Done yesterday (20090411)

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It was a very good day.

At pocketnaomi's suggestion we took Plink and a copy of Rise Up Singing on our visit to Colleen, and Naomi wore the sundress that Colleen had told her to pick out. Colleen was delighted, and said that the dress looked "better on you than on me" -- which is quite true; the colors suit Naomi very well. We sang the songs that we felt best about from our song swap Friday night: "Get Up and Go", "The Fox", and "Golden Vanity".

The high point of the visit, though, was sticking around for the start of Colleen's session in physical therapy. We watched her use the sliding board to get into the wheelchair, and stand up three times (she apparently stood seven more times after we left). The first time, especially, she looked stunning, with her hair down, a triumphant grin, and what Naomi later called "victory in her eyes". She showed some strain the next two times, but still looked fiercely determined.

The PT asked whether Naomi was our daughter (she's the right age for it); I said "No, she's my sister" without a moment's hesitation. I think it was the first time I've said that in public outside my LJ; thinking about it makes me happy in a way that I find impossible to explain right now.

We went to the Rose Garden after that; Naomi had never seen it in bloom. A nice ramble at random around the flowerbeds. Not an exercise walk by any means, but pleasant.

Naomi and I spent most of the afternoon shopping; our exploration of the huge Whole Foods in Cupertino was a spur-of-the-moment thing after a discussion of pickled mushrooms.

We went out to dinner at an Indian restaurant, Spicy Leaves in Los Altos. It's located where Bombay Cafe (my original destination) used to be, across San Antonio from Chef Chu's. Delicious, and a pleasant way to end a busy but fun afternoon.

In the evening I went to see Colleen again, taking the YD who I met on the sidewalk coming back from a walk to the Rose Garden.

And I finished the tax data entry for store receipts; now all I have left is travel and a pass through the AMEX year-end summaries. Still far behind with too little time, but getting there.

A nice, low-key, but happy and contented day.