Tripp Halstead Updates
Stacy: This might be the longest, ramblest (that’s not a real word) most boring post ever cause I have to waste two hours of time while waiting for a hitch to be attached to my van. I actually laughed out loud when the guy told me it would take at least 2 hours to attach it. (He didn’t laugh)I had no idea, so I am sitting in the waiting room with my greasy hair and starving. Glad I didn’t bring Tripp, he is at home with Nurse Leslye. So Tripp had a really good night and slept all the way till 7:30 this morning. We put him in his new chair with the tray and he seemed so happy. We got him some switch activated toys, so he can see a cause and effect. He did great. They work on that a lot in therapy with him. So, as I was driving to the dealership jamming out to some Florida and William, oh sorry, Flo-Ride-a and Will-I- Am (I totally crack myself up) I was thinking how in the world do these moms do it. Working, taking care of their special needs kids, keeping up with house work, errands, having any kind of social or love life. I feel like I am running all the time and I have the best support system anyone could ever ask for. I am in awe of you moms (and dads too) I try to never take for granted how blessed I am in this situation. I am living every parents nightmare. To have a perfect child and in an blink of an eye, the world as you know it is gone. Now your days are spent caring for a (almost) 3 year old that has digressed to a disabled infant who can’t speak, walk, eat or even hold their head up and who weighs almost 40 pounds and is over 3 feet long. But he is my world and I wouldn’t give up one second of his life. And the fact that he is getting better everyday!!! He is shocking all those Drs.! Go Trippadoodle! Bill and I have also been given the chance to spread TBI awareness. We are speaking to a group tonight about Tripp. We had never given much thought to the little boxes on the drive thru windows at McDs. But now we talk about the Ronald McDonald house charity on a regular basis. We send them money every month so they can keep helping families like ours. We are invited to their Gala this year, so we are so excited to help spread awareness about the houses. And this accident has given us a opportunity to get involved with The non profit Sunshine On A Ranney Day. They are also having a Gala this year so we get to help them raise money for more projects. (So if you have an amazing size 12 formal dress you want to sell or let me borrow, send a picture to our email, ha ha) and of course we are involved with Ride to Give. They are amazing too. I would of just stayed in my little bubble of a life if this hadn’t happened to Tripp so we are trying to make the best of what happened. If you follow Sunshine on a Ranney day, you would see that they would love to have some special guests at the Gala. So if you guys have any connections to Christian Slater, let me know. (Big smiley face) Everyone has their celebrity Crush and I have crushed on him since I was like 10 yrs old. Just thought I would throw that out there, honestly don’t know much about him, but I love the way he looks. I even dated a guy only cause he looked like him. Obviously didn’t work out. Ha ha I warned you at the beginning of the post, this post would just ramble on and on. My other dreamboat (besides my handsome hubby) is The Rock. Who can’t think he is awesome?? Well, I have wasted a good 45 minutes on this post. Thank you if you made it to the end. I think I am going to look for a snack machine. I had started my “healthy eating diet” today but might have a little set back with the vending machine. Tripp and I are starting to look too much alike with our chunky monkey faces. Ha ha gotta stay healthy to be able to take care of him like he needs. As always thank you guys so very much for all your prayers, I know that is why Tripp is getting better and thank you for all your positive thoughts and comments. They really do help when I am having a bad day or Tripp is struggling. I am still thinking of writing a book, (if life ever slows down) but no editor would want it, I would write a billion pages trying to get everything in. I have stories you guys wouldn’t believe. Ha ha. There are some crazy people in this world and they are not afraid to unleash their craziness on me or Tripp’s page. Hope everyone has a great day and Tripp is doing good today. Love you all. And thank you for the prayers for my family with the passing of my great aunt. Her services are going to be held on Saturday so we will be there this weekend.