Today started rough. We are sleeping with the windows open and my allergies are going crazy. Sleeping with the window open outweighs dealing with the headaches and congestion. But I had to wait until the allergy pill kicked in before I could be productive. Avery moved into her town home. We rolled into Brockport a half hour early so she could get her town house assignment. She stood in line while we waited patiently. I was more patient than Paul. The room was moist and I started to smell the oily skin of people and had to walk outside. I have a super nose and the smells are sometimes overwhelming. Avery got her assignment and we began to move her in. It is pretty neat. When you walk in, there is a kitchen and living-room that open to one another. There is a breakfast bar with 4 stool chairs, a couch, a chair or two and then a kitchen table with 6 chairs. If you walked straight, it would lead you to two separate bedrooms set up for one person, with a full bathroom. If in the living room
I was thinking this morning about all the things I was thankful for. I really enjoyed having my windows open and feeling the cool breeze coming in to air out the winter funk. I am thankful the excited whisper “Mom come here….look at the blue jay.” Just having an excited reaction to a shared interest. This afternoon Ethan and I walked around the yard and used my bird app to identify the different calls. Silly, but I liked it. We did have a wood pecker near by, but I think it left because I haven’t heard the jack hammering of his beak the last day or two. How do their brains survive? It is nice to have Avery home. She made lunch today, sausage tortellini with meatballs and a tomato basil sauce. It was pretty yummy. I played catch up today. I am getting ready for next week. I tried to be as kind to myself as possible. I work my night shift on Sunday, Monday will be me recovering from the lack of sleep. Tuesday we meet with a hematologist tor Ethan. Wednesday is labs, Thursday is Ethan’s