A Great Last Week of March!

The last week has been absolutely awesome! Amanda has been "on" all week. She has been silly, energetic, fully engaged, very interactive, and just tons of fun to be around. I think her system is finally getting used to being off Topamax, especially now that the migraine is gone. She certainly is one silly kid these days. We feel so blessed to have a giggling and happy little girl again. We are now weaning Diazapam and so far so good! It will be nice when we are down to one type of medicine. The Diazapam is addictive so it will take almost 6 months to wean. Amanda is handling it like a trooper though.

Amanda has been doing really well in all of her therapies. She also has been enjoying the outdoors. She walked over a mile on Friday night in her gait trainer. She also kicked a soccer ball. She thought that was pretty funny. She loves the gait trainer because it gives her some independence. Katie, Amanda and I got to play outside for almost 3 hours on Friday night. We went for a walk and Katie biked and roller bladed. Katie's feet are so big now that she is wearing my rollerblades. It is amazing how fast they grow up!

We also moved the horses down to their new place this weekend. We picked a great weekend to do this since it was 44 degrees and raining :-). It is so nice to have them close. Now Amanda can do equine therapy anytime she wants. Katie is really excited about being able to ride more often as well. She is also becoming quite adept at cleaning stalls and feeding. She is a big help.

Our other big news is that Terry from paws4people visited last week and the whole crew is coming the weekend of April 12-13 to do Azalea Festival and the South Beach Grill fundraiser. It is also official that ELLIE is being trained for Amanda!!! Yippee!! We love ELLIE!!! If you live in Wilmington, we would love for you to eat at South Beach Grill on the 13th! We will also have a booth at Azalea Festival both days! If you come by to see us at the booth, you will get to meet ELLIE! There will also be a dog presence at South Beach Grill (maybe even Amanda and ELLIE together if the weather cooperates).

Hope you are all having a wonderful spring! Thanks for all of your love, prayers, and support! May God Bless you today and always!

Susan