Mixed Nuts: Spring break this and that

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

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Spring break this and that

Monday we went to a class with Finley about seeing eye dogs. I took all three kids with me and they had a great time. Arlington especially loved spending time with the dogs. They even got to see a puppy. It was a 2 hour class and I am glad we went. After the class we got some lunch and headed home. Cainan wasn't feeling that great Monday afternoon, so we came home to relax. His fever had come back so he wasn't able to go to Karate.

We also did some outside play and some gardening on Monday as well. While Cainan rested, the girls and I were outside. They rode their bikes and drew with chalk while I cleaned up a little more of the plants and gardening area. Spring cleaning the yard is not my favorite job, but it looks so much better when it is done.

Yesterday was a down day - we didn't have anywhere to be. Unfortunately it rained all day, so we couldn't go outside to play. The kids were getting a bit bored inside, but we made it. Cainan wasn't feeling well still - still had the on and off again fever, so we laid low.

We did have a local paper come and do and interview, video, and pictures last night, and that was fun. They are running a story about Finley and our Fund, of course, and are doing it now because of our upcoming breakfast fundraiser on May 7th. They were here for a couple of hours. The story was going to run on the front page this weekend, so I will be anxious to see it when it comes out. I will share the story once I can get it in the right format. We have another paper doing an article as well - hopefully sometime next week. These papers had seen the article that was done in our local paper a few weeks back and have contacted us about doing an article in their paper as well. It is nice to get the word out about LCA and our quest for a cure.

Today Finley had an orientation and movement session at T@rget. Cainan was still running a fever last night - it was up to 103 - and this morning 101. So I thought after 4 days of fever - time to have him checked out. We had an appointment for later in the morning. I was hoping we would find out what has been going with him - but everything was negative. No strep, no flu, no ear infection, no chest infection, no sinus infection. Just a nasty virus, I guess. The doctor said if he isn't better by Friday to come back. So now we just wait.

I wish I had pictures to share with you from today, but sadly, I didn't not take out my camera. I am hoping that we will be going outside tomorrow, so I should be able to take pictures of my happy children playing outside and not whining about the weather holding them hostage indoors.