Jeff Dunham

Matt, Nolan and Mom went to Edmonton yesterday to see Jeff Dunham, the ventriloquist comedian at Rexall Place. Matt and Nolan said it was hilarious and were really glad they went Couldn't have asked for better weather, 29 degrees. Thanks so much for Auntie Ardis and Uncle Ken who came to meet mom at Rexall Place to take her back to Shannon and Ray's for a visit. While they were gone Jacki brought the 3 munchkins to the house for a visit. Baby Anthony is so good that we went outside with the kids and grandpa stayed in the house to watch Anthony. We were busy doing yard work and got such a kick out of Bobby. He should be on the farm. He wanted to "dig something" so I told him to go dig the weeds. He was out there for over an hour with his shovel. We still have weeds but very little dirt anymore!
Matt now has physio/occupational therapy on Monday's and Friday's so 2 hours of "work" on those days. Wednesday he goes to Innisfail for a bath. We were happy to hear we got approval from the Alberta Government for payment of a nanny. Up until now Matt has been paying for Cecilia out of pocket and now with the funding we can get another one for weekends and evenings possibly. It will take some of the stress off mom and dad, who have been amazing troopers up until now. We aften have people look at us in amazement for what we have done for Matt and we realize not many families would change lifestyles and living situations to accomadate a person with disabilities. You must just look at the benefits and not just the negatives. We have been so blessed to have such a great family and we seem to make it work. Of course it helps when you have someone like Matt who has the most amazing attitude. And having the nannies help tremendously and we thank God everyday for them.
The other day I was watching Matt do his standing exercises and was amazed again at his continued progress. He may not see it but when he was standing they do not have to have the belt so tight and he can bend his right knee slightly and straighten it again. I have a great video on my camera of him reaching over a grabbing the control to let himself down when he was tired. Wish I could put it on the blog but the file is too big. Need to become more computer literate!