"Do you know what?"

This is a question David asks almost 30-50 times an hour. Unfortunately there is no answer! We try to guess what he wants to say but we have had no luck. Sometimes it is a conversation filler, other times he is just frustrated with his inability to communicate or understand the conversation around him. He will often repeat the last part of a sentence in an attempt to enter into the conversation but often he gets it a little mixed up. Today someone ended their sentence with something to do with chicken broth and David says, "I wear a bra!" (Broth/bra, I know it is a huge stretch but it makes total sense to David.) Other fillers are, "I'm pregnant!" or "I'm going to get married." or "I'm drunk." If all else fails he flashes his big white belly and smiles.

Today was a quiet day. We went to church, enjoyed an international potluck after the service, hung out with Katie's family (Daniel's girlfriend) at Marcellus Park and then hung out at home listening to Odyssey tapes, watching Saving Nemo, and eating popcorn.

How can you pray: David is struggling with constipation, continues to tire easily, and is still easily frustrated and anxious. Praise: He has slept for the past two nights, and it looks like we have three levals of care set up for David when we go on our cruise.

Brenda and I are leaving for Rome on Sept. 15th. We will spend a couple days in Rome and then on the 18th, Brenda's birthday, we sail for Sicily, Athens, Mykonos, Ephesus, Rhodes, Santorini, and Naples. Please pray we can finalize all the details we still have to accomplish before the cruise. We return to Syracuse on the 28th.