Beyond the 4th

I hope you all had a safe and pleasant Fourth of July.  We had a pretty good one here.  Deb continues to show improvement, though she is getting to the point where she can't get get very comfortable at night.  She's tried to wean herself from the major painkillers, and the Tylenol is only having limited effect.  Still, I think she is slowly getting better.

I spent most of the Fourth doing what I've done for the last several days, which is try to go through the house as best I can and decide what to get rid of before we have to move it across the country, and get the house looking as good as I can (by pressure-washing the patio, et cetera).  Deb is less able physically to help with moving stuff around, so she's been going through old magazines to see if there are articles she wants to hang onto.  This is something she can do while seated on the sofa, so that's good.

Dinner last night was provided by Wayne and Sylvia, who provided enough that we can enjoy what was left over again tonight.  Very much appreciated, as has been everything else that folks have brought by.  I can guarantee that none of it is going to waste.

We've started expanding Deb's limits with a few outings.  We went to lunch at RouXbarb on Thursday.  I took her to the grocery store on Friday, with a couple of other minor stops along the way.  Today we went to a cookout over at Jon and Mandy's house for our bike club.  Each trip out has worn her out, but she'd lasting longer each time.  She was able to stay out today for twice as long as I'd figured on.  Also, she drove for a couple of those trips (Friday and today), so definite progress is being made.

It's getting better all the time.  I just hope it continues to do so.