Mixed Nuts: Back in the Saddle Again

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, April 14, 2011

Back in the Saddle Again

Finley started back at horse back riding lessons today.

Mat said she was about jumping out of her skin the whole way home from school knowing that she was going to see "her" horse Junior. She hasn't seen him since November. She was very happy to see him again.

She had a great first lesson back. She remembered just about everything she had been taught before, and her teacher told me she wanted to trot over and over, which was new. It was fun to see her riding again.

Finley and I hit our favorite ice cream spot on the way home today. She just wants a cone when we go there. I had to ask to hang up a sign for our upcoming Pancake breakfast on May 7th. It is young kids that work there, and when they found out that the little girl in the poster was the little girl standing beside me, they all came out to greet her. It was a fun stop.

Finley tonight said she wasn't special again. But this time she was just kidding around - not crying from getting into trouble. So I asked her "Finley, what makes you special?" My - thinking she MIGHT say her eyes, or that she is left handed, or whatever. No, Finley says, "because I am quiet". Uh, okay. I don't know what kid she is talking about, but she couldn't be further off base.

Tomorrow I have Arlington's spring conference with her teacher. I am always glad to go in and see how the girl is doing. We do get all of her school work back with a "grade" (which around here is a number) so I have a general idea, but it will still be nice to go and see what the teacher has to say.

This weekend also starts our spring break. I am so glad - we are all ready for a break. We are off from school and work all next week(well, the kids and I are). We don't have much planned, but we will be relaxing and (hopefully) enjoying some outside time. Yay for Spring.