Andrew's World

Several weeks ago I was in Payson taking photos for Melinda's family then decided to take the scenic way home rather than get back on the construction-filled freeway. As I was driving down a beautiful country road I passed the group home where Andrew lives (I had never been there before)! I immediately called my dad to see if he had brought Andrew back yet (it was Saturday afternoon) and it turns out they were 20 minutes away, so I waited for them to get there so I could see Andrew and check out his new digs.

Andrew headed into the place without any fuss; this was good to see because I'd hate to think of him not wanting to return "home" each weekend.

He has a very large, private bedroom to call his own.

He has all his furniture, bedding and movies so it looks very much like it did when he lived at home.

His Winnie the Pooh library.

The family photo collage I made for him several years ago.

This isn't the best picture, but it sort of conveys the size of his room and the TV area where he spends most of his time.

More movies! He has dvds and vhs tapes and usually goes through 1 or 2 vhs players a year.

Disney sweet Disney!

Woody and Jessie are always in hand.

Stuart Little was the film choice of the hour.

I love it when he smiles.

Saying goodbye wasn't a big deal.

I think he wanted to watch his movie.

Taking self-portraits with him is always amusing to me.

He seems to be doing really well in his new place and my parents have adjusted too. My mom is enjoying her freedom and is doing more with all the grandkids as a result (woohoo). Of course they miss having him around, but my mom picks him up on Friday afternoons and my dad drives him back on Saturday evenings so it's all good.

**Have you taken the scenic route lately?
Do you still have VHS movies around?**

Comment Window Tidbit: I finally had to turn on the air conditioning yesterday afternoon when our thermostat read 80 degrees! It took 3 hours for it to cool down to 74. I have such a love/hate relationship with summer.