Friday, 1/24/14

Mike and I arrived safely in San Francisco.  We left the house at 3:00 a.m. and because we missed all the rush hour traffic in L.A., we made terrific time!  Arrived at around 11:00 a.m. and the hotel let us check-in early, praise God, because we were exhausted.  We napped then took a walk to find a place for dinner...a cozy little place with Mandarin food.

When we got back to our room we settled in for the night and I spoke to dad.  He said mom was doing very well at the facility and the staff is spoiling her.  He gave me her direct line so I gave her a call.  She was in excellent spirits and wanted to know what time I'll be speaking on Saturday.  I told her the time but told her the t.v. she has might not have EWTN on it...but Mike will be taping me as well.  She was pleased with that and looking forward to seeing it.  She said she had a really nice roommate and that she's eating okay.  Dad had brought her up some snacks and the staff has made sure she's been getting her pain medication regularly.  Dad sounds relaxed and is also getting some much needed rest.  I think this respite will be good for all of us but will look forward to all of us being back together.

If anyone is worried about Dad driving around, he still does very well and knows the routes to bypass the heavy traffic.  He has promised me when he doesn't feel like he can drive anymore he will let me know...and I trust him.  When I'm home though, I do play chauffeur....he likes that!

I'll be calling mom and dad every day while we're gone to update them on what's going on here.....

For anyone interested, the West Coast Walk for Life EWTN coverage will start around 11:00 a.m. Saturday.

Mom with our beautiful flowers
at Nouassuer Air Force Base,
Morocco.