Why is it that when I have time to blog I can't think of anything interesting to say...but when I have a lot I want to blog about I have no time?
6.27.2008
Wouldn't that be fun?
euphuism • \YOO-fyuh-wiz-um\ • noun1 : an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature *2 : artificial elegance of language
Example sentence:Cora, given to euphuism, exclaimed, "Oh, glorious auroral orb!" and Paul agreed, "Yeah, nice sunrise."
Example sentence:Cora, given to euphuism, exclaimed, "Oh, glorious auroral orb!" and Paul agreed, "Yeah, nice sunrise."
6.18.2008
Car conversation
Sunday evening as we were driving home PJ pointed out a field with flowers in it. I said "It's a fallow field." That began a back and forth game that ended with this:
"The formerly fallow field is no longer full to overflowing with fantastic, fabulous flowers."
"The formerly fallow field is no longer full to overflowing with fantastic, fabulous flowers."
6.07.2008
Dream Night at the Zoo
That was one of the best zoo experiences we have had as a family.
It was a private party from 4 to 8p.m. for families of children with disabilities. It wasn't quite so warm because it was in the evening. The rides were free and both boys loved the carousel. Chick-fil-a provided a meal for everyone----yummy! It wasn't quite so crowded; and if your child had a meltdown no one was going to stare with that look of "what a spoiled brat!" or "what bad parents!". PJ5 actually looked at and noticed some of the animals (he hasn't always done so in the past).
We also got a bag of "goodies" as we left---free stuff from sponsors and some local resource information. I could see a brown fuzzy animal in the bag and thought "Oh, cute...a bear or something." But I pulled it out and it was a stuffed plush dinosaur---a triceratops to be exact. It is pretty cute, but not what I expected. PJ5 has never shown any interest in dinosaurs before (at least not that I have seen). But I showed him the dinosaur and he took it and gave a big smile and then kissed it right on its smiling mouth! Two or three times, actually. He really likes it.
NB enjoyed everything, but I think his favorite thing was the carousel. We rode it twice and after the second time he got off and squatted down and tried to spin it by pushing with his hand. (For those who aren't familiar with this carousel, it is rather large, so his efforts were fruitless, but amusing.)
It was a private party from 4 to 8p.m. for families of children with disabilities. It wasn't quite so warm because it was in the evening. The rides were free and both boys loved the carousel. Chick-fil-a provided a meal for everyone----yummy! It wasn't quite so crowded; and if your child had a meltdown no one was going to stare with that look of "what a spoiled brat!" or "what bad parents!". PJ5 actually looked at and noticed some of the animals (he hasn't always done so in the past).
We also got a bag of "goodies" as we left---free stuff from sponsors and some local resource information. I could see a brown fuzzy animal in the bag and thought "Oh, cute...a bear or something." But I pulled it out and it was a stuffed plush dinosaur---a triceratops to be exact. It is pretty cute, but not what I expected. PJ5 has never shown any interest in dinosaurs before (at least not that I have seen). But I showed him the dinosaur and he took it and gave a big smile and then kissed it right on its smiling mouth! Two or three times, actually. He really likes it.
NB enjoyed everything, but I think his favorite thing was the carousel. We rode it twice and after the second time he got off and squatted down and tried to spin it by pushing with his hand. (For those who aren't familiar with this carousel, it is rather large, so his efforts were fruitless, but amusing.)
6.06.2008
Autism walk
We are participating in the Autism Walk in Oklahoma City tomorrow morning. I found some "stories" on the website where we registered, and I wanted to share what one mom said. I'll include a link so you can read other stories if you want. This one is from "My Two Little Miracles" (about halfway down the page).
"I still spend many nights and days crying for what might have been, but I now know this will not help them, so I fight. I fight so that my boys will lead good, happy lives. I fight so that every parent of an autistic child will know that we must never give up on these precious children. I will walk so that the people who may stare and speak harsh words when our chidren cry will understand what heroes really are. Heroes are these little human beings that struggle every day to do the simple things. I will walk so that Autism will become a thing of the past, so that more research can be done to help my little angels, and the little angles yet to enter this world that may be touched by autism. I will walk because this villan, Autism, does not know it's most fierce warrior is a mother. I will walk because this is a war I will wage until I close my eyes, and because those two little boys are the air that I breath."
http://www.walknowforautism.org/site/apps/nl/newsletter2.asp?c=jeIKLMOnGjF&b=3620101
And now I will head for bed, because we have to be downtown in the morning by 9:30.
P.S. I must admit that I still cry, even though it does them no good.
"I still spend many nights and days crying for what might have been, but I now know this will not help them, so I fight. I fight so that my boys will lead good, happy lives. I fight so that every parent of an autistic child will know that we must never give up on these precious children. I will walk so that the people who may stare and speak harsh words when our chidren cry will understand what heroes really are. Heroes are these little human beings that struggle every day to do the simple things. I will walk so that Autism will become a thing of the past, so that more research can be done to help my little angels, and the little angles yet to enter this world that may be touched by autism. I will walk because this villan, Autism, does not know it's most fierce warrior is a mother. I will walk because this is a war I will wage until I close my eyes, and because those two little boys are the air that I breath."
http://www.walknowforautism.org/site/apps/nl/newsletter2.asp?c=jeIKLMOnGjF&b=3620101
And now I will head for bed, because we have to be downtown in the morning by 9:30.
P.S. I must admit that I still cry, even though it does them no good.
6.02.2008
IFBC Camp
We're going.
We're not going.
Okay, we're going.
Well, maybe not.
I wish we could figure this out! Actually, it depends on whether PJ can get that time off. So until we find out, we're not going....maybe....we don't know.
We're not going.
Okay, we're going.
Well, maybe not.
I wish we could figure this out! Actually, it depends on whether PJ can get that time off. So until we find out, we're not going....maybe....we don't know.
Summer fun
We almost finished the playset Saturday, but it is to the point where they can go down the slide, at least. I took them out today, but it was just after lunch and it was pretty hot. So I decided to turn on this new sprinkler I had bought. It's one of those where the water comes out of this little arch and the arch moves back and forth..you've probably seen them.
Well, the boys thought this was really interesting. They abandoned the new slide and came to investigate. Like every kid I've seen, they wanted to get right up to where the water was coming out. But because the angle of the water spray changes, they got sprayed of course. PJ5 was pretty quick to figure out how to run away and avoid water in his face, but NB wasn't so quick.
It was hilarious to watch NB. He would sit down on the ground real close to the sprinkler on the side where the water wasn't going so he could put his hands in the spray. Then as the water slowly came towards him, he didn't "remember" to move until the water was hitting him in the head and then he would turn around and crawl/run away. Then after it went back to the other side, he would come back and do it all over again. Sometimes he would go around to the other side and try again. My verbal description doesn't really do it justice, but it was really funny to watch and the expressions on his face were great.
After about 10-15 minutes he figured out how to lean back or scoot back on his bottom so the water wouldn't hit him in the face. (That was about the time I got out the video camera, of course.) By the time we turned off the water they were both soaked, but NB was soaked first. :o)
Well, the boys thought this was really interesting. They abandoned the new slide and came to investigate. Like every kid I've seen, they wanted to get right up to where the water was coming out. But because the angle of the water spray changes, they got sprayed of course. PJ5 was pretty quick to figure out how to run away and avoid water in his face, but NB wasn't so quick.
It was hilarious to watch NB. He would sit down on the ground real close to the sprinkler on the side where the water wasn't going so he could put his hands in the spray. Then as the water slowly came towards him, he didn't "remember" to move until the water was hitting him in the head and then he would turn around and crawl/run away. Then after it went back to the other side, he would come back and do it all over again. Sometimes he would go around to the other side and try again. My verbal description doesn't really do it justice, but it was really funny to watch and the expressions on his face were great.
After about 10-15 minutes he figured out how to lean back or scoot back on his bottom so the water wouldn't hit him in the face. (That was about the time I got out the video camera, of course.) By the time we turned off the water they were both soaked, but NB was soaked first. :o)
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