Mixed Nuts: Randoms

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

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Randoms

This is our first full week of summer. Saturday night the kids wanted to camp out in the yard. Mat put up the tent and went out with them and I stayed in the air conditioning with the TV and the snacks.

Dancing to the song in her head:

Captain Pre-Teen:

Who gave her a hammer?

Aren't you loving Cainan's outfit? His dad told him to dress in layers - even though it was 80 degrees - so there you have it:

They are all so weird:

Sunday we went to our first minor league baseball game here in Massachusetts. We went to see the Spinners, which is the minor league team of the Boston Red Sox. I would like to say that the team won, but they did not. They weren't very good! But we still had fun. We went because Cainan's tee-ball league was going to get a chance to be on the field before the game started, and he was excited about that.

Cainan going to first base:

Cainan running around the bases:

Cainan rounding to home plate:

Monday was the start of our summer schedule. This always gets mixed reviews, but we are a disciplined family and our kids need structure. So every summer - so they don't eat me out of house and home - we make a snack chart. Chores equal goodies! Don't worry - they get as many fruits and veggies that they want without question, but when it comes to the goodies they crave - they have to work for it. And it does work.

We also stick to a schedule of sorts. It changes every day - sometimes hour by hour - depending on what we are doing. We are in a long stretch of rainy days, and our neighborhood kids are in camp during the day - so I have to keep them busy. So they don't fight. Or bug me.

Monday we also had terrible weather. To the point that we got a robo-call from our local police that a tornado had been spotted and that we needed to seek shelter immediately. So - we spent a few hours in out basement watching movies, eating snacks, reading, and trying to wait out the storm.

Monday was also my birthday. I am 38 years old now - a little too close to 40 for my liking. Time goes by way too fast. I have noticed that I really can't eat what I like any more without it showing around the middle, and I don't move as easily as I did. But I still feel very lucky and don't feel any where near 40.

I did get beautiful flowers from Mat, and we went out to dinner. And my present this year is my new camera. My current camera is 6 years old, and has taken over 60,000 pictures. So - it is time for retirement. I am just waiting on my memory card, and then I can start to use it!