I appologize for 5 days going by between posts. It's hard for me to even remember what has happened in the week. So this might be random. Sidney is out of school for the week and enjoying some time with various friends. And the weather is fabulous to be outside right now.
Yesterday she and I went to a state park called Lost Maples. There are many large maples there and they are just past their prime on fall color but still worth the drive and hike. We took Stormy with us and she did great. We had a nice hike and picnic lunch. We all got clean after we got home, including Stormy. We did a bit of work around the house before having dinner with friends.
Kirk's cousin flew in on Saturday to help Kirk's mom and aunt drive home. We picked her up at the airport after Sidney and I visited Kirk and had lunch with a friend from Houston. Everyone visited Kirk and then headed out on Sunday. They have just made it home.
Kirk is doing OK. He is still extremely confused about where and when he is. He knows he is not at home and he thinks at least sometimes he is living on a compound. He still uses Arabic interchanged with English. Or he just speaks Arabic. We think it is possible that he thinks he is in Iraq back in 1990. He reacts to helicopters when he had not prior.
We talk to him every night unless he falls asleep before we call. I am planning to get him and take him to a friend's for Thanksgiving. We will only have him for part of the day. Please pray for him to not be upset and just to know he is safe and loved. Pray for patience for me to know how to take care of him and to make the experience positive. And pray for Sidney to continue to love her father and to continue to be his biggest cheer leader. I am very nervous about taking full care of him for even a few hours. But I've got to learn sometime.
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