best nights sleep!!!

I got to Jon yesterday, Saturday, about 12noon. He had informed me it was the best nights rest he's gotten since he's been in the hospital. He woke up each hour but not due to any pain and quickly went right back to sleep. He said when we finally woke up at 6am he felt GREAT! he was so happy!!!
I spent the day with him..we went to a PT session which was WAY harder for me then it ws jon! thats because they were training me on transfers..meaning transferring him from the chair to the bed..then i had to do the bed back to the chair- it'll take practice but i'll get it!!
then we spent the rest of the time in his room..he managed to stay in his wheelchair till 530pm..at 5pm thats when another person came in to have him put together an easter basket for the girls. i had to take the plastic eggs and scoop up jelly beans and then he had to take them off the table and put them into the basket..he had to use both his hands to make that happen..it took a lot of work! he started tearing up that it was taking THIS much effort to do that...he then had to pick candy out of a plastic bag to put into the basket..he said he felt like one of those machines that your kids spend 50 cents on for the "crane" to pick up a prize...it was quite funny because that IS really what it looked like!! one time he picked something up but then he couldnt drop it..so it was stuck..he said "see i am that machine -quick somebody hit me so it will fall out!!" it was hilarious!!
i then was able to write more for his article that he is trying to put together for his business..got more of that done with him..
then i helped to prepare him for the night..i left around 10pm..totally exhausted!
im grateful i got to spend time with him yesterday..today, sunday, i will head back up..i imagine he'll get a lot of visitors and family to see him..that will be neat..
thank you everyone always for your prayers..we are asking that you please pray that he will gain tricep and upper trunk control..that he wlll gain strength so that he will be able to do his transfers and be more independant..this his bowels will function properly..and that he'll be able to keep his pain stabalized so that he can function..
we were talking yesterday about how for me, that if i have an end date..i can work thru things..like when jon was working clear in LA and i was by myself with 4 little girls for the week and he was only home on the weekends..we knew that he was only going to be doing it for a year..so i was good that whole year because i knew where the end was! but with this trial..i have NO IDEA where the end goal will be..this is a MAJOR change for me..i PRAY that i will be patient..the not knowing is the worst part..i just have to continually think of all the positives and have enough courage to rely on other people. we also talked about me having a break once in a while..he told me he loved my long hair and that i should go get a haircut/trim for myself..i told him there's not way i'd spend money on my HAIR of all things right now!!! i told him that friday night i had gone to dinner with some of the friends that were working on the house that night and i had called the hospital to let him know ..and he said that nurse came right in with the message..he was so relieved that i was finally taking some sort of break from all this..i told him i was TERRIBLY guilty the ENTIRE time!!! he reminded me that its okay to take a break, get a haircut, go to dinner, anything..and that i should in no way feel guilty..i told him okay but i'll still probably feel pretty guilty!!! he reminded me the saying "if mommma aint happy, aint NOBODY happy!" i guess thats pretty true..if im happy then the rest of the famly is happy..he said to always remember that and that i deserve to take a break from this whole situation...even if its incredibly hard to do so..
i swung past the house last night to see the flooring..they got so much done! and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!! i really really do --i cant WAIT for jon to see it!!! thank you all of you SO much!!! jake- your awesome!!! i was told so many youth boys came and that pres. albrechtsen was actually there the entire time! thank you guys for taking your saturday to spend working on our house..how can we ever say enough thanks..we will forever be grateful for your service!!