Steve's List for MJ and home -try #2

Mj wrote a detailed & emotional listing for the blog site and apparently only the heading was saved.

So here is a short snyoposis of the list that Steve needs for Mj and his home:

1)Beadboard needs to be put up behind the stove in the kitchen. There is beadboard in the garage, which will need to be painted and attached to the wall behind the stove.

2) Steve is concerned about the pool slide needing to be replaced. He thinks it is beyond repair. If someone knows of someone selling a pool slide, or how to obtain a slide at a reasonable price, please let us know. We priced them at our pool store and the cost is prohibitive to us at this point.

3)We have contracted with a plumber to help find the pipe under the house and get it re-reouted; but he may need to have some concrete cut by the pool to gain access to the pipe he'll connect.

4)Does someone have access to a beach home? The social worker and Dr. Nichols all emphasized that he need to take full advantage of Every day Steve feels good and would like to leave the house. We want to make as many memories as possible.
"It's not the number of breaths a person takes in his life. It's the number of moments that take your breath away"--and we want to achieve that!

We are making preparations in hopes that we'll NEVER need them. The social worker told us to make plans, place them in a manila envelope in a drawer and then years later discover them and say, "Can you believe that it's been ____years and we've NEVER needed them!!" We are holding to that promise, that we'll NEVER need them.

Steve is very positive and is more concerned about Mj and his girls, than himself. And we don't want him to be overwhelmed with the many details it takes to run a household. We want to keep him un-burdened by the many needs of an old house. We want all his strength to go toward fighting this cancer and not fighting the emotional stress of worrying how things are going to get done at our home.

We thank so many of you for providing items on "our list"--such as yard work, Project Smith in remodeling our bathroom, meals, wonderful supportive cards, emails and visits. making a ramp by the driveway for Steve to use his wheelchair/walker to get to our cars, hauling trash, supplies (protein bars, Dasani water, cookies, receipes), financial gifts, gas cards, phone cards. The list goes on and on..........we thank you from the depths of our hearts!!

Thank you Bob and Sue Adams for continuing helping Mj with the wallpaper & painting of our bathroom. Thank you also Patti for assisting them. Thank you Ken and Deana for picking up mattress for our bedroom.

We appreciate everyone prayers and we covet them more than ever. The Lord knows how many hairs we have on our head, and knows our days are numbered, as well. My prayer is that the Lord has lots of days left for Steve to be with our family!!!

much affection and thankfulness,
mj and Steve