Mystery Solved

Sorry I havent written in a while. Things sometimes get hectic going here and going there that I fall asleep before writing a blog. We spent the day with Christie today. She looked wonderful! We had great conversation with her. She does really well with her letter board. I havent even seen her mispell a word on it. We tried to play UNO with her but she said she couldnt remember how to play. Once we explained it to her she was so tired and we knew she wouldnt be able to concentrate. Also, we heard several sounds today from her. They werent words but odd sounds. Whatever it was, we liked it. Once it was a squeek and once a loud moan. So the mystery is this...for the last two weeks or so everytime we go up there Christie tells us her shoes ran away. I show her all her shoes (i.e. slippers, boots, flip flops) and she says not those. Then she gets mad that we cant figure it out. So today shortly after we got there she wrote down...something ran away. I write...what ran away and she writes...shoes. Again I showed her all her shoes and she says...not those. I asked her...who took them. She wrote...I dont know you tell me. I wrote...when did they run away. She writes....when I was sleeping. Then she writes...have you seen my right shoe, only have the left. It finally dawned on me she was talking about her braces. She hasnt been wearing the right one because she has a pressure sore on that foot. I got her left one out of the closet and asked if thats what she is talking about about. She writes...yes, I used to have two! Now to some people this might sound silly but its hard to communicate with Christie sometimes so when we can figure something out for her its a victory!!! Thank you for your continued prayers.