Check out a picture of my new License Plate above. It was the best abbreviation I could get to fit because I wanted to support Special Olympics too (www.sooh.org). Obviously, the CPFAM stands for "Cerebral Palsy Family", the name of this blog and our Facebook Group linked to this blog. We are thinking about getting some abbreviation of Team Hyndman if we can when we have to renew Greg's LP this year. Nick just got his LP for his van and we didn't get a specialized number, but he did get a "handicapped" or "disabled" LP tag instead of him using the card on his rear view mirror because it was hard for him to take on and off of his rear view mirror and it was in the way while he was driving, so we opted for getting it on his License Plate instead.
We hope everyone had a lovely Valentines Day:-) Nick had classes that night so we are going out to dinner as a family for Valentines Day this weekend. We exchanged small, meaningful gifts and hope to just spend some time together this weekend.
Isabella had a band concert last night and she/they did GREAT! The kids are just busy with school and their activities (band, dance, wheelchair football, writing songs). Nick got to go to his old high school this past week and wrestle/workout with the wrestling team which he REALLY enjoyed. It means a lot to him and to us that they ask him to do this. He's gone over to work out with them and watch them several times now when he's available. It also gets him out of the house and socializing:-)
We just got a Beach Wheelchair for Nick this past week. It's much bigger than we thought! For anyone who doesn't know, if you use a wheelchair, it is next to impossible, if not impossible, to push them on the sand. If you love beaches as much as we do, this is not fun. We've always had to either carry Nick (when he was smaller), now we walk him by holding on to him on each side (it's hard for him to walk steadily on the sand!), and then we have to carry his chair out to where we settle on the beach. In Hilton Head, they had a tarp down to push a chair on but once the tarp ended, it was the same situation to get to the beach. So, we thought we'd invest in a chair, which was about $2500, with the idea he'll have it for a LONG time and can use it whenever he wants to. BUT we realize we'll have to have a van or other way to transport it as we'd have his other wheelchair and this one to GET TO the beach, so if we'd fly somewhere, that may be a problem. It is big, but can fold, so I wonder if it would be possible and affordable to fly with it as luggage or, well, I'm not sure yet. That is why we usually drive most trips because we have Nick's wheelchair and equipment and it's just easier for us. We have flown but it's not easy with all of his stuff, his service dog, Charger, etc. Of course, we would and probably will fly again but it would just take some planning I guess. Anyhow, I'll try to get a picture of it up on the blog soon. We're STILL waiting on Nick's sports wheelchair to come in for his wheelchair football and other sports. We paid for it in early December so we are hoping it will come in soon as we are not dealing with insurance, etc., which is supposed to be what usually takes so long. We've waited up to six months in the past for insurance when we've ordered his regular wheelchairs, which by the way are the only kind insurance will pay for and they only pay for a new one every five years. Anyhow, we are excited for him to get it for football! He's really banged up his regular wheelchair, and we've had to repair it and get new wheels several times, so we are hoping this titanium chair will be a better option for getting rough and crazy like they do:-)
Nick's spring break is next month and Bella's is in April. Now that Nick's in college, the only breaks they get together is Christmas/New Years and the 2 months in the summer if Nick doesn't take any summer courses. Bella's got 6th grade camp for a week next month too.
Blessings:-)
Amy
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