Half Day

              The bambini love half days!  They know that I will be there for them and will try to make it as fun a day as possible...

 We started with Subway...Eat Fresh!

              

And ended with a movie party.  Breanna and Tonio decorated and sat together to watch Mickey Mouse's Three Musketeers.  They are so cute together...

Andrea and I talked about Kim and how she made each day special.  In so many ways...

      

Andrea said she could hear Kim laughing in this photo - I had thought the same thing, vividly remembering this December day, our first Christmas in our new home.  Kim's laugh was so genuine, so infectious!!  A deep, 'belly laugh'!

And, this day last year, she had a pretty good day at St. Joseph's!  Here's an update I sent to her principal at Rincon Vista Middle School, Lydia Crain:

"Hi Lydia,

I wanted to say thank you for all that you and your team have done for Kim and our family!! Amy and my daughter Autumn went shopping Friday and filled our freezer and fridge with the money your team generously donated. Mrs. Christensen made us some awesome Italian veggie soup and Maria made some delicious chicken enchiladas. Additionally, having Kim paid for the extra 2 weeks and the help with the LOA are an incredible help! I requested a Dr. note for the LOA, but have not received it yet - I'll follow up tomorrow.

Kim had a good day today and is making progress! We walked the entire 'U' shape of her hospital floor for the first time since she was admitted. Her blood values look better and the drain they put in for the abscess where the gall bladder was seems to be doing its job. God willing, they plan to give Kim her first round of chemo tomorrow. They will keep her at least overnight and hopefully, she will be home Thursday or Friday! She's already been at St. Joe's for two weeks!! We can't wait to have her home.

We could not get through this challenging time without great people to support us like you and your team at Rincon. Thanks again so much Lydia, Dave"

    What amazing help Rincon and Lydia rounded up for Kim and our family...

        We did have our great moments, our 'up' days.  And Kim kept so positive throughout.  She was amazing...

          Love,

              Dave