Day 928 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

The pressures of a getaway! Working late, squeezing in a last minute physical therapy session for my knee, packing for the morning flight – the “vacation” part of the getaway happens when, as Regina so eloquently put it tonight, when you sit down in your seat on the plane. Well, that is still a few hours away, so we push on!

Tomorrow is a travel day – a flight to Portland then into a rental car for a drive to Eastern Oregon where the family farm is located. Actually we will be staying just across the border in Walla Walla Washington. We have dinner plans with several cousins tomorrow and we are so excited about seeing them.

For now – we pack!

Pax!

Brant

Day 927 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

It is indeed a short week. Memorial Day on Monday and vacation and travel day on Friday – a three day week to get it all done! Today was an especially busy day as we try to get ready to begin to get ready to go!

More to come about our short but upcoming adventure, but we will be traveling to the family farm in the Walla Walla valley to enjoy a special weekend with my uncle and aunt as they celebrate their 65^th wedding anniversary.

I’ll share more in the upcoming days!

Pax!

Brant

Day 926 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

I didn’t see Grayson all day, but this evening he was as active and alert as I’ve seen him in a while. At one point this evening, Regina was asking him questions about a variety of topics and he was answering. For example, who is the President of the United States (I still remember when he answered “George Bush” to this question not long ago), what did Mrs Lydenthal teach (Composition – 7^th grade), and who was his Headmaster at Prep (Peter Bachman). My favorite is still the following exchange: If I had $200 and gave away $100, how much would I have left? Grayson – $100. If I took that $100 and put it in the bank at 10% interest, how much would I earn? Grayson – $10.

Today was a good day!

Pax!

Brant

Day 925 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

After a casual morning, Regina, Grayson and I spent the afternoon and evening with Rita and Richard enjoying their pool, good company and good food. We had a wonderful afternoon of talking, swimming, sunshine and general downtime!

Grayson was alert and active all afternoon. He remains in the up cycle that he has been in for this past week or so. Today he enjoyed his time in the warm sunshine, spent a little time in the pool, and observed the banter of family.

It was a good day!

Pax!

Brant

Day 924 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was the Feast of Pentecost and so we were dressed in festival red. Grayson wore a Hawaiian shirt with a dragon breathing fire – how liturgically correct! Today we also celebrated the Confirmation of Baptism for several of our youth at Salem. The highlight of the service today was listening to the reading of the faith statements of these youth approaching their confirmation.

Listening to these rising 9^th graders reminded Regina and I of this rite of passage in the lives of our three children – Grayson in 2000, Austin in 2002 and Lauren in 2004. Some struggled with who they were, some struggled with what was being asked of them, and others struggled with the increasing difficulty of the challenges that they faced. Our children were no different than this group – some were more eloquent than others, but the struggles remain. What was and is constant in all of their statements is the rock solid foundation that while struggles in life are always with us, so also is the love and support of a living God who demonstrated his love for us by giving us his Son.

Today was a joyous day in which we celebrated the Rite of Confirmation of these youth, celebrated their choice to embrace God in their lives, and were inspired by their stories of their faith journey. What a blessing!

Pax!

Brant

Day 923 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Grayson’s up-cycle is still ongoing. In fact it poses a bit of a problem – one I’d like to have more of actually! Grayson requires more attention during these cycles. If left to his own devices, he will not necessarily sit and look at his comic book – he will get up and walk outside, go up stairs or help himself to something. These times require more vigilance than “normal” because he becomes more curious and more actively mobile. In fact it is difficult for him to sit or stand still! These days are good for all of us.

On Friday morning, Regina and I made the trek down to St Martin of Tours – the church where we sang for 18 years and where the choir saw us begin dating, fall in love then marry. The pastor that was there the entire time we sang, Monsignor O’Leary, had passed away and many of the old timers gathered to sing at his funeral mass. It was a sad occasion but it was filled with love, reconnection with dear old friends and glorious music. The mass itself was celebrated by Archbishop Gomez, Cardinal Mahony, and a host of other bishops and priests befitting a man who had done so much for the Catholic faithful. It was a beautiful celebration of the life of a wonderful man.

When we returned home, we showed Grayson a picture of Monsignor O’Leary and asked him if he knew who it was. Sure enough, “Monsignor O’Leary” was the response. The least time Grayson had seen him was my last day singing at St Martin of Tours – Easter of 1999. Grayson’s long-term memory is still in good shape!

Pax!

Brant

Day 922 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends,

Grayson is still very much in an up cycle. His eyes are brighter, his movements are slightly more purposeful, and he tracks our conversations better.

This evening I was engaging him in our usual style – my starting a sentence and him finishing it. His answers are usually the shortest possible – one word. I frequently ask him to repeat the answer in a complete sentence. At one point Brant was putting a DVD in the player and I asked Grayson what we were waiting for. He pointed to the TV and said "movie". When prompted for a complete sentence he responded with "Waiting for dad to put on a movie". My jaw dropped. An eight word sentence!

When I asked him to tell Brant something, he would walk right over to him and relay it to Brant in multi-word phrases.

Up cycles are good.

Have a wonderful weekend, friends.

Peace,

Regina

Day 921 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

This morning Grayson half scared his mother to death with another overnight nose bleed. When she went in to check on him this morning he was sleeping soundly but there were two pools of blood on his bed. She woke him peacefully, cleaned him up, put clean sheets on the bed and put him back to bed where he slept for 2 more hours. There were no more nosebleeds for the rest of the day and, like yesterday, we hope that tonight will be back to normal.

Grayson had a good day today. He is in one of his alert cycles and has had trouble sitting for more than 3 seconds. However walking was a good thing, and Anishka took him on two long ones. The weather was cooler also making the longer walks more pleasant for both patient and caregiver!

This evening Grayson joined me at church to install a new printer. He was so active I could barely keep him in the room with me! I finally had to close the door to keep him close by. That, along with a favorite comic book, kept him occupied while I finished my tasks.

While “active” is often more difficult to deal with, I’ll take it any day because he is so much more fun!

Pax!

Brant

Day 920 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends,

Should we ever get complacent about the subtle risks surrounding our care of Grayson, a day like today can remind us we must always be vigilant.

As we have mentioned in the past, when we put Grayson to bed at night, we always set a perimeter alarm just outside his bedroom door. This way if he crosses his bedroom threshold we are alerted, no matter where we are in the house – even in the middle of the night. Depending on his cycle he either gets up several times in the first hour or not at all. An hour or so later one of us opens his door, peeks in on him, covers him up if necessary, and resets the alarm. Up cycle or down cycle, once he is asleep he never gets up and has to be encouraged to wake up and get out of bed in the morning.

Early this morning, about two hours before we usually get Grayson up, Brant passed by Grayson's room and heard him giggle. Brant went back to the bedroom door and was shocked that Grayson was not in his bed. Then he heard Grayson giggle again. Way over in a corner, on the other side of the room, Grayson was standing in the semi-darkness with a comic book giggling away. This was a first – to be awake so early and to be out of bed.

Then came minor shock number two. Grayson's face, mustache, arms, pillow and sheets were smeared with dried blood – obviously from a significant nose bleed sometime during the night.

Just a nose bleed - no big deal for you or me but it reminded us that Grayson can't ask for help. Even at nearly 27 years old, he isn't able to take care of this routine medical situation for himself. He doesn't have mastery of his faculties enough to devise and execute the simplest response to a need – even if he registers that something is wrong. What if the nose bleed had been serious and hadn't stopped on its own? What if he were choking or having trouble breathing? What if … fill in the blank with any number of other scenarios. We don't dwell on those what ifs, all our days are numbered and we choose not to live in fear. But it does remind us to be vigilant. Over the last two and a half years I have found myself frequently standing in his doorway, peering into the darkness of his room. I watch to see if his chest rises and falls with his breathing – just as I did when he was an infant.

Whoever said that once you are a parent, you are always a parent sure got it right. I just never imagined it this way 27 years later.

Grateful to be someone's mom.

Peace,

Regina

Day 919 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Here we are in late May and we have not yet seen the May-June gloom. We could be in for a hot summer as that marine layer keeps a lid on the temperatures normally until late June.

Today was a pretty normal day for Grayson. Anishka had him up and about after she arrived. She took him on a long walk late this morning before giving him lunch. The afternoon consisted of indoor activities until a walk late this afternoon.

This evening Grayson and I met Regina at the nursery to get some flats of color for the front. We are at least two months later than last year. Just as it is about to turn into summer, we are finally acknowledging that spring has arrived!

Pax!

Brant

Day 918 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was a “back to normal” day after a week of having a special visitor. Lauren went back home to Kentucky yesterday. What a joy having her around again last week!

Anishka was here to care for Grayson today, but had to leave early for an interview. We will be so sad to see her leave as she has been a wonderful and caring caregiver for Grayson. We know that her time remaining with is short but we are grateful for her service.

Pax!

Brant

Day 917 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends,

Lauren flew back to Kentucky this morning after a wonderful week's visit. She impressed us with how much she matured in just nine months.

The clarity of hindsight lends insight to just how much she was affected by Grayson's injury and subsequent dramatic changes. Gone was the older brother she knew and the familiar patterns and relationship they had developed throughout her childhood. Instead there was an unfamiliar person -- a little frightening and unpredictable with strange habits, smells, mouth noises, posture, and poor communication skills. He took a tremendous amount of mom and dad's attention just when she was going through her own growth and challenges.

When she left it was hard at times even for her to be in the same room with Grayson.

Yesterday, on her last full day on the West Coast we spent the day at the Los Angeles Zoo – Lauren, Grayson, Brant and I.

While Brant stood in line to get our admission tickets, Lauren offered to put sunscreen on Grayson. When we entered the turnstile and started up the incline into the park, Lauren took Grayson's hand and offered to trade off guiding him along our walks. This was something she would not have done before she left. It touched me so deeply to see a genuine affection return between them. What grace filled her to allow this healing and generosity.

I can say without any doubt that saying goodbye to her today was filled with joy, quite a contrast to the pain, fear, and desperate hope I experienced when she left in September.

For homecomings, growth, and family I give God my thanksgiving and praise.

Regina

Day 916 - Grayson's Journey

Dear family and friends

One item of adminsitrivia – Blogger is having some technical difficulties and as such I am not able to post my blog entries through MS Word. As a result I have had to post using the native tool – something I have never done before, and it is the reason that many of you may have received several strange or apparent duplicate emails about my post from yesterday. I think I now know what I have to do until the real problem is fixed. Thanks for bearing with me as I figure it out!

Today was a glorious day! Regina, Lauren, Grayson and I went to the LA Zoo to get outside and do something fun on a day off and while Lauren was still here. She returns to Kentucky tomorrow so we were feeling the anxiety and wanted to do something fun on her last full day home. We had a blast walking around the zoo and spending time together.

This evening Austin and Xixi joined us at our favorite seafood restaurant for dinner. After dinner we came back home and relaxed and enjoyed each other’s company until the wee hours.

Grayson was engaged and enjoyed himself all day. The walking at the zoo did both of us some good!

Pax!

Brant

Day 915 - Grayson's Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was a busy day to end a busy and full week. Lauren is home for the week and we have enjoyed her company!

Anishka had Grayson out on a longer walk today as the weather was a bit cooler. We had an early dinner and watched a movie this evening – a Friday night collapse while Lauren visited friends!

Pax!

Brant

Day 914 – Grayson’s Journey

Our family and friends,

For everything there is a season…

Today our caregiver informed me that she will be pursuing other employment. She passed the state boards for her LVN license last month and needs to get six months practical experience under her belt to be hired as an LVN. Obviously my response was conflicted. I wish the best for her career and her family but I am SOOO sorry to lose her.

These last six months I have felt absolutely secure that Grayson was not only well-protected and cared for but loved. I have been able to go to my office daily without even the slightest concern for Grayson. I knew that he was happy and stimulated intellectually and physically. Anishka has been a wonderful blessing to our family and she will be to the future patients she will work with as well.

And so the interview process begins once again. We haven't come this far to fail so we trust we will find another loving, sensitive, calm person to share a chapter of Grayson's journey.

We are grateful that Anishka has offered to stay with us through the interview process for her replacement and we pray for patience in the next few transitional weeks.

Filled with hope,

Regina

Day 913 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was yet again a warm Southern California day – unusual for this time of year. Normally all of the locals would be saying, "It is so cold with all this morning fog. What is up with this?" They completely forget that every year May and June are foggy and cool. Once the haze burns off there is nothing to keep the temperatures in check. This year there just hasn't been much morning fog!

Tonight Regina and Lauren brought dinner with them when they came home from work. We had a nice dinner together before retiring to watch a movie – Cars 2. It was a cute and fun movie – just what the doctor ordered after a long day!

Pax!

Brant

Day 912 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Another stunning Southern California day! We need to enjoy them before the mercury reaches the triple digits!

Regina has been fighting a chest infection for the past several days and she is trying to keep it from putting a damper on Lauren's visit. For a big chunk of her day today, Regina just stayed in bed to rest. Lauren spent lots of visit time with her in the bedroom.

Grayson has enjoyed having his sister around again. Evenings are full of chatter and conversation as always. With Lauren around there may be several going on simultaneously! What a blessing she is.

Pax!

Brant

Day 911 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was another beautiful Southern California day – we are so spoiled because we get so many of these!

Lauren and Regina were off doing Mother-Daughter things today while Anishka watched Grayson and I did my work. This evening we went out to our favorite sushi place for dinner and had a delightful time and a wonderful meal. We returned home to watch one of my birthday gifts – Thor – a movie I had never seen. Thanks Austin and Xixi. Now I know the rest of the story behind The Avengers!

Grayson seems happy that Lauren is home. I am thrilled and so is Regina. The week will go by way to fast I'm afraid.

Pax!

Brant

Day 910 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

What a glorious day! The weather was beautiful, and we had planned a Mother's Day / Brant's Birthday celebration at Rita and Richard's house this afternoon.

At church this morning, Regina stepped out just before communion to take Grayson to the rest room. I took communion and shortly Regina came back with Grayson. A few minutes later Regina came down the center aisle of church for communion – with Lauren!

For those that don't know, Lauren moved to Kentucky last September and we have talked but have not seen her since then. This was my big birthday surprise from Regina – having Lauren home for a week. Many eyes were upon us at church this morning as my reaction must have said it all – something was definitely up!

We went over to Rita and Richard's and had a wonderful afternoon relaxing in the Southern California sun and whipping up a spectacular dinner – cedar plank grilled salmon with garlic and oregano,; grilled asparagus marinated in olive oil, balsamic, garlic and sesame seeds; portobello mushrooms studded with pecorino romano, garlic, rosemary and pine nuts. Rita made her famous tortellini pasta and Austin and Xixi brought an awesome desert. A feast for a king!

Grayson was happy to see his sister. Regina was thrilled to have all three kids here for Mother's Day. I was ecstatic to see Lauren and to be able to spend time with all my kids. What a blessed birthday!

Pax!

Brant

Day 909 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was a beautiful day and a full day. We slept in a bit this morning before heading out to tackle errands, now that my knee is doing pretty well. Regina went to the La Canada Farmer's Market while I took Grayson to get his hair cut. More like a sheering actually. His thick, curly hair had gotten long for him in the past few weeks. It will be nice for him (and cooler) to have it shorter.

This afternoon Grayson and I went to the market to gather items for tomorrow and the week ahead. As always Grayson was my wing man, following me with the cart wherever I went.

While at the store, Austin contacted us to see if we wanted to go see The Avengers this evening. Would we? Grayson and I grabbed a quick dinner at home then headed off to the theater to meet up with Austin and Xixi to see the movie. What a fun film! Grayson and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and Regina was a dream to allow us to abandon her this evening.

A fun and full day!

Pax!

Brant

Day 908 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

The end of the workweek! The knee continues to get stronger and the crutches are (knock on wood) a thing of the past. I even drove the car for the first time this week! Now to continue rehab exercises to build strength.

Grayson had a relatively normal day today. Anishka was with him during the day and they did their normal activities. This evening Grayson and I went out to bring sushi home for dinner. After dinner we settled in for a movie.

A great end to a good week!

Pax!

Brant

Day 907 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

I apologize if the blog has been a bit more about my journey than Grayson's this week.

My knee continues to get stronger and today I started my rehab exercises. While still a bit "mushy" it is feeling more like a knee than a bowl of jelly! Today, while I strayed little from my home office, my crutches mostly stayed in their corner. I think that I may be rid of them now as long as I don't do something stupid.

The weather was warm here again today. Grayson and Anishka went on their walk as early as possible to beat the heat – they failed! The temperature was already climbing and there was no breeze today so they were looking for a cold drink and some shade when they returned. Keeping cool was the theme for the day!

The weekend is almost upon us. Fortunately it looks as if I will be mobile enough to enjoy the beautiful weather our location affords us.

Pax!

Brant

Day 906 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

The knee continues to heal nicely. Pain is low and I reduced the crutch use from 2 to 1 and was walking gingerly on flat ground without it sometimes. I made it outside for the first time since coming home from the surgery as Regina took Grayson and me out to dinner. The handicapped parking placard for Grayson also was useful for me today. And what a wonderful evening to be outside! We dined outside as the sun set over the foothills.

I did ease back to work for a few hours more than I planned, but put my leg up on an ottoman in my home office to take my calls. I will try and keep another short day tomorrow in order to maximize my rest and also to start the first of my rehab exercises. They are easy at first, gradually increasing in intensity. Fortunately ski season is a long way off!

Grayson was most affectionate today, and he seemed relieved that I was not using the crutches as much. While he is generally very affectionate, he hugged me several times more than I expected today. He is a loving person and he now has no governor on his affection for those whom he cares for.

Pax!

Brant

Day 905 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

My knee is healing nicely, if low pain is any indicator! Today I spent another mostly low impact day. I slept in until 9:30 (they tell me that resting the knee and keeping it elevated is important the first few days after surgery), spent the morning on the couch working off some administrative backlog using my company laptop, then spent the afternoon catching up on personal email before settling back on the couch for a night of rest and a reduction of backlog on the saved TV shows. After two nights, there is some substantial free space on the DVR. Backlog reduction and resting the knee was the theme of the day!

Grayson looked at me strangely again as I was hobbling along on my crutches. Anishka was sweetly caring for Grayson but offered to help me as I needed it too. They went for their first walk as quickly as they could as the temperatures (or as our favorite weather person calls it – "temp-a-tures") were in the 80s today and will be in the 90s tomorrow. Where is that May-June gloom? Without the "gloom" there is nothing to keep a lid on the Southern California heat!

Tomorrow I'll "ease" back into work for a few hours of teleconferences from my home office – continuing to take it easy and recover for the most part. Perhaps I'll even step outside for a minute!

Pax!

Brant

Day 904 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends,

Brant's knee tune-up went extremely well today and he spent the day camped on the couch.

Grayson looked with much curiosity at the bandage wrappings on Brant's knee and even more at the unfamiliar crutches. He was particularly tender with his dad today and the love he feels is quite apparent.

We all kept a pretty low profile tonight and let Brant snooze and spend the whole evening watching TV – a rare treat for him.

Thank God for insurance, good surgeons, nurses and anesthesiologists.

My boys are all snuggled safe in their beds.

Sweet dreams,

Regina

Day 903 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was a full day!

We started out with church, not particularly unusual for Sunday. Church was followed with a congregational meeting – OK so that was different and kept us until almost 2:00 by the time all was said and done. Lunch and groceries and – oh my – it's 5:00! What happened to Sunday?

The retired pastor of Salem spotted us in church this morning and gave us a video of Oh, Jonah! – the Salem school musical in 1997. Grayson was a 5^th grader at the time and played Jonah. We watched the entire video when we returned home and laughed and cried the entire time. All three of our kids and all of their friends participated in this musical. What a hoot to relive this moment – and to see just how much of an entertainer that Grayson was even at that age.

Tomorrow I'm going in to have surgery on my left knee to remove some torn meniscus – and hopefully help keep me good for another 100,000 miles. Let's hope that this outpatient procedure is uneventful and that recovery is as quick as I have been told. With God's help I'll be back on the air in a few days!

Pax!

Brant

Day 902 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was the first day off at home for me in weeks! Grayson accompanied me in my chores and errands today, after he got up. He was a good, albeit mostly silent, companion today. I'm trying to get several things finished as I am having some minor surgery on my knee on Monday, and I expect to be out of commission for a few days. Time is pressing!

Grayson is still operating on the "up" cycle that he has been on since our ski trip. I suspect that the physical activity and the cognitive workout that he enjoyed at Mammoth is mostly to blame. There is a lesson in here – meet him where he is with a challenge that he enjoys and great results happen. The reality is that winter is only so long. Now the challenge is to find summer activities that fit the same criteria, along with unlimited vacation time and money!

Pax!

Brant

Day 901 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

I worked from home today. A little while after Anishka left Grayson wandered into my office and said, "How's it going?" I about fell off my chair! Grayson is very non-verbal anymore, he rarely uses more than two words in a row and he almost never initiates a conversation. I quickly gathered my wits and said, "Great! How is it with you?" "Good." Was the reply – a bit more typical for Grayson. Even when you think that you know what to expect, there is the surprise.

I am dying to know what is going on in that mind. Something is cooking but we have no idea what. Perhaps someday we will have the ability to get a glimpse.

Pax!

Brant

Day 900 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Wow! Another 100 days – almost two and a half years since the incident. How life changes so quickly and so permanently. Plans and expectations forever altered.

Grayson will never be his former self. We have come to grips with that. He is happy, he is loving and he is loved. He will need round-the-clock care for the rest of his life. The level of therapy that he gets will determine the level of competency and independence that he will enjoy. And the term "independence" refers to tasks like can he brush his teeth, or does he need to have someone do it for him. He will require supervision for the rest of his life.

He can have fun – the ski trip we just took is a good example. He can improve with continuous therapy – last week proved that also. He has lost some capability since leaving his therapeutic program – we measured this last month. Therapy for the brain injured is essential. Therapy is also very expensive and is rarely covered by insurance beyond a certain point. We are beyond that point.

So at Day 900 we are in a position of stability. Our health is in good shape so that we are able to care for Grayson and provide a care giver while we are working.

And most important of all, Grayson still provides a lot of joy in our lives. Like all children there are times of frustration, but joy generally abounds. We are challenged but we are blessed.

Pax!

Brant

Day 899 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

I did promise a debrief on Sunday's last day of skiing before we headed home, so here it is!

Grayson and I got to Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra (DSES) as early as we could manage in order to take advantage of the good morning snow. As the day warms the snow it gets soft and becomes more difficult to ski on. We were skiing by 10:00 which, for us, wasn't bad! It takes about 2 hours to get Grayson over to DSES, then more time to put on boots and actually get out to the snow.

Sunday morning we had a team of 3 DSES instructors with us – and it was a good thing! We were able to set up a protective "bubble" behind Grayson so that two instructors could work with him without fear of someone skiing in too close. One of the instructors was one that was with us the previous Sunday and was amazed at Grayson's progress. One of the others was a High School Junior, somewhat of a ski prodigy, that regularly volunteers with DSES and has worked with Grayson before. Her warm smile and quiet competency always charm Grayson. Her father was also with us today (the third person) and we had a ball! We let Grayson take the lead in setting the pace sometimes, they coached him through some of the more difficult runs, and generally we had a blast.

In the afternoon we had the ski wizard – Zachery. Unfortunately I had to go pack up our room, but Grayson had fun. At one point in the afternoon Grayson went up Chair 3 and came down the backside, then went down Fascination, an expert run. He took a break (10 minutes) about a third the way down the run, then he finished. He took a few runs afterward on Sesame Street, then he went for a final run down Broadway.

By 3:00 I was back on the slopes and I caught up to see Grayson do his final run down Broadway. Grayson went back in and I took one final run for the season - Chair 3 to Fascination. It was a blast!

We then changed out of our ski clothes and piled in the car and started to head down the mountain for home! This was a highly successful and fun trip for Grayson, and it was a blast for me to watch hin come so far in 9 days.

Pax!

Brant

Day 898 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

It was a gloomy and drizzly day here in LA. I guess that the May/June gloom has officially arrived!

Because of the rain, Grayson spent the day inside – quite a change after spending so much activity time outdoors! Grayson and I managed to run a few errands late today so at least he didn't spend the whole day indoors.

It has been a busy time since returning home from Mammoth. I still have video to watch and share and stories to tell. I hope to get to these soon!

Pax!

Brant