Okay, so I just got a comment from Jessica, who chewed me out for not updating and not posting on the BBC board lately. So, here's a long overdue update.
In July, Brianna and I had our first long roadtrip! We had previously driven about 3 1/2 hours north, to visit some friends in WA, but this time, we headed south...six hours south, to visit my family in California. Long trip, but Brianna did so well! She fussed once in a while, but we made a pit stop in Myrtle Creek, OR, about halfway there, to visit my brother, Gordon. We bought him lunch, and then headed South again. We had such a great time visiting! We stayed for 5 days, during which time we experienced the warm sulfur springs (Brianna loved them!), a forest fire that started the next day at the aforementioned springs, a serious thunder storm, sweltering heat, bank overdrafts, and a seriously shortchanged direct deposit paycheck. We had a blast, but, when all was said and done, it was good to be home.
When we came back from Cali, we also had a passenger, my sister, Sarah. She came back with us, intending to get a job, and spend time taking care of Brianna. She was here until Sept 14th, when she went back to Cali, having decided to go back to school. It was nice to have her here, but, again, it was good to have my home back. Now, I find myself facing lonely days filled with work, therapy appointments, errands, and nothing more than a book for company (Brianna being the exception to this).
On the therapy note, though, we have wonderful news! Brianna has finally begun PT/OT/ST at Shriner's! She is going once a week to all three, which means two appointments, two hour-long (one way) drives to Shriner's, and one day less of work each week! That could be a good thing, or a bad thing. Because, though I'll have three days off each week for therapy, I will be at therapy all three days each week, which makes for a really long week with absolutely no me-time. Joy, oh, joy. As if I'm not insane enough as it is!
So, to add to all this, here are some more-recent pics of Brianna and me. Enjoy!
Brianna, mommy and Aunt Sarah 
Me
