Mixed Nuts: Arlington's first birthday celebration

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

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Arlington's first birthday celebration

Today Arlington had a chance to go to the movies and invite a few of her friends. She isn't having a real party because we are going on a vacation for her birthday, but we wanted her to have a chance to do a little something with a few friends.

She was allowed to chose 3 girl friends to take with her. The 4 girls together had a great time. We took them to see "Gnomeo and Juliet". Even though it got bad reviews, it was a cute movie, and the girl's enjoyed it. They got her some really cute presents, and they had a good time.

This evening we took her out for her birthday dinner. Since her birthday falls on a Tuesday, we weren't going to be able to go out during the week. So she chose Friendly's.

She goes mostly for the ice cream, but she loves that place.

It was a fun day. On top of that, I painted the downstairs bathroom. Because..you know...I had the free time. Honestly, I couldn't stand looking at those beat up white walls one more second. It isn't the color I wanted, but it will do. It looks much better.

Tomorrow is the Tastefully Simple Party for Finley! It should be fun. also, don't forget - the casino trip is on the 19th. 19 more seats left - let's fill them up!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: I love Friendly's for ice cream also!! Get ready Arlington- you and I are going to eat lots of Mickey Ice Cream in a few days!!!

love Grammy; February 13, 2011 at 7:42 PM