Show off......

Paula REALLY showed off this morning!!!!

• She got dressed with minimal help



• While standing, she folded numerous towels and wash rags......she would shake them first, then fold them.....the folding was a "little" off, but it was great. She reached down several times, picked up her cup, drank some water, then put the cup back down to continue folding



• Using 4 different colored cones, she place the ones that the therapist ask her to on top of another



• The therapist held up a picture of a cat and dog, the therapist pointed to each and ask Paula what it was, and she told her

Paula got really tired, so I brought her back to the room, and told her to stand up so we could get her in the bed....she said "No."

I said, "Why not."

She said, "Because I don't want to."

I said, "OK"

After about 5 minutes, she quickly stood up, walked about 4 steps to the bed, and got in. That was appx 11:30, she didn't go to sleep and they came at 12 to get her up to go to the dining room, the nurse said she ate appx 25% of her meal. Then they came to get Paula to do some more therapy.....and Paula was tired and was not interested in more therapy......she was thinking about her lab work as a Med Tech.....she kept saying "Glucose 187, get me some glucose.....please, I'm desperate....glucose 187.....PH level....." So we brought her back to the room where she was resting, but not sleeping.

Marty and Gene Sliker came and Marty started talking to her about Upward this morning and mentioned the the Jenkins twins....Dalton.....(Marty could not remember the name of the other one, so she ask Paula) Paula said "Ethan." Marty then talked to Paula about all the kids in the nursery, and Paula was saying all their names.

This afternoon, Paula sat up in the bed close to the night stand, she reached over and got her brush, adjusted in her hand, and then started brushing her hair.

Just a minute ago, Paula reached over and made several adjustments to her bed by pushing various buttons, when she was satisfied, she layed down.

At one point, she ask me what was happening at MCG and were they going to do surgery.

God has given us another great day.

Our "M.A.P.S." team left for Peru this evening. They will be building a church. Please pray for their safety and their success.