WOW! part 2

A little lesson that was reaffirmed for me last night - don't ever say that a person with a disability can't do something!

DD, a friend of mine and I went to see our local children's theater production of Annie. It was done under the "PENGUIN PROJECT" (click the link to learn more)where children with disabilities are paired with a mentor who helps them with their role. These kids were AMAZING!!!! I really can not even put it into words! Their disabilities ranged from several different syndroms, blindness, epilepsy... and they put their WHOLE beings into the performance. By the time that show was over, I don't think there was a dry eye in the house. The chairman of the theater company said it best before the show started that "there was enough magic in the show to make Harry Potter jealous". AMEN!!!!! It was SO fantastic - the actors AND the mentors!

We can't wait for the next "Penguin Project"!

WOW!

We had an educational and informative afternoon with the audiologists today!

DD got her hearing aids - HOORAY!!!!! She sat very patiently and cooperatively while they ran through all the tests and settings on them to get them right.

Hubby & I learned how to put them in and take them out. How to clean and take care of them. Lots to do, lots to do but I'm sure it's just adding it to our daily routine and will be 'old hat' in no time! We each whispered something to her and she actually heard us. She has never been able to hear a whisper before. So amazing!

I had a conversation with her on the way home in which I didn't have to yell so she could hear me and I spoke in a quieter tone than I usually speak in and she conversed right back. It was SO awesome! I didn't know whether to laugh or cry happy tears (so I did a little of both).

I pray that the long wait and endless applications that have been rejected in the last six years are going to payoff now.
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On a different note: DD & I have been reading Ramona and she's looking all over the inside cover of this book (bear in mind - it's an original book from the 1950s) - looks at me and says "I can't find the www. whatever to look up the website". I said "That book is from a long time ago, before there was an internet." I thought her chin was going to fall off her face then she said "No internet?!" Amazing, I know!

Little update

Greetings!

Just a little update from our house...

DS made the boys' a capella group at school. He's ecstatic and has been enjoying their practices. We are looking forward to hearing them perform.

DD has her hearing aid fitting tomorrow (I am ASSUMING this means she will have her hearing aids when we come home tomorrow). We are all very excited about that too.

Something I have learned about having a HS senior is that our mailbox is NEVER empty!!!! The college literature arrives almost daily!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Wordless Wednesday

Lake Michigan

August, 2010

The past week

Monday was the 1st day of school - yea!!!!

My 1st grader (really - she was MUCH happier to be going back to school than this shows...) My senior

Our town festival was last weekend - it was hot but we had fun...
Rode some rides
Watched DS kick some butt
Watched AMERICAN ENGLISH for a while - very fun!
And PHIL VASSAR

I hope you've all had a good week too.

This weekend promises to be fun too!

Whew

Where has August gone????!!!!!!

It has been a busy month! The kids are back in school - yea! We are dealing with senioritis and an excited 1st grader.

DD survived the dentist yesterday and did very well! She got her crown on and since it's metal - she looks like a gangsta. Wonderful....

Hope you're enjoying your August and have had a great summer.

Kenny Chesney - The Boys of Fall

Football season is back and there's much excitement in our house again.

TGI almost F!

It has been a week and I can not wait for the weekend!!!!

It's gonna be a busy one but I think some fun will be had and hopefully a little relaxation too...

I'm hoping to get a little scrapbooking and knitting done.

Hope you all have a super weekend!

YEA!

Office outing today! Brewers game and brewery tour. I am very excited! Hope the roof is closed on the stadium...

Have a great Thursday!

Monday gratitudes

Happy August!


For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Can it be said better than that? Those are the things I am most grateful for each day.

This past week in particular I am grateful/thankful for:
*Surprises
*A peaceful day
*Beautiful weather
*Wonderful kids & husband
*My parents & siblings

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Ahem...

As August 1 is here - the MLB trade deadline has passed and I have one question (that I'll address here)..... What the hell were the Cubs thinking??? Lilly & Theriot? REALLY???!!!!!

Are they power players? No. Are they consistent - most of the time. Could you build a team around them and a few others? Sure thing.

And what did we get? An average player and I hope he is a positive addition to the team.

Sigh...ok - sorry!!!! I just think this is going to be a bad move in the end...

TGIF!

Oh I am SO glad it is Friday!!!! It has been quite a dramatic week at work and my nerves have about had it. Sometimes I hate working with women.

DD has a dentist appointment this afternoon. Knowing how well her one went a few months ago, I am kind of dreading it. I just told her we had an 'errand' to run this afternoon. Wonder how long I can hold out and not tell her...

Have a super weekend!

A longing

For the beach and some waves...

This helps a little CLARK LITTLE
These are some AMAZING photos!

My favorites are this one: OOOOOO!!!!!
and this one: AAAWWWWW

Thursday already

This week has been pretty fast - YEA!!!!!!!!!!

I just want to say that my sister is the GREATEST!!! We spent last Friday evening and Saturday morning together. It was SO much fun! Friday she took me to see The Farnsworth Invention at Timeline Theatre. It was a WONDERFUL show - the theatre is small (I would guess 80-100 people) and the cast was great. We stopped at one of her favorite pizza places Pied Eyed Pizza to grab a slice to take back to her place - it was yummy. Saturday morning we went for breakfast at The Breakfast Club - omelets were amazing! Then we took a walk and she showed me some beautiful homes and shopping/restaurants in her 'hood. It was a GREAT time! Thanks, A!

Sunday we went to out godchildrens' birthday party. We got to hear about their trip to the Grand Canyon (think Brady Bunch with a camper) - and had a nice time visiting with our friends.

We got DS's senior picture proofs yesterday (how did I get to be a mom of a HS senior?!). Anyway, they look good and now it's decision time - which poses and what package. (Because he couldn't have taken a FEW bad ones so we could take those out of the equation...)

This week has been work, work, work. I hope it's a little more relaxing this weekend!

Have a great rest of the week and weekend.

Book reviews

I know it's been a LONG time since I've done any of these but here's a few books that I've read in the past couple of months...

Size 14 Isn't Fat Either

by Meg Cabot

3 stars out of 5

This was another fun Heather Wells book. What happens when Heather finds herself in the middle of another crime? You can bet she'll be where she shouldn't be!

This series is fun to read and I love the characters!

The Accidental Bestseller

by Wendy Wax

4 stars out of 5

When you're a writer and your life falls apart what do you do? Shut yourself at a cabin and write like your career depends on it. But what happens when you are found to be a sham?

This is a touching, wonderful story of friendship and surviving life.

The Summer Kitchen

by Karen Weinrub

5 stars out of 5

Nora's world is turned upside down on one fateful morning but does she let that 'fall from grace' in the high society world she's used to beat her down? Not a chance!!!! This is a total 'girl power' story. I love Nora and her kids.

The Art of Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein

5 stars out of 5

Written from a dog's perspective on his life with his family, this is such a touching story that I can't begin to explain it all. I hope that all dogs have that wonderful of a life!

I will try to get reviews up more often! Happy reading!

Wordless Wednesday

Tennessee, June 2009

It's Tuesday!

I hope you survived Monday - it went pretty well for me.

It looks a little overcast this morning, so we'll see what Mother Nature has in store today.

I will be posting some book reviews this week, so I hope you'll check back in a couple of days. :) Speaking of books, DD & I are reading Beezus and Ramona together (I forgot how fun those books are) and hope to see the movie when it comes out!

Have a great day!

It's Monday...

It sure was a short weekend...

I found out yesterday that working at a desk in air conditioning sure makes me a softy! I helped hubby yesterday and sanded and washed walls for about 3 hours and I am DYING this morning! I obviously need to be exercising more.

I stopped into the resale shop yesterday to check on work pants/skirts and hit a score! Capris appropriate for work, a super cute skirt (DD approved...) and lime green shirt and a pair of sandals - brand new - for less than $20.

Other than that, not much else went on this weekend. HOpe you all had a great one and this week is good to you!!!!

HUGS!

Big news!!!!

We have her 1st wiggly tooth!!!!!!!!!!!!

TGIF

Happy Friday!!!!!

I hope you're having a wonderful July (how did it get to be July already?)! I am hoping to have a 'crafty' weekend this coming one... Hopefully some scrapbooking and knitting get done.

And did we need a WHOLE HOUR show to announce that LeBron is going to Miami? That kind of hype is stupid!!!!!! Give the punk the attention he wants...brilliant media brilliant!!!

Anyway....
Have a super weekened!