Sunday, April 20, 2008

moderate to strong

this is how ian describes how "project grayson- floor 1" went yesterday! i wish i could post pics, but my stuff is all over the place and i can't upload at the moment! but seriously, it went really really well! i did nothing but run errands and take care of "g" all day so i was feeling kinda worthless. really i was just in awe at how beautiful it was looking so fast! ian and lyss, courtney and chris and steffan and kenny all came over at 8 a.m. while rachael made YUMMY breakfast burritos and watched all the kids. what a lifesaver she was. kenny's mom brought over all the fixin's for sandwiches for lunch and kenny's dad got the super fun job of scraping up linoleum while he was here. lyss and ian brought burgers, fries and veggies for a quick cook out that ended with a amazing sunset and kenny executing the most perfect breakdance move (i think it was the backspin) that beautifully ended in him lying on his side, head in hand with a smile on his new "not" hardwood floor. i would give anything had we caught it on camera. when all of us were in shock at the randomness, kenny simply declared "i've always wanted to do that, but i've never had the chance." well, here's your chance baby! break it up. grayson loves his new floor. he drives his cars around saying "vroom vroom" and he even is doing GREAT on his walker without carpet to slow him down! he chased a ball around all evening last night because it just kept rolling! we noticed also that while he was still scratching his wrists, it was aLOT less. there is also tons of sawdust still on the floor. that's my job for the day, at least i have one! so we'll see! today is project grayson- floor 2 (grayson's room). we're gonna rip the carpet up in there too. again, thank you to ALL of you who participated in whatever way. we cannot say it enough, though we will say it again. thanks for lovin' my boy! pictures to come.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

A great start, so happy it's happening for you! Praying so hard for you this Sunday morning...

N. Palhinha

Tracy said...

What a great story. I know you have probably heard all the home remedies, but I lived in Alaska for three years and it is VERY COLD AND DRY for a good portion of the year. If you didn't have eczema before you definitely had it while you were there. . Anyway, AVACODOS are suppose to be really good for skin problems. I don't know if he can eat them or not and I am not sure how many to see results, but the oils in them are suppose to help at least help with skin issues. I just thought i would throw that out there.
I can't remember if I have posted here before or not, but I stumbled on to you site and have been reading it ever since. I love your photos.

Anonymous said...

Wanted to stop by all weekend and lend a hand or bring over a snack...but had kid with mystery fever and nauseous mama. Prayed for you instead. Lots of love.

redbyrd said...

you left out the moderate to strong to "real" strong...ha. i think he was very pleased with how effortless it seemed and how quickly the project got done...he was sooooo happy to do that for you guys, even if he did almost cut off his finger...anything for that little boy....and don't forget he wants to make t-shirts that say "project grayson" on the front and "pick your wallets not your scabs" on the back...i know, gross....but funny!

Unknown said...

It was SO much fun to be able to be blessed by being a part of this project. I loved hearing that Gray seems to be scratching less.

As a fellow mom of a child with chronic health problems, I understand how hard it can be.

You can do it!