Mixed Nuts: What a day

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, March 9, 2012

What a day

Today was great.

Although - it didn't start out that way. This morning Arlington woke up with a fever, a sore throat, stuffy nose, cough and a stomach ache. No school for her. She parked herself on the couch and didn't move much all day. Motrin did help a bit, but she didn't feel like eating much today or doing much. Hopefully a good night's sleep will help and she will be feeling better tomorrow.

The day did get better from there. This afternoon, we got contacted from Marble Road - the producers of the rare book project/video project ("When the Lights Go Out") we did a few weeks ago. We found out we were the WINNERS of that contest. We couldn't believe it! Mat worked really hard on that book, and Finley worked so hard on all the pictures she drew. So out of the 12 finalist, it came out on top. And the video (our video is #2 on that page if you want to watch it again) helped! Thank you to everyone who participated in the video, saw the video, commented on the video, and read the book - we couldn't have done it without you!

We are getting a phone call this weekend from the head of the project to go over the details, so once we know what is next, we will share. We know they are making a donation to our foundation, which is pretty awesome. That check will be in our foundation account early next week. But he needs to go over some other details, so we will share what we find out after we have that conversation.

YES.

Also - our local congresswoman - Congresswoman Tsongas - is going to sign on the the Creating Hope Act after meeting with Mat is Washington DC and Mat giving her information on Finley, and LCA. Persistence - and sweet little kid pictures - really work!

And tonight, Cainan lost his first tooth! He was fooling around with his mouth after school and then told me he thought his tooth was loose. And it was very loose. He wiggled and fooled with it for the better part of the evening, and right before bed it fell out. He was very excited.

So tonight he will be getting a visit from the tooth fairy. Finley was a little sad that none of her teeth are loose. Knowing her she will try pulling one out just to catch up.