Friday Morning Coffee Catch Up

On By Erin @ Cracker Crumb LifeIn Coffee Catch UP

Good morning (or afternoon, or evening) everyone! It has been a crazy long week for a short week! I am so thankful for a lazy day hopefully today. One with a cup of coffee at the beginning of the day, and a cup of herbal tea later tonight.

Soo what have we been up to? Well, we had a very quiet New Years, just the three of us. We were planning on getting together with my brother and his family, but then my brother got sick so it ended up just being the three of us, which was fine. I always feel holidayed out by New Years Eve so sometimes I like the quietness of welcoming a new year snug in bed after a calm night.

I spent the day of New Years Eve taking down Christmas. I love having the decorations up but then I am ready to have my house all back to normal soon after the holiday. I have mentioned before that we live in a very small house, which I don’t mind at all, I just need to be mindful and creative with how we use our space, and while the decorations are so cheery and festive it’s nice to have our space back.

This year when I took the tree down, I decided to carve out a little “nook” for Wyatt. A few years ago we flip-flopped our space – we moved our couches and television into our dining room and made it our “den” and then the living room space we moved in the table, books, whatever else we wanted and use it as a sort of do it all room. It was a good decision and we are still very happy that we did it. Please excuse the mess in the photos, I was still cleaning up and clearing out after Christmas when these photos were taken. But little man is super pleased with his little nook. We also bought new couches for our den, one of which is here and the other arrives today, so I moved this old beat up tiny loveseat into our all purpose room, threw an old comfy quilt and some pillows on it. It created another comfy little spot to sit in, right next to Applejack our crested gecko. Lol.

New Year’s Day we went for a ride, Billy made us a delicious dinner, and then we watched our annual watch, The Big Year, which we watch every New Year’s Day and have for at least ten years – maybe more! It is just such a feel good movie.

Then Tuesday we hit the ground running. Wyatt started a brand new, very exciting therapy this week! It is very intense, for both him and me honestly. It is an hour away, twice a week, and each session is 75 minutes. But it is amazing. It is called Lokomat, and basically it is a way to build new neural pathways for walking and build up endurance while also providing more physical support. He looks like he is a robot or training to walk on the moon! He is doing very well so far. Each time they build up a little more time and speed, and random weight bearing, and he is very tired afterwards but he is a trooper.

So we have both been finding our bearings, with schedules and routines and recovery days and trying to figure this out for now. He has this therapy for 7 more weeks. Please if you can send good vibes and prayers as we begin this new journey in the new year!

I also want to add that Lisa from Boondock Ramblings and I are launching Jane Austen January this month – in fact, it has already begun! Feel free to post any Jane Austen related posts between now and the 3rd of February! I have a permanent linky page up top in my little header bar but here it is as well.

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And…that is where I am today! I hope you are faring well, and I hope to be chatting with you all a bit more very soon!

23 thoughts on “Friday Morning Coffee Catch Up”

  4. Joanne's avatar Joanne

    That little corner looks so cozy and perfect! His new therapy sounds wonderful but of course I’ll pray for you all as you find and try to settle into a new routine.

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  6. marsha57's avatar marsha57

    We took the Christmas decorations down earlier this week, too. I understand that feeling of wanting your house back to normal. I am so excited for Wyatt and his robot get-up! I hope those neural pathways are strong and well-ingrained for him at the end of the therapy.

    Have a wonderful weekend, Erin!

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    1. Yes! I was like this all nice but… I am ready for my normal home. He is doing so well. I am so proud of him, because it is really hard work. I have noticed more strength in his legs since we began and it’s only been like 4 out of 16 visits.

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  9. I love Wyatt’s new nook! How perfect and cozy for him. Good luck with the therapy. It sounds amazing but I know a new therapy can be exhausting. I need to read more Austen and really more classics in general. Happy New Year!

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    1. Thanks Katherine! The therapy is amazing!! I don’t know if people can see the video I posted or not, but it is so cool. It is just a HUGE chunk of our Tuesdays and Thursdays, and exhausts us both. LOL.

      I should probably read more classics too….

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  10. I just realized I hadn’t commented on this post. I somehow missed it, but I also knew a lot of what was happening already. Ha. I got the sneak peek. *wink*

    I am so excited for Wyatt’s therapy. I just feel like great things are going to come out of it.

    I also love the new nook for him and that new couch. So glad you had a good beginning of the year. may it continue!

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  13. I LOVE the arrangement!! Looked so nice. Lovely pics!
    This post made me feel very warm. And I totally understand wanting to have your own space back after the festivities. I always loved arranging the decorations but I still, to this day, dread taking them off.
    I hope the best for Wyatt

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