Mixed Nuts: Row Row Row Your Boat

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, November 16, 2012

Row Row Row Your Boat

Ah Friday at last. This week was painfully long, but it is finally at an end. I worked today to round out the craziness, and it went fine. A fainting child and a child who broke her wrist.....all in a day's work.

Tonight Cainan had his monthly scouting pack meeting. We are just at the beginning of this scouting stuff, but Cainan is enjoying it. I am still on the fence about boy scouts, but we will see how it goes.

Tonight they had some kind of boat regatta. We found out about it on Tuesday, and on Wednesday I picked up the boat from his scout master. He had to put it together and then they would race them tonight. He and Mat had a good time painting it and getting it all ready for the little regatta.

Tonight he and Mat went to scouting event and Cainan had a great time. He came home talking and talking about it. Mostly about how his boat seemed to be a bit top heavy and kept tipping over....but he had fun.

I am glad he has something just for him. And he announces everywhere he goes that he is a cub scout.

Mat took some pictures with his Iphone, so they aren't very clear, but they are cute - enjoy!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Wow!
That sounds fun! I was in girl scouts when I was 11 through 12 and we went to the Alaska State fair in Palmer. I had to go home early because of getting a cold.
Since I was a preemie I had BPD which today, gives me mild asthma. That was a bummer, cause when I was a kid, I loved doing anything fun and productive.
Cainin is just like ''George'' when he builds the boat off The Stuart Little Movie! GREAT JOB GUYS!

(P.S. Could you please update more about Finley and her LCA, again too?)

Shayla M.; November 17, 2012 at 2:51 AM
Anonymous said...: We have also felt scouting was a good activity for boys. I know we joked about A.J.'s experience but he has some wonderful memories from it. - Mom; November 17, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Anonymous said...: We have also felt scouting was a good activity for boys. I know we joked about A.J.'s experience but he has some wonderful memories from it. - Mom; November 17, 2012 at 9:01 AM