After four days in the hospital, Arden has been moved to Maryville Nursing Home for skilled nursing and rehabilitation. Of course he hates it. The first night he had the night nurse call us to come get him.! We drove down and tried to reassure him. The ongoing mantra is, “I need to get out of here. Bring my $30.00 so we can go buy beer.” I am so amazed at how obsessed he is about drinking when he hasn’t had a drink is almost 2 years. It is always on his mind. He even dreams about it, when he is not dreaming about amazing feats he accomplishes, like being the superintendent of Vancouver Schools!
Yesterday, his first full day at Maryville (yes, there is no “S” in the name even though people often mispronounce it Marysville.) he was still in his hospital gown even though we had brought clothes for him. Hopefully they will get him up and going today. I will go by and see him when I take the boys, Alex and Jacob Castillo, to the Nike Employee store to shop!
The boys arrived yesterday–great comic relief. They are great, funny and smart. Alex is taller than I am! He is a good athlete and enjoys running Evan ragged in the backyard playing soccer. Jacob is his own person so he jumps on the trampoline while Evan and Alex play soccer. Yesterday We took them to the Oregon Zoo. It was a perfect day for it because it was cool and lots of the animals were visible.
Oh, and we watched Happy Gilmore last night! Tonight it is Napoleon Dynamite! Yes, great comic relief!
Love to all, Sue
