cakana
Posted : 9/13/2012 11:26:35 AM
Good luck with the connection Lisa. I've had short connection times in Atlanta - not fun!! That and DFW are airports where even gates close together can feel like they're in different cities. Have a great time!!
Jackie - I'm sorry you're not feeling well and sorry that the tile job isn't going smoothly. Having laid tile, I know it can be tricky but it's not hard to see when you're screwing it up. 
The tooth-brushing driver is definitely a new one for me. I'm just not a confident enough driver to multi-task but even if I did, that wouldn't be something I'd try. I can't even brush my teeth at home without getting toothpaste all over the place.
Speaking of dangerous driving - this was posted the other day on the Johnson's Caring Bridge site. It's the 1st time Susie has talked about the driver who is still awaiting trial -
We get asked all the time about the person who hit our van. "What happened to him?" "Where is he now?" And we usually always respond the same way, "We just don't have enough time in the day or emotional capacity to think about that part of our lives." Is this true? For the most part, yes. But there are days like today when I just find myself angry. Angry at how much our lives have changed. Angry that my beautiful little girl isn't sleeping in her bed down the hall from mine right now. Angry that Owen has to cry when his nose itches so we can scratch it. Angry watching Owen get put through his horrible, hour long, twice a day respiratory treatments. Angry looking at the scars on my girls legs. Angry when I find my husband quietly crying. I watch the news and see horrible stories about crimes committed. Then they interview someone who is yelling about how a month has passed and complaining, "Where is the justice?". I can't help but shake my head. A month? It's been over a year since that awful day when our lives changed forever. Where is our justice? The girls are old enough to understand law and order. Even they will occasionally ask us what happened to the person who hit us. We tell them to not worry about it and that the courts will do what is right. But I'm sure that is easier said than done. They want justice for their sister who they will never see again. They want justice for their brother who can't hug them goodbye. They want justice for the innocence they lost. And you know what? They deserve it! We teach our children to do the right things and follow the rules, and if they don't, they know there is a punishment. So I understand why they are so confused right now. When they recently asked me where the person was who hit us, I avoided answering. But they pushed back so I told them, "The person who hit our van is at home right now." They were dumbstruck. After a minute or two Brooke said, "But he killed Hannah. Isn't he going to be punished?" I poured tears and hugged her because I just didn't know how to respond. Isn't he going to be punished for what he did? Our family has paid for his actions every single day for the last 14 and a half months. We pay every time we have to stick a catheter in Owen's neck to allow him to breathe. We pay every 4 hours when we have to cath the urine from his bladder. We pay when we have to answer his questions about why he has to wear diapers still. We pay every time we painfully take a family picture without Hannah. David and I barely sleep. The girls refuse to sleep away from us and still have nightmares occasionally. Owen requires nursing care around the clock. Life will never be the same and it will never be "easy" for us. "Justice" to us won't bring Hannah back. It won't give the girls back their youth. It won't heal Owen's spinal cord. But it will show our kids and so many others that there are consequences for all actions. And it will let us close this horrible, looming chapter of our new lives.