Day 324 | JULY 31, 2022

Good evening, friends. Today is day 324 of our new and fantastic life!

I want to start by saying thank you!

Your responses on what is the takeaway you have from our story are so inspiring; you may not have an idea how much your words impact us; I am grateful for the ones that faced vulnerability and shared your response, and I also encouraged the ones that have not shared yet, I would love to hear your answers.

Today I slept in; I am shameless, taking full advantage of Vovo's last days with us; she will be missed.

I can down around 10 am; both boys were playing; they had had breakfast, and since it was raining outside, we decided to watch Luca on Disney; London loves that movie!

Besides the rain, we went outside and played for a little with our next-door neighbor, and Julien tried his balance bike for the first time, and I can always tell he will follow in London's footsteps.

After lunch, I let Vovo get her rest since she was up early, and I played with the boys’ downstairs; London had built a great fort, and we had a lot of fun playing pretend.

Around 5 pm, I decided to come and see Charlie but mainly to start to bring the large items back home since on Wednesday we won't have space on our accessible van to transport them.

I was happy to see Charlie feeling better, she had a good conversation with the doctors, and they adjusted her meds; now, she is no longer feeling the effects of withdrawal.

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I have so much to be grateful for, my sweet and beautiful wife gifted me a two-day staycation locally, and her orders are for me to relax and enjoy these two days kids free and worry-free; I will do my best, but I will be honest, it will be so hard to not worry about everything, but I also know that I must reset my mind because once Vovo leaves it is me 100% in charge of the kids and the house! It is time I have to prepare mentally!

Please continue to pray for us, and thank you for your support!

May God Bless You!

André