May 31, 2009 11:00 PM

It was really great to get out to the graduation party today. Another step in the right direction. It was outside, putting us at the whims of the weather, and we saw it all - bright sunshine, overcast skies, and heavy rain. Fortunately, they had a tent which sheltered us from all but the worst of it. At which point, we obviously went inside.

I warned everyone at the beginning that I was out of practice at such events and that I might be rude, crude, and say things that are socially unacceptable. My wife said that I never knew how to act properly to begin with and the others all said that they would never know the difference! It was nice to know that I was, once again, among people who loved me :)

It helped greatly that I was, at last, able to eat food prepared outside of the house. Now such events can be put on the schedule as long as the number of people are limited and not on a regular basis. We are still going to take it easy - there's a long way to go here.

All in all, a good day. Though I guess I have to admit that at this point in time every day is a good day as they are no longer really mine anymore - they really do belong to God. As I said before, it's days like today, when events occur, that I do think about the fact that I might have missed them.

Again, I thank you all for your prayers and I thank God for answering them...

Bob