I was right. The day is coming to an end on a high note. As we were finishing our dinner tonight, our pastor and his wife came in for dinner. We asked them to join us and then spent the next hour in animated conversation. During that time we saw another church member and her son as well as two people the pastor and his wife knew. As often happens, a routine meal turned out to be a very pleasant social occasion. It reminds me once again why I think the decision to eat out for all our meals has been so beneficial to us.
When we returned home, Kate commented on how much she likes our bedroom. Then she got dressed for bed and sat in her chair in the bedroom working on her iPad. I turned on PBS Newshour that I had recorded earlier. Like almost every evening it was a very peaceful end to what had been a good day. Then a few minutes ago, she asked, “Where are we right now?” I said, “Knoxville.” She responded, “So we’re still at home.” You may find it hard to imagine that she could sit here in her own house that she enjoys so much and then ask where we are. I hear enough things like this that I am no longer surprised. And because she has been so happy and we have been enjoying our time together, I don’t feel sad either. I’ve known for over seven years that we were coming to this, but I didn’t expect that we could find happiness within the context of such a radical change in the way her brain works. I also know that this will not last forever, but we will enjoy it while we can.
