Mixed Nuts: No School today

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

Friday, November 11, 2011

No School today

Today is Verterans day, as you all know. So that meant no school. The kids played outside today for awhile and played with friends. Finley practices piano and Arlington had tennis lessons. We did some more yard clean up, and I made some more bracelets to complete a few orders.

It was a very productive day.

Arlington and I have just finished the Harry Potter book series. 7 books in all, and it took us just a little over a year to read them all (we had a lot of interruptions and only able to read about 20 pages a night). She really enjoyed the series and we are both sad to see it end. This weekend we are having a movie marathon of all the movies because the 7th movie comes out on video this weekend. It is fun.

This weekend will be full of yard work and playdates, and fun with friends. We will also be doing more work for our RDH12 Fund and getting ready for the upcoming Holiday Bazaar on December 3rd. We will be updating the website as well - hopefully with more pictures.

Speaking of pictures, I wanted to share a picture of two beautiful girls in their braille shirts. Their mom is a dear friend of mine from childhood, and she ordered some shirts for her girls and so I wanted to share it with you.