Sunday, May 3, 2009

We've had a great week with Mark home. We enjoyed Grandpa Pete's visit very much. He and Mark had a good time together with a lot of laughs and guy talk. It was good to see them interact.

We spent this weekend at the University of Dayton where Mark's best friend P.J. (Peter John) Sullivan was commissioned a second lieutenent in the Army. P.J. was a four year ROTC cadet and will be going on to Ft. Benning in Georgia for training and then on to assignment at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina with the 82nd Airborne. We are very proud of P.J. and all of his accomplishments.

We are also proud that he and Mark think of themselves as the brother P.J. never had and the other brother Pete as they like to call each other. He has been a loyal friend to Mark through his entire ordeal. He asked Mark to be part of the ceremony in the traditional "first salute". Unfortunately, the official photographer was in the line of view, so this photo is a little less than satisfactory, but when we get a copy of her shot, we will definitely post it. P.J.'s family have become friends of ours as well, and we were so happy for them. They are just wonderful people and we enjoyed meeting their extended families.

Tomorrow is our appointment at the Clinic so we are hoping all goes well. There is some issue about an insurance referral, so there may be some kinks to work out. We will let everyone know how it goes.