallet was so we could go to the grocery store. Sometimes, doing anything seems so hard.

Also, adorable baby harbor seals trying to get onto a surfboard: [link]

A local television station set up cameras in four viewers' houses to see what their dogs would do in case of an intruder. Some of the dog owners were sure their dogs would fight off intruders. The dogs were a German Shepherd, a Lab, a pit bull and a small ball of fur like a Yorkie mix. The fake burglar was dressed in a Kevlar suit to protect him against the dogs. The suit was not necessary. Only the Lab and the tiny dog even barked. The pit bull proved how dangerous pit bulls are by sitting, waving and rolling over, apparently hoping that this new game involved treats.

I'm pretty sure TNG wouldn't bark at an intruder unless they brought their own dog.

And the golden retriever I grew up with would happily have shown any burglar where the silver was.

That said, apparently most burglars are very cautious about dogs, and will tend to avoid a house with a loose dog in it.

Granted, in each instance, she eats exactly one cheese puff, which is the only non-pureed food she can manage. It's a start right?

Holy mcgoldenpuff, yes. And a lot of everything has felt like a long way to go with Grace. I remember. But I also remember not being able to see her cause she was too sick, so I took care of Noah so you could at wee smalls , then seeing her walk for the first time at her care center, then her getting a furlough for tg, then she was in the house full time, then sampling and drama llama and wtf, lady don't you know signs? Recounting that, seems do short and I've missed so much. It's a long way off until it's in the past.

Grace's cheese puff and sarameg's wise words have made me very happy.

I am also very tired. Dang it, why am I always so dang tired?

If the Beatles conspiracy site is a hoax, it's a very thorough one. I am desperate to know what goes on in the by-invitation-only "Advanced Research" forum.