on her own

for the last few days Karen's has been walking through out the house on her own. little things we take for granted that her mom, dad and i have been helping her with - getting around, dressing and redressing herself are things we have been helping her with but that she has now been doing on her won. all are important as for the future especially after Christmas when we may not have a full time person here.

karen's parents are going back to arkansas either monday or tuesday of the thanksgiving week. i am sure that they want to leave now but know how much we need them until then. i have an aunt and uncle who will be staying with us from then until Christmas. during this time we will be evaluating what should be the best way of moving forward with karen at home after Christmas.

i am sure karen will be able to stay home but we will want people to stop by and check on her on a daily basis. we have had some volunteers already for this, and i know we will need more so that there can be some type of rotation so that people can continue to have their time and be able to help too.