HAPPILY ADJUSTING

I visited Steven today and I was excited to see him happily adjusting (back) into his home. Since Wednesday he has had busy days filled with visitors and new therapists.

A WELL-DESERVED PLUG FOR AN OUTSTANDING GUY

Steven and Tanya have a friend, Tom Moore, who also was the DJ at their wedding in October of 2005 and was our DJ and Host for "2 Nights, 2 Events" (for which he volunteered his time.) Those of you who were at either the Boston or the Lexington event will recall what an excellent job Tom did, and through his fabulous auctioneering he helped everyone "Monkey Up" for Steven!

Tom is also the person solely responsible for getting us onto the "Jordan Rich Show" on WBZ Radio 1030 AM on Sunday, August 30th at 10:00 p.m. This show is very popular and will give the Foundation and Steven some great exposure!

Well Tom has Monkey'd up, yet again! The VNA told Tanya she needed a banister installed for the front stairs, and Tom had already asked his cousin, Bill Gately of LAG Home Improvement and Excavating, if he was willing to help out - and he agreed! The banister was installed within 24 hours, and a safety bar in the bathroom too! If you need an awesome DJ, please use Tom! http://uni1pro.tripod.com/ . And Bill is located in Rhode Island, not far from the Massachusetts border: 401-692-0644.

COMFY AT HOME

Steven was sitting comfortably in the living room today, feet up, watching tv. He said he was thrilled to be home! After my 4-year-old quieted down from her temper tantrum (free entertainment, as I told Steven) we had a nice visit. Tanya got out and did some errands and Steven tried to answer my question regarding the big, oval, black thing next to me - "Is this a huge speaker or a huge cat-scratching post?" "Yes, No." He responded. "Wait a minute," we both laughed. "Is it a speaker?" "Yes," (shrugs his shoulders). "Is it a cat-scratching post?" "No." Hmm...he didn't seem to like either of my suggestions of what the big, oval, black thing next to me was. Sure enough, Tanya settled our comical miscommunication by letting me know that it was, in fact, a big, oval, black subwoofer. "YES!" Steven says, "OH!" I said.

Steven also counted to 10 for me while lifting his right leg up 10 times. He didn't want to do it, but Tanya and I wouldn't let him out of it!

Tanya reports that Steven's new therapists are excellent, and were impressed by the progress Steven has already made! And if things continue the way they are going, everything seems to be right on track for reattaching his skull piece by mid-September!

VISITORS?

We know you are all eager to see Steven, and he is eager to see you! If you would like to visit, please email Tanya at this email: tanyahill1022@gmail.com . Steven and Tanya live in Bellingham, which is down near the Wrentham Outlets. We respectfully ask that you limit your visits to approximately 30 minutes. Other than that, enjoy your visit!

HERE A MONKEY, THERE A MONKEY

Here is our latest monkey photo! This photo is of Jake, Steven's nephew (Tanya's brother Derek's son,) standing next to the Saint Lawrence River in Ogdensburg, New York (where Tanya is from) with the Ogdensburg-Prescott, Ontario Canada Bridge and Canada in the background. Looking good, Jake! Love the hat. ;)