a pretty normal day

gosh, there were certainly many times last week that i was certain i would never be able to refer to our life as any type of normal. in fact, i had started referring to it as "the new normal". today, though, had many "normal" moments like tonight when we played operation and memory (pete thinks he needs the practice :) ) just like we would have done any night before putting the kids to bed. i just couldn't believe we were enjoying each other again in such a normal way and especially within such a short amount of time. i guess i can keep referring to this as "the new normal" though because there are many things that are different and new but now it's more of an internal difference.

pete did mention a little about his 1st therapy consultation with the speech therapist. speech therapy may seem a little odd, but it's actually the type of therapy that works on re-training cognitive processes not just on helping people talk better. pete did amazingly well on the testing that was done today. our next appointment will consist of more testing that focuses more on cognitive ability and thought process rather than short-term memory. at that point we will proceed with appropriate therapy and just wait for the update on when he can return to work. in the meantime, we will just focus on lots of relaxing and enjoying every "new normal" moment we can get.