Dad

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Happy Father's Day Stephen

We had a very nice day yesterday at Boothbay Railway. The kids enjoyed themselves tremendously I survived the 45 minute drive over there. It seems like a long time since I was in the car for that amount of time. It was a great stroll through the village, then onto the train. Which I nicknamed "Thomas". It was very exciting to watch the children's reaction when we began to move up the tracks. Stephen didn't cry at all, and Kalen kept saying Thomas is blue not green; so I re-nicknamed Thomas Percy,and thankgoodness he really is green as we confirmed in the books at home. We had a nice picnic lunch that I carefully packed up that early morning. I love him for so many reasons. More so, the way he loves, adores and cares for our children.

Balloons

I just have to wonder if the hospital gave me the correct children at times. One of those times was today. A shopping trip to our local party supply shop. Browsing around with two kids under the age of four is crazy to begin with. The wonderfully nice sales lady offers them two balloons as she must have seen my frazzled look upon my face.
I make my purchase after multiple thank you's to the sales lady...Only to get back in the car to screaming crying children!!!!! Who does this? What child cries over a balloon? Free I might add. Yes, mine.Urghhhhhh.

love is.....one week until 5th anniversary....

Buddha
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Confucius
Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

Voltaire
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.

Henry Ward Beecher
I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.

Mother Teresa
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.

Douglas Yates
People who are sensible about love are incapable of it.

Mother Teresa
We can do no great things; only small things with great love.

Rabindranath Tagore
I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times, in life after life, in age after age forever.

Aristotle
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Unknown
Love is like playing the piano.

TODAY

Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free. Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste. Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am alive. Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was growing up or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born. Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that thorns have roses. Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships. Today I can whine because I have to go to work or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do. Today I can complain because I have to go to school or eagerly open my mind and fill it with rich new tidbits of knowledge. Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul. Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping. What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have! Have a GREAT DAY! Unless you have other plans.
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New Playset June 2005

Speech Eval Meeting

The pathologist is booked until fall so I need to seek out some one else.(we can't wait until then)...however she did say he was a pleasure to work with as brief as it was, and Stephen was charming and very sweet..He has a severe speech delay he is at a 9 month level makes me very uneasy and sad because he comprehends "everything" I say or others say to him yet does not communicate with words whatsoever...we will be going weekly for one hr to work on his speech.He did say mama the other day which melted my heart to hear.....he now runs around saying "blue" and "no" quite often too-.

Park~Spring 2005

Speech Pathologist

she was very very nice and super informative! She ruled out autism, yay. However, as we all know and assumed he is way behind with his speech. We will be working together once a week or once a month depending upon what a team of experts decides in the next couple of weeks. She said he was a bit shy at first but toward the end his personality began to shine and she could tell what he was and wasnt capable of doing. Follow simple directions, etc..Overall it was a nice evaluation, when we work together in the future she suggested it should be just her and Stephen....

speech delay

21 months almost;Stephen-he has no speech whatsoever-he becomes frustrated because of this and on occasion has pretty violent tantrums, bangs his head on doors and the hardwood floors. I am a bit sad, confused and really aprehensive but at the same token want to be pro-active; if indeed he has a problem I want to nip it in the bud asap.I read on the computer that by this age 20-21 months our children should know at least 50-100 words if not more., he has zero!