July 19, 2010

Six days to RAGBRAI. The Sioux City Journal did a story on Race 4 Grace for Sunday's edition, and they put a video on their website. For some reason I can't figure out how to copy the video into this post, so if you're curious, go to www.siouxcityjoural.com and find the video link. They did a good job.

This week will be the usual last week stuff of finding out who's riding, who needs bikes, who's driving, how we're getting people home, etc. Should be a blast!

July 8, 2010

We got back from Iowa City this week from Grace's annual appointments there. We saw a number of the doctors who've worked with her since her diagnosis, and as usual it was a busy day there. All in all it was a good trip, and we don't have anything new to report. She's doing extremely well, and we're very happy about that. We'll see her main doctor from Iowa City again when she comes to Sioux City in September.

Grace is really into Toy Story right now. Michelle and her went to Toy Story 3 in 3D last week, and so of course she's consumed with it. I think it was Grace's first movie in a theater, and she enjoyed all that as well.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Beginning of the 4th of July weekend. We're heading up to Emmetsburg tomorrow to spend the day with my extended family, then early next week we're heading to Iowa City for Grace's annual appointments there. We don't have anything specific that we're going for this summer, mostly just to see all Grace's doctors there.

Grace's summer is going well. She's been pretty busy with swimming, little league, play dates, etc. She's going to start a ballet class in July, and that could be a little bit of an adventure. The class's teacher is going to make some accommodations, and Michelle and Grace have been to watch one of the classes. We'll see.

RAGBRAI is now only three weeks away. Preparations are coming together. If you're reading this and want to be involved somehow, get a hold of us asap.