We Got a Van!
We got a van!
Whew! What a sigh of relief. We finally found a van. We just picked it up on Monday and it will go the shop next week to have a wheelchair lift installed. I can hardly wait! Savanna LOVES her new van, except when I told her that until we get the wheelchair lift, I can’t take her power chair with us because I won’t be able to get it in the van. I got a dirty look for that one. But she loves it nonetheless! She keeps saying, Savanna ride in new van. We had to go with a full size, hightop conversion van because the minivans did not allow much room for growth. We found a 2002 model with low mileage and it is loaded with everything. The only thing we need is a DVD player for it. It has a VCR, but we don’t even have VHS tapes anymore.
I’ll send pics after we get the lift installed. I’m sure they will include Savanna with her big smile as she gets to be a “big girl” in her new van.
On another note, Savanna’s new loves are Justin and Bo from American Idol. I had rented the 1st season DVD for her because she did not understand that American Idol is not on right now. Move over Bo! Now she loves Justin! That girl is so boy crazy. Anyway, I didn’t bother to get tickets for American Idols Live when they went on sale. Now that’s all she can talk about. Does anyone know someone who has tickets and would like to sell or donate them to Savanna? The show is sold out. I found a few internet ticket places but they want $65 and higher for tickets and for 3 of us that is just too much money for one silly concert. As I was reading her bedtime story the other night, (Dora’s Bedtime Wish), we talked about if we had one wish, any wish in the whole wide world to be done, what would it be? I explained to her that Mommy’s wish would be for her to be completely and totally healed so she could get out of that wheelchair and run and play like all the other kids. I thought surely her wish would be something along those lines.
Her wish?
“To watch American Idol” in her exact words. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry! I just felt so blessed in that moment that with everything she battles daily and what I want for her so much, all she wants is to watch American Idol in concert. What is the saying, “Kids say the darnest things?” Please email me if you have any helpful information for American Idols tickets. They are playing at the Nokia stage in Grand Prairie. They say they are sold out, but I doubt they are sold out of handicapped seats but we wouldn’t know without just driving over there on Sat night for the show.
The fundraiser is fast approaching! Only 2 1/2 weeks away. If you are interested in coming or sponsoring a table, please let me know. If you are interested in a sponsorship that involves getting your company name on the back of our shirts, let me know by this weekend because we have to get the t-shirts ordered on Monday morning.
I forgot to mention that we got a huge blessing for the van. Savanna has been on the waiting list for In Home and Family Support for 3 years now. We were told at the time it was only about a 9 month waiting list, but the state made more cuts, yada, yada, yada. Anyway, I called a few weeks ago to check on her status and she had just become eligible for support and they will help pay for the wheelchair lift! Praise God! The big thing is that their year ends Aug 31 so we can use this year’s money for the lift and then Sept 1 starts a new year and that money will pay for the remaning balance of the lift and part of the tie-down system. Yippee! We will only be out about $1100 but are sure we can raise that thru the fundraiser. The other thing is, once she turns 4 (September 16th), she is no longer eligible. Talk about a God-thing for timing!
I just wanted to thank you all for your prayers for us finding a van. I am counting down the days until the lift is installed and we get it back. It has been a hard few years getting her in and out and that wheelchair out of the van. The girl likes to go, go, go all the time and doesn’t understand that Mommy can’t get her in and out of the van several times a day with her wheelchair. Once we get our van back, watch out. I’m sure she’ll have me taking her to every mall in Texas so she can shop!
Hope you all have a blessed week!
Love,
Mindy
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