For those of you who know our family, know that what I am about to say is a very, very big deal....
Shawn went out to his Grandparents house yesterday and stayed the night. He and Haley had been planning this overnight adventure for weeks, and I don't think my parents knew that this planning was even going on. Yesterday, I knew something was up because little Haley came down to get the phone, then she and Shawn, whispering and giggling, ran to his room and shut the door. After getting their MoMa on the phone, they were beaming with victory, then convinced Amanda to drive them out to Wasilla. This is the first time in 5 years that Shawn has been away from me for the night, aside from his trips to Stanford / Palo Alto that he took with his dad for biopsies. The beauty of this, aside from the fact that Shawn and Haley are deliriously happy (my parents have 80 acres, waaay up Knik-Goosebay, NO neighbors, their own lake, lots of motorized toys) is that this is a "normal' thing for an almost 12 year old boy to be doing. Shawn continues to do more and more "normal" things....it's a good thing!! =)
We leave on Sunday for CA and biopsy, IVig infusion and checkup so I need to get on it and reserve our rental car. Happy Sunday!
Yea Trista for blogging! Hated that new and improved Status Site. Happy to hear Shawn gets a night out.
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Great to hear- hoping Shawn and Haley have a great time. - the Heckelmans
ReplyDeleteI hope you guys have a safe trip, I wish we could have been there too... We love and miss you big much!
ReplyDeleteIt is so nice to hear that he is "living life" almost normal again. What a road you guys have been on! Hope all goes well this week in Cali. We will be there the next week. We love and miss you guys!
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