Hospital Stay - Day 6: The Countdown

 Forget counting the days until we go home, we have been counting the days until Dad arrives.  We expected him tonight between 10 and midnight, but he peeked in the room at 8:30 and we were delighted.

It was a good day today. I actually love the hospital on the weekends. There are so few people, and the atmosphere is much more relaxed than during the week. It feels like we own the place. Most of our skybridge play is done on the weekends. Today, we had friends arrive at 9:30 and since all three boys were raring to go, we took Toe's dragon paper airplanes and superballs to the skybridge to burn off some steam. Toe was SO happy to be with kids close to his age.

Later, G and A arrived and we took a matchbox-sized remote control car to an empty area and drove it around. A commented, "I always thought that driving remote control cars was kind of a static thing. You just stood there and drove your car. I didn't really understand how much running around and chasing your car is involved." I think Toe's style of remote control car driving reflects some personal style...

G and A left us when Toe started to wilt, and he and I curled up on his bed and watched a movie. I think we both needed a rest.

We had a cool experience on our final walk of the evening. The windows in our floor's hallway are etched at the top. Tonight, as we were walking, we noticed that the angle of the afternoon sunlight placed shadows perfectly on the opposite wall. They were centered and looked as if they had been painted there. I thought it was amazing. I get my kicks where I can.

 It was another beautiful day in the city - warm, but with a good breeze on our hillside.

 Here's another statue I love:

It's a late night that I was unable to avoid. Toe is still doing breathing treatment. Going to be a rough one tomorrow morning.... I'm glad J is here and we can do this together.