Fixed it...

Dear Nicky,

This is evaluation week at Stones, so you weren't scheduled for today and had the day off. I used this free time to go to a plumbing supply place to see if I could find some way to repair the front water spigot. I got a couple parts, turns out they didn't work. Went and got some coffee and a couple donuts, then did some grocery shopping, messed around with the spigot some more, then went to the store again, and another hardware store. This old guy tells me how to replace the packing in the valve stem to stop it leaking from there. Sure enough that works. Still no success, with the hose outlet however. I go to Home Depot and finally buy a number of things to try. I try them all and a new assembly of the existing design is what does the trick. You did great with Rob the PT this afternoon, taking a number of quality steps, standing for prolonged times, and falling forward but then regaining your standing position. My darling boy, you can't imagine how happy we'll all be when you walk at long last!

Love,
Dad