Today was the Gateway. The Gateway bridge number 2 was open to walkers, so part of our day involved walking over the bridge. Only part of the day. Levi's asthma is back with a vengeance, so he coughed himself awake at about 6am, but was snugly (I loved it) for a little while. He is back on Flixotide twice a day and is still needing Ventolin about 3 or 4 times a day but can still run around in between. He has a cold as well at the moment, which is running him a bit ragged as well.
So we got up and went to swimming at 7.30 and then turned around and had soccer at 9. Pam came and watched Levi play soccer which tickled him pink. He loves to show off his skills, esp now that he actually has skills and doesn't come off crying most games. Pam also joined us on the Gateway bridge walk. It's 1.9kms from one end to the other, making it a 3.8km walk all up, twice straight up a very steep bridge. We actually skipped across the fence at the top of the bridge, making it a half the walk. I think Levi's legs were wearing out and I didn't blame him. He had worked pretty hard and it was still morning.
Then Luke and Nate came over to play for a couple of hours. Poor little Natey, who turned 4 on Tuesday has asthma that mirrors Levi's. In fact they both seem to start and stop at about the same time. They all played on scooters until the cold drove us indoors and then they made paper planes.
It has been a busy day and although it helps to busy, Frankie is always still there on this day. It works short term to have lots of things to do and pack the schedule, but then I am alone at night again missing him. I can't believe it has been 7 years. Some days, esp May 16th, it feels like yesterday, but really it was today. Today, 7 years ago. Wow, this was supposed to get better. I am no longer incapacitated by this day, but it still rocks me back on my heels. I wonder if that is what they mean about it getting better. Maybe it is. I guess maybe my problem is that I don't really want it to get better. Because getting better, makes me feel like I am forgetting.
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