Day 56--Everything's Fixed

The car's all fixed now...new window, new battery, new keys, even a new pair of wiper blades. It's like Christmas for our Honda. We're doing better, too, now that we've had some time to regain our perspective. We're also pleased that the Denver police have assigned a detective to the case because we were able to get the video, so maybe they'll actually catch the guys with their car trunk full of other people's blankets, mittens, and owners' manuals. Ha! (Sandy, the hotel manager, said she thinks these kinds of car break-ins tend to pick up around the Christmas season because this is the way the thieves go shopping for their presents.) Our 5-year-old nephew, Will, assured me that they don't have robbers and burglars in his neighborhood because they're not allowed there. I think Will's on to something. We just need to start posting "No robbers allowed" signs.

Otherwise, life is back to "normal." Dr. Tse called to congratulate us on doing a good job of keeping Torger hydrated this past week. I think we do deserve congratulations on this, since it requires a little bit of work. In addition to his daily fluid infusion, he has to try and drink up to two liters of water or non-caffeinated beverages every day--but no tap water and no ice made from tap water. We've found an unsweetened, decaffeinated, bottled green tea with no preservatives that he likes, and it sounds like it's working for his liver and kidneys. Yay!

Torger's dad, Jon, called on Saturday, and he offered an interesting observation. While he's counting his own life in terms of years, Torger is counting his in terms of days. It's a good reminder to appreciate every one of those days and not let the creeps of the world spoil any of them for us. The creeps in the world are WAY out-numbered by the good guys.