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This week has been UNEVENTFUL, and in the SMA world, that's as good as it gets. Colby has had a great week. No major choking issues, no equipment problems, no calling places and getting put on hold or disconnected. Heck, we even got his supplies delivered on time and his backup bi-PAP is being shipped as we speak. Plus we now have his ECO communication device, loaded with eye gaze technology. This allows Colby to look at a screen of responses, choices, etc. and make a choice simply by focusing on it with his eyes. No special switches, no scanning, just his darting little eyeballs. He's in Colby heaven at the moment, over there on the couch sucking on a potato chip and watching a brand new Spongebob episode. He's probably thinking it doesn't get much better than this!

I've stayed busy this week with a couple of things, although one of them is not typing a lot of reports. Dangit why is it so slow right now? This is my weekend to work so maybe there will be more to type over the weekend. Worked at the hospital Wednesday. I was totally frustrated by the end of the day because I somehow managed to mess up one of the machines we use. Didn't break it per se, but it was unusable until Amy came in and fixed it the next day. I used to do that stupid crap every time I worked. I would practically be in tears from messing up the machines. Then over the last year or so things got much better, but not this week. I worked on that damn thing for 20-25 minutes. I'm sure Amy had it fixed in 2 minutes. I call that machine the "Beast" and obviously with good reason!

Also been working on wrapping up the Avon fundraiser. But guess what? WE'RE STILL TAKING ORDERS UNTIL SUNDAY, JULY 17. You know you need to stock up on the Skin So Soft, right? I'm very pleased with the sales we've had so far. I appreciate everyone's support and contribution to the cause. Now if we can just find a house and apply all these funds to some handicap renovations, that would make me oh-so very happy.

Plans for Colby's birthday party are in full swing. Always a huge celebration for our families and friends. Can't believe that kid of mine is going to be 9 years old in a week. Where does the time go? Then I'll blink my eyes and the school year will be starting and Mr. Big Time will be in 4th grade. Doesn't seem possible, but time stands still for no one I suppose.

I have family and friends who are going through rough times right now. Worried about jobs, worried about family, worried about kids, worried about illnesses, various other worries. I hate to see the people I love suffer in any way. I really hate it that for the most part, I'm not able to help too much. Let's face it, my time and energy is pretty much spent handling what's going on around here. But I'm ALWAYS available with an open ear and an open heart if they need to scream, cuss, cry, vent, etc. I hope they know that.

Well, Spongebob is over and Colby's potato chip is soggy, so that's my cue to switch gears and stop blogging. See you around like a donut. Bye for now.