Mixed Nuts: Rainy day randoms

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Rainy day randoms

Today it has rained a ton and we have been stuck inside. I know - this is soon to be the theme daily once winter gets here. But it was okay, I got a lot done around the house.

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Mat and I bought a canning system. For an upcoming holiday bizarre, we are going to have a Finley's Fighters table. So - we are going to be canning my Grandmother's homemade pasta sauce. If you haven't tasted it - you need to. It is amazing. So - we are going to can it and sell it at the sale. Along with some homemade cookies. We are going to try the canning this weekend. We will taste it in a week or so, and if we don't die - we will make more.

The pictures in this post were taken this morning before school. My mom has been asking for an updated picture of the three kids. This took awhile - lots of whining. I hope she appreciates my pain.

I had to pick the kids up in the car at the bus stop today because of the rain. Cainan NEVER remembers to close the door when he gets out. I mean, never. Today, I was inside before I realized he left it open. "Cainan", I say, "how many times have I told you to close the door." He looked at me, very seriously and said "25 times.. at least". That made me laugh.

Finley decided to draw on her carpet with a crayon. I didn't even realize you could do that. Was it a washable crayon? It was not. It was a cheap restaurant crayon. She spent time in the corner, crying the whole time "I need to get out of here!" It was interesting. She's special.

Tonight we had the local paper come by and do an article on Finley and our cause. Our sweet neighbor had mentioned it to them. They ran a school story about us already, and so it was nice to have an article to explain more about us. We are going to be starting fundraisers in our new area, so they might as well know who is knocking on their door. We talked with the reported for an hour and a half and I think she got plenty of information for her article. Now another town is going to be aware of LCA. So awesome.

Arlington and I have started "girl talk" at night after we finish reading our book together. She is able to ask one girl/woman related question a night, and if I feel she is the right age, I will answer it the best I can. In return, we talk about smoking, drinking, strangers, etc. I can't believe it is really time for these types of talks. I know she has a lot of things on her mind and a lot of questions, so it is important to show her that we aren't afraid to talk about them with her.