Yesterday it was all about Bethany's 17th birthday, beginning with making french silk chocolate pie in the morning...her favorite. Is my youngest really 17? She's growing up so beautifully, and I adore her! Last night her boyfriend, best friend and her parents, and my mom & dad came over for pie. Lots of laughs and love as we honored this awesome girl.
Today I picked up mom & dad and we headed to Denver to spend the day with Amy. She needed groceries and hugs from home, and we were happy to oblige. We met one of her favorite people on campus, Professor Wells. If only I'd had such teachers when I was in college...what a great guy! I can see why she loves his classes. We also met Jean, the disability lady who is trying so hard to make the campus more accessible for Amy. She's a great advocate for our girl and speaks quite highly of her. After pushing Amy in her wheelchair today I can see how frustrating things are...ramps that are steep and difficult to maneuver...buttons which are supposed to open doors but aren't working...ramps that lead to stairs...etc. It's all difficult and change is very slow in coming. But together Jean and Amy are determined to work on the things that are so important to anyone in a wheelchair. It'll happen, but it won't happen quickly enough for our girl, I'm afraid. Still, she keeps smiling and impacting those she comes into contact with on campus...we heard wonderful things about our girl from those who are blessed to know her.
The highlight of Amy's day was receiving her first set of wheels which we bought yesterday...a 2009 PT Cruiser. Now she'll have options other than places on the bus line when it's time to do her internship. She won't have to rely on Phil or her other friends to get her to the grocery. And when she needs to go to the various restaurants that she needs to write reviews for, she can drive herself! We named her car "Ruby", and she and Amy look quite good together!
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