Packing things up...

Well, our Amy is almost packed up and ready to head back to campus. She's sure everything will fit in the car. Me? Not so much. But we'll do our best and hopefully it will all go in. As we were packing yesterday, she commented that she needed her suit for one of her classes where they'll give presentations. Given the new leg braces and her difficulty wearing anything but athletic shoes, I asked what she planned to wear on her feet. "My Asics, of course!" she replied. Even though we both know her days of wearing "pretty shoes" are probably in the past, I still felt bad that she'd already accepted that she'd wear white athletic shoes with turquoise or purple stripes with her suit. So today we headed to Kohl's and found black Asics. (Thanks, Nana & Papa!) Ok, so they have aqua stripes...at least they're mostly black! I'm amazed at how well she's accepted her situation and is making the best of it. We've now purchased about 25 pairs of crazy knee socks to go with the leg braces...argyles, stripes, animal prints, etc. She's having fun with this instead of crying about it. So I guess for today the silver lining is that Amy is choosing to laugh instead of cry....once again. Yep, she's my hero!