Our First Day Back Home

Our first day back home was exhausting! We all didn't get into bed until clost to 2 am and then had to get up early. Cass headed off to school and Randy and I went in for his driving evaluation at Valley Medical Center. He did better on the cognitive testing part than he had the previous time. He only missed 1 out of 30 or so questions. He also did better on the driving part and the responding to hazardous conditions. Without putting all of the info into the computer, she couldn't say how much better. Her recommendation was to have Randy go into the DMV and ask to take the driving test. I think it was more of a way of not wanting to responsibility of saying that Randy was ready to drive and then have something happen. Some of his response times were still a little slow, which would be very worrisome if he had to respond quickly to something. Randy was happy that she didn't say definitely no to him driving.

The driving evaluation took up all morning. We got done barely in time to pick up the dogs before they closed for lunch. We weren't scheduled to pick them up until late afternoon, but we were both really missing them. They were so excited to see us. It was the first time we had used this kennel so I was a little nervous about leaving them. We use to leave them with a lady that would just let the dogs run throughout her house. She spoiled Max rotten. She even let him sleep with her. But she stopped watching them in her house, which I am sure is better for her sanity! It was always a mad house. So we left them at a kennel. The person that was there today told us that Max was definitely a barker! It must have driven him crazy to see all of the dogs and not get to play with any of them! They also gave the dogs a bath and clipped their nails before we picked them up. I am thinking they need to go stay more often! Randy and I together can't clip Daisy's nails because she hates it so much.

We got home in time for me to crash ~ my eyes wouldn't stay open any longer! I thought Randy would take a nap, too, but he stayed up and worked on therapy exercises. We spent the evening doing laundry and getting things repacked for our trip to Oregon for the memorial service for Randy's Grandmother.