People often say it's better to be busy than bored. However, when things stack up, it can definitely feel overwhelming. Waking up extra early again on Monday was tough for Cam and his parents. That evening, Jane had a board meeting and Chris took his son to swimming/physical therapy. 
Tuesday at school, Cameron endured a full day of testing, then an in-home wheelchair repair appointment followed by an hour of tutoring.
The whirlwind week continued on Wednesday for Cam with an outing to see our minor league baseball team, the Whitecaps. That evening, after an early dinner, Jane and her son figured out how to use the ceiling track/lift to transfer Cam from his power wheelchair to the power soccer chair. Then, we were off to power soccer practice at the YMCA.
Back at school on Thursday, Cam finished his testing and then had a evening with Jane while Chris was at a work meeting. Friday evening, we had a quick family din so Cam and his dad could make it to their scheduled haircuts.
Saturday, Jane went to pick up Oma and they were back in Grand Rapids by lunchtime. Cam's grandma had pre-ordered a fruit basket for our family to enjoy for Easter. That evening we watched a comedy on Amazon Prime called "You're Cordially Invited" and all of us laughed out loud multiple times.
Easter Sunday morning, the sun shone brightly as we made our way to church. We were surrounded by such friendly people and the live band playing brought the music to life. The pastor provided at fun surprise at the end of the service indicating that they were giving away 1,500 boxes of Girl Scout cookies upon exiting the church.
After a light lunch, we drove over to Cascade Park to take a stroll. The sidewalk path along the perimeter of the park is exactly one mile in length. The blue sky clouded over but that did not deter our group.
Chris brought his discs for frisbee golf to test out his throwing skills. Cam led the way for the duration of our exercise. We passed quite a few other folks with the same idea.
Upon our return home, we settled in for a movie. We watched the third installment in the Paddington films titled "Paddington in Peru" since we've enjoyed the other ones. It was a good flick. Our Easter dinner was a bit unconventional with our main dish of grilled flank steak. We all agreed that it's a nice change to choose something other than ham or turkey, our typical choices.
Oma's delicious fruit basket items were part of our dessert, and of course, the unexpected free Girl Scout cookies!
Camology Quotes:
Whenever we have a challenge that involves something with Cam, he will typically indicate he has faith in his parents. Such was the case Wednesday evening when Jane and her son had to navigate a transfer into his power soccer chair without Chris present due to a pre-scheduled meeting he had. The power soccer chair weighs over 300 lbs and doesn't really have a "slow" driving mode, so Jane was helping her son drive it through the house. Right before the garage, the entryway presented a bit of an issue when Jane drove the side into part of the wall. Cam immediately saw a bit of damage and commented..."Mom, you're not going to blame that on me, are you?"
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