Mixed Nuts: Back post catch up #3

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

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Back post catch up #3

We are getting there - almost caught up.

Next - I went on a field trip with Cainan's class. We had a great time. It was a trip into Boston - the kids have been learning about Boston for a few months, and they took us all into the Boston Common, the State House, and downtown, and we had a great day. I was glad I got to go with him.

They follow a story called "Make Way for Ducklings" - which takes place in Boston. It is a really cute story, and a great way for the kids to learn a little about historical sites in Boston.

Enjoy the pictures:

Cainan on the bridge in the Boston Common

This area was blocked off because a mama swan was on a nest!

Statue of Washington

This plaque is at the 9/11 memorial in Boston Common. It says:
"Time touches all more gently here. Here where man has said No: trees and grass, and flowers will remain, where the first born somestimes sees his father's father's eyes reflected in the shallow pool; feels an ancient heart beat in the palm of his hand pressed against a willow; and seeking comfort, seeking shade lies beneath the golden leaf elm watching swanboats glide in season."

This is the Massachusetts 9/11 memorial. We always think of New York City when we remember 9/11, but a lot of the people on the planes that crashed into the towers were from Massachusetts. One was a neighbor of our school's principal.