It has been almost a year since I have blogged. Even though I am a very busy bee, I miss blogging and the ability to go back and remember things we have done.
I will do my best to blog more often and hopefully entertain you along the way. Here is a sneak peek at what has happened in the past year:
SaveOnBrew is doing well
The Hubby is still writing and has had some sucess
Bruiser has me well trained
We made two trips to CA, one trip included Disney Land and the second trip was just The Hubby and I.
Miss Maddy has started a day program
The Hubby and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary
I attended a 70th wedding anniversary
Miss Maddy fell at a track meet, but persevered and still won first place
I attended a Partner wedding
Miss Maddy was cast for a movie that will start filming soon
Our neighbor has become a big part of our lives and is teaching Maddy how to do stained glass
During the next few weeks I will address these topics and keep everyone informed on the adventures on hand for this summer.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Alive and Kicking
Hello to those who still check in on me. Things are good, but so very busy these days. Thankfully it is the good kind of busy. We have a ton of work for the business to get done. Maddy has a full calendar this summer and next week we are going out of state for a quick few days away. Once we return we will begin Special Olympics swim season which lasts from June to October since Maddy will go to state this year.
The best way to stay in touch with me and see what is going on is Facebook. Tons of Maddy pictures over there.
Feel free to friend me https://www.facebook.com/ja.davidson?ref=tn_tnmn
Once things settle down again I will try to post until then stay safe and have fun!!
The best way to stay in touch with me and see what is going on is Facebook. Tons of Maddy pictures over there.
Feel free to friend me https://www.facebook.com/ja.davidson?ref=tn_tnmn
Once things settle down again I will try to post until then stay safe and have fun!!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Roller Coaster
Things have been crazy around here. A roller coaster ride is the easy way to illustate it. We have had ups and downs, twists and turns non stop. Soon I hope to post and catch everyone up.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Beginnings of a Super Summer
This weekend was the start of a very busy and fun filled summer for Maddy. Let's face it, last summer was pretty darn sucky! We have started track season and she had her first tournament this weekend.
We are always so amazed at the number of wonderful volunteers who come each year and make the tournaments a great experience for the kiddos. Katie is also a great volunteer at church and you can see we love her LOTS!
After Maddy went to the staging area and she was paired up with the girls in her heat she was MOST unhappy. She was in the same grouping as the girl who beat her twice last year. I explained to Maddy that she needed to be in the grouping that would give her a challenge to make her a better runner. We reviewed everything we had been practicing and I reminded her of the endurance training we had done so she would have energy at the end of the race to "BURST" to the finish line.
In practice she was a pretty consistent 18-20 seconds in the 100M dash. We set the goal at the race for her to try to run it in 16 seconds. She ran it in 16.5 seconds and was a good 2 seconds in front of the girl who had beat her last year. She was over the moon happy with herself. This was her first gold in an individual event. If you want to see the video of her and me being an excited Mom check it out on my Facebook page.
After the tournament we had about 2 hours to rush home, toss Maddy in the shower and head to the Dress for Barbara Event. This is a non profit that provides prom dresses to girls who can't afford them. They set up a special time for all the special needs girls at church to get free dresses, jewelery and make up hints. Everyone one of the ladies was open, loving and pampered the girls with love and let them try on as many dresses as they wanted. There were about 200 dresses there and I think Maddy would have tried them all on if I had let her. She did try on about 10 dresses. Pictures are below. Her best friend Sarah was there as well and they loved asking each other about their thoughts on each dress.
Maddy decided on the Blue dress and she loves it so much she had to put it on when we got home to show her Dad and all the neighbors.
Days like this remind me of all the love for others still exists and how lucky I am to have Miss Maddy.
We are always so amazed at the number of wonderful volunteers who come each year and make the tournaments a great experience for the kiddos. Katie is also a great volunteer at church and you can see we love her LOTS!
After Maddy went to the staging area and she was paired up with the girls in her heat she was MOST unhappy. She was in the same grouping as the girl who beat her twice last year. I explained to Maddy that she needed to be in the grouping that would give her a challenge to make her a better runner. We reviewed everything we had been practicing and I reminded her of the endurance training we had done so she would have energy at the end of the race to "BURST" to the finish line.
In practice she was a pretty consistent 18-20 seconds in the 100M dash. We set the goal at the race for her to try to run it in 16 seconds. She ran it in 16.5 seconds and was a good 2 seconds in front of the girl who had beat her last year. She was over the moon happy with herself. This was her first gold in an individual event. If you want to see the video of her and me being an excited Mom check it out on my Facebook page.
After the tournament we had about 2 hours to rush home, toss Maddy in the shower and head to the Dress for Barbara Event. This is a non profit that provides prom dresses to girls who can't afford them. They set up a special time for all the special needs girls at church to get free dresses, jewelery and make up hints. Everyone one of the ladies was open, loving and pampered the girls with love and let them try on as many dresses as they wanted. There were about 200 dresses there and I think Maddy would have tried them all on if I had let her. She did try on about 10 dresses. Pictures are below. Her best friend Sarah was there as well and they loved asking each other about their thoughts on each dress.
Maddy decided on the Blue dress and she loves it so much she had to put it on when we got home to show her Dad and all the neighbors.
Days like this remind me of all the love for others still exists and how lucky I am to have Miss Maddy.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Oh hi there
Figured it was about time I checked in. A whole lot of this and that going on. Spring has sprung and here in Houston we are feeling the first waves of summer heat and humidity. This is the time of year that my calendar fills up faster than the speed of light.
We got all the paperwork in and Maddy was approved for SSI and Medicaid. We are already beginning to see the results of the months it took to get it done. Within the next 3 weeks everything will be set and Maddy will get speech, physical and occupational therapy once a week here at the house. Yep at the house!
I am still learning about Medicaid but I will master it! We got a letter this week from AT&T stated that since Maddy was on Medicaid our land line bill would be reduced. Hopefully we will continue to get little happy surprises the next month or two.
This is shaping up to be a wonderful, fun filled summer for Maddy.
This weekend is the last weekend of basketball cheer.
All the girls were excited this year, because it was the first year of "real" cheer uniforms.
Maddy is madly in "like" with a new boy. He lives in Livingston which is a good and a bad thing. The good thing is they are far enough apart they don't have the time or ability to be all about the other person. They get to do their own thing and talk about it on the phone. Mom lives in Livingston and Maddy is already planning trips to see her Banma stating she never gets to spend enough time with her. Yeah right, we all know it is a way to see the boy more. However I am so happy that will be spending more time with Mom.
Maddy is in SO track again this year. She is running better than she did last year. She loves going to practice and can't wait for her first meet on the 31st. Hopefully she will come home with a ton of medals!
That gets you caught up for this month.
We got all the paperwork in and Maddy was approved for SSI and Medicaid. We are already beginning to see the results of the months it took to get it done. Within the next 3 weeks everything will be set and Maddy will get speech, physical and occupational therapy once a week here at the house. Yep at the house!
I am still learning about Medicaid but I will master it! We got a letter this week from AT&T stated that since Maddy was on Medicaid our land line bill would be reduced. Hopefully we will continue to get little happy surprises the next month or two.
This is shaping up to be a wonderful, fun filled summer for Maddy.
This weekend is the last weekend of basketball cheer.
All the girls were excited this year, because it was the first year of "real" cheer uniforms.
Maddy is madly in "like" with a new boy. He lives in Livingston which is a good and a bad thing. The good thing is they are far enough apart they don't have the time or ability to be all about the other person. They get to do their own thing and talk about it on the phone. Mom lives in Livingston and Maddy is already planning trips to see her Banma stating she never gets to spend enough time with her. Yeah right, we all know it is a way to see the boy more. However I am so happy that will be spending more time with Mom.
Maddy is in SO track again this year. She is running better than she did last year. She loves going to practice and can't wait for her first meet on the 31st. Hopefully she will come home with a ton of medals!
That gets you caught up for this month.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
When your kiddo makes you so proud
Maddy will often repeat what she hears and several times is so funny, other times it is inappropriate which honestly is still funny.
However last night I listened to a conversation she had with a friend and my heart almost exploded I was so proud of her. What she said came from her heart and was very touching.
We were in the car taking her friend home and this was the conversation.
Friend: I don't know if you noticed but I have put on a little bit of weight lately.
Maddy: That's ok, you are still my best friend.
Friend: I really, really need to stop eating so many sweets.
Maddy: Just tell yourself you can do it, you can do it.
Friend: Yeah that is a good idea.
Maddy: You like grapes right?
Friend: I love grapes!
Maddy: See then it is easy then, when you want a sweet, go get the grapes instead, if you like apples then you have a choice of apples or grapes.
Friend: You are so right I can eat those things instead. I like carrots too, should I eat those?
Maddy: Heck ya! I love carrots.
Friend: Thanks for helping me with this.
Maddy: No problem, I had noticed as well, but I did not want to say anything and hurt your feelings.
Friend: It is OK, I just need to stop with the sweets.
Maddy: I know you can do it!
It was nice to know that she was able to give encouragement, good advice and be kind to her best friend. After we dropped the friend off, I told Maddy how very proud I was of her.
However last night I listened to a conversation she had with a friend and my heart almost exploded I was so proud of her. What she said came from her heart and was very touching.
We were in the car taking her friend home and this was the conversation.
Friend: I don't know if you noticed but I have put on a little bit of weight lately.
Maddy: That's ok, you are still my best friend.
Friend: I really, really need to stop eating so many sweets.
Maddy: Just tell yourself you can do it, you can do it.
Friend: Yeah that is a good idea.
Maddy: You like grapes right?
Friend: I love grapes!
Maddy: See then it is easy then, when you want a sweet, go get the grapes instead, if you like apples then you have a choice of apples or grapes.
Friend: You are so right I can eat those things instead. I like carrots too, should I eat those?
Maddy: Heck ya! I love carrots.
Friend: Thanks for helping me with this.
Maddy: No problem, I had noticed as well, but I did not want to say anything and hurt your feelings.
Friend: It is OK, I just need to stop with the sweets.
Maddy: I know you can do it!
It was nice to know that she was able to give encouragement, good advice and be kind to her best friend. After we dropped the friend off, I told Maddy how very proud I was of her.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
MIss Maddy
Today Maddy and I went to the nail salon. She loves her manicures and pedicures and we always go to the same place so everyone knows her. Since it was a week day the place was pretty empty. During the pedicures we were chatting about all kinds of random things. When some of staff did not understand everything in English the lady doing Maddy's toes would re-tell the story to them.
While Maddy was getting her manicure one of the ladies who was pregnant asked Maddy if after she had her baby could she hire Maddy to baby sit. Without missing a beat, and fairly loudly Maddy responded "I can't babysit for you, I don't speak your language". I thought everyone in the salon was gonna pee their pants they were all laughing so hard.
Gotta love a kid with no filter!
While Maddy was getting her manicure one of the ladies who was pregnant asked Maddy if after she had her baby could she hire Maddy to baby sit. Without missing a beat, and fairly loudly Maddy responded "I can't babysit for you, I don't speak your language". I thought everyone in the salon was gonna pee their pants they were all laughing so hard.
Gotta love a kid with no filter!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
I might get good at this after many attempts!
This week we released our press release showcasing the Super Bowl Info graphic we did.
Click Here for the blog post and a bigger image
In two days we have been covered in 15 different types of media ranging from newspapers, internet and a whole lot of radio.
I have already done two radio interviews. One I bunted and the other I knocked it out of the park. One of our partners did a radio interview today and we have one scheduled for tomorrow.
Soon we will catch the eye of the "big boys" and hopefully we will move up from the Triple A team to the big leagues in news coverage.
Enjoy the Super Bowl, drink safe and don't forget the commercials!
Click Here for the blog post and a bigger image
In two days we have been covered in 15 different types of media ranging from newspapers, internet and a whole lot of radio.
I have already done two radio interviews. One I bunted and the other I knocked it out of the park. One of our partners did a radio interview today and we have one scheduled for tomorrow.
Soon we will catch the eye of the "big boys" and hopefully we will move up from the Triple A team to the big leagues in news coverage.
Enjoy the Super Bowl, drink safe and don't forget the commercials!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Creating a monster
Our dog Bruiser is pretty darn smart. He knows a lot of words and we are always working on keeping him active and his mind busy. When we first got him we bell trained him so when he wants to go outside he will ring his bell. This was very easy for him to master.
To challenge him more I had my Dad build him a "dog brick" and within a few days he had that down to a science. A "dog brick" is a puzzle type box where you put treats inside and the dog solves the puzzle to get the treats.
Bruiser also likes to play with his shoe. We trained him to only play with his shoe and leave others alone. His favorite thing to do with his shoe is to "rodeo". He gets the shoe just right and then goes in circles with it and then will change directions.
Our next adventure with Bruiser might just create a monster, he will truly be able to boss me around. We purchased a couple of Bow Wow Buttons. Right now we have them programed with "Dog Treat" and "I want to go outside". He is taking to them pretty well. Today I have already given him two treats. Last night Mark and I were talking and all of the sudden we heard "I want to go outside".
After these buttons are mastered we are going to keep adding them and hopefully we can teach Bruiser to talk to us.
To challenge him more I had my Dad build him a "dog brick" and within a few days he had that down to a science. A "dog brick" is a puzzle type box where you put treats inside and the dog solves the puzzle to get the treats.
Bruiser also likes to play with his shoe. We trained him to only play with his shoe and leave others alone. His favorite thing to do with his shoe is to "rodeo". He gets the shoe just right and then goes in circles with it and then will change directions.
Our next adventure with Bruiser might just create a monster, he will truly be able to boss me around. We purchased a couple of Bow Wow Buttons. Right now we have them programed with "Dog Treat" and "I want to go outside". He is taking to them pretty well. Today I have already given him two treats. Last night Mark and I were talking and all of the sudden we heard "I want to go outside".
After these buttons are mastered we are going to keep adding them and hopefully we can teach Bruiser to talk to us.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Hit the New Year Running
No rest for the wicked around here. I have done fairly well with my trying to work out 4 days a week. I love our new exercise bike.
Most of my time lately has been focused on Maddy's SSI application and jumping through all the hoops. It seems like things are going well. We should have this all wrapped up in the next few weeks.
When I am not work with or for Maddy I have been a busy little PR queen for the business. The 20 bucks a month we invest in HARO each month has really paid off a good bit.
I look like a real business woman!
Check it out here and here. We are number 26 on the first article and number 3 on the second article.
We have been working hard on a Super Bowl info graphic and once we press release it I will give you a peek.
January is already halfway done...YIKES!
Most of my time lately has been focused on Maddy's SSI application and jumping through all the hoops. It seems like things are going well. We should have this all wrapped up in the next few weeks.
When I am not work with or for Maddy I have been a busy little PR queen for the business. The 20 bucks a month we invest in HARO each month has really paid off a good bit.
I look like a real business woman!
Check it out here and here. We are number 26 on the first article and number 3 on the second article.
We have been working hard on a Super Bowl info graphic and once we press release it I will give you a peek.
January is already halfway done...YIKES!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
What a year
2011 was quite the roller coaster ride. Hopeful that 2012 will be a wildly successful year and that everyone stays happy and healthy.
Let's see what we did in 2011:
January:
Let's see what we did in 2011:
January:
- The year started out nice and calm. Make a good bit of resolutions so I kept and some went by the wayside.
- Maddy went to Monster Jam with her boyfriend and did really well with the LOUD noises. It was an "anything for love" outing for her.
- This was the month of dr. appointments. Those yearly check-ups, never much fun but a necessary evil.
- Maddy started in Special Olympics in January. She was on the track team and loved going to practice each week.
- We managed to get everything done including Girl Scout events, church events and arranging time for the boyfriend.
- What a whirlwind month this was. Every day on the calendar was full.
- Track practices and her very first Special Olympics tournament. She did great and medal-ed in every event.
- Maddy begin a bible study of the basic Tenants of Faith
- The month closed out with a trip to Vegas. Always so very thankful for my Mother who comes to my house to keep watch over the child and dog.
- Track practice, and tournaments continued
- The prom was on the 9th. Maddy and the boyfriend had a fabulous time
- We attended a special charity event for Special Olympics and Maddy was able to mix and mingle with the Houston Astros.
- In May we made the drive to meet my aunt for lunch and a wonderful time was had by all. It is nice to reconnect with family.
- Maddy completed her bible study and was baptized on the 10th
- The church held a special service for all the kiddos that completed the bible study and they were all confirmed. We had a table full of family in attendance, it was an amazing day.
- The month started with my family reunion. The weekend was filled with love, laughter and family stories.
- Maddy began Special Olympics swim team.
- For the first time EVER Maddy went away to camp for 5 days.
- While Maddy was at camp we began the preparations to retain Guardianship for when she turned 18
- The day Maddy left for camp my Mom fell and hurt herself. We would not find out until a week later that she had burst her L1 vertebra
- Mother begin the long journey of recovery. We had hallucinations, a stay in a Houston hospital and then a move to a rehab facility in her home town.
- Maddy had her first swim tournament and medal-ed in every event. She loves the tournaments!
- Most of my month was taken up by driving to check on my Mom once a week and helping her with her long journey of recovery. She was fitted for a brace that would be on her for several months.
- This is a rinse and repeat month. Look at what I did in July and that is August.
- The highlight of the month was Mom going home on the 12th.
- Maddy was thrilled as the Fright Night remake came to theaters. She loved it so much she managed to convince enough people to take her she saw it 5 times at the movies.
- Maddy had a swim tournament in town and Mark went with us. He was there to see her receive her very first gold medal.
- Mother was making more and more progress towards being independent again
- Maddy broke up with her boyfriend of over a year. It was a traumatic day for all involved.
- Maddy turned 18 and for 4 days she was a legal adult.
- Mark and I became parents again. We are official legal guardians
- Oct. 7th was a huge milestone for us. Maddy had gone one year seizure free! (Thank goodness we are still seizure free)
- Maddy had her wisdom teeth removed. She was quite the Chipmunk Cheeks.
- The SaveOnBrew business was in full swing with some great press both locally and nationally. My new duties included some PR work as well as Database Management.
- Thanksgiving was a big milestone for Mom, she drove herself to my house for Thanksgiving.
- SaveOnBrew continued to get great press
- My niece and my best friend both graduated college. One a BA and one a Masters
- We celebrated a calm, small Christmas and were all very thankful for health and all the personal and business milestone that the year brought us.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
How to be a PR Guru from home
Since I only mention it all the time you know that the husband and I are running a small business from home. Things have really been on the upswing here for us with SaveonBrew . Recently I have moved to try to do some more PR work as well as tend to the day to day data. When you basically have 3 people running a company while working full time jobs (mine is Maddy of course) everyone has to do a lot of everything.
I am constantly amazed at the Internet because of the ability to reach people. In my learning how to do PR for the company I learned of HARO. This is short for Help a Report Out. This site places reporters of all mediums with sources for their articles. Many times you submit a pitch, they ask for more information and the next thing you know you are in publications.
This happened to us today. A couple of weeks ago, I found a pitch on HARO about small business owners. I sent it to the hubby to complete and that evening the reporter send an online interview. Today we received notice that this was being published.
I am constantly amazed at the Internet because of the ability to reach people. In my learning how to do PR for the company I learned of HARO. This is short for Help a Report Out. This site places reporters of all mediums with sources for their articles. Many times you submit a pitch, they ask for more information and the next thing you know you are in publications.
This happened to us today. A couple of weeks ago, I found a pitch on HARO about small business owners. I sent it to the hubby to complete and that evening the reporter send an online interview. Today we received notice that this was being published.
I would ramble on and on about other things that are happening for us, but I have a HUGE pile of data work that needs to be done.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Post in Pictures
They say a picture is worth 1000 words so here are some pictures showing what we have been up to.
Maddy and her best friend have started volunteering at church. Here is the day the got their badges.
Maddy is helping our neighbor with her stained glass. Maddy earns money and loves having a job.
When my mom broke her back she was hallucinating spiders for weeks and weeks. She had a little visitor waiting for her when she came to my house for the first time since the injury. Don't even give me that look, my Mom gives as good as she gets.
I got a new car. We loved having paid for cars but it was time for a new one. It is a Hyundai Vera Cruz. We love it!!
Our neighbors dogs got out and they were gone for a few days so I became the neighborhood kennel. This is Maso and Flash. I like them much better when I get to just play with them and send them home!
Part of Maddy's 18th birthday was a room make over. She got new bedding, new bath stuff and then we also re-painted her room.
This is Maddy hard at work on Mark's computer. He has been showing her all he does when she has problems or issues with her Ipad. This is the first morning of trying to do it on her own. She was a very happy and successful girl that morning.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Car Conversations today
After school work Maddy and I ran a few errands today. The following are statements or conversations that happened during our quick outing today.
When looking for her wallet and could not find it. "Dude I am totally freaking out right now!"
"I don't think the Hulk should be a super hero. He did not have a whole city to watch after like Spider man does."
"Man I really miss my Spider man T-shirt."
"Ostriches are creepy. They just look funny. I am glad I am not an ostrich because then I would creep myself out."
When looking for her wallet and could not find it. "Dude I am totally freaking out right now!"
"I don't think the Hulk should be a super hero. He did not have a whole city to watch after like Spider man does."
"Man I really miss my Spider man T-shirt."
"Ostriches are creepy. They just look funny. I am glad I am not an ostrich because then I would creep myself out."
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
We survived the summer
Living in Texas the summer lasts until about now or later since we are still in the 80's this week.
Around here we are hoping that the change of the season will continue to bring better news. The roller coaster of summer just about wore all of us out.
Maddy had a great summer, she loved swimming for Special Olympics. She is loving the volunteer work at the church each Sunday. We survived the removal of her wisdom teeth and glad to have that behind us.
Mark and I are now official Guardians of Maddy and we are in the process of getting SSI for her. We are doing all the right things for all the right reasons. The Save on Brew business is doing well and we have had some good things happen with that lately.
Mom is now out of her back brace and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. She is gaining more and more independence each day.
Wishing a quiet, calm fall and winter for all!
Around here we are hoping that the change of the season will continue to bring better news. The roller coaster of summer just about wore all of us out.
Maddy had a great summer, she loved swimming for Special Olympics. She is loving the volunteer work at the church each Sunday. We survived the removal of her wisdom teeth and glad to have that behind us.
Mark and I are now official Guardians of Maddy and we are in the process of getting SSI for her. We are doing all the right things for all the right reasons. The Save on Brew business is doing well and we have had some good things happen with that lately.
Mom is now out of her back brace and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. She is gaining more and more independence each day.
Wishing a quiet, calm fall and winter for all!
Saturday, October 8, 2011
One year
This Friday Oct. 7th we had a huge milestone. Maddy has now gone one full year without a seizure.
Three Cheers for One Year!!
Three Cheers for One Year!!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Just like picking a puppy
Maddy recently broke up with her boyfriend. She is happy for the freedom, but she does miss the "idea" of a boyfriend. She has now decided that every boy in her line of sight is up for grabs. She gives them the look over and then gives me a look or a nod of interest.
She and her best friend have been volunteering in one of the children's room at church and Maddy was most excited that a cute boy was also working in the room. This Sunday after the service I went to get her and her from from where they volunteer. I could see both of them standing by one of the adults. I waved and they waved back but did not come to me.
I worked my way through the sea of children and went up to them. The adult explained to me that Maddy wanted to meet one of the boys in the room. After the room cleared a bit the adult called a young man over. As he made our way towards us Maddy looked at her and said "No, No, not that one, the one over there!". By this time the young man had joined us. Maddy got so shy she stood behind the adult and look all googly eyed at the boy. Finally I took the incentive and introduced everyone. Maddy finally stated he was cute and she liked him just fine.
I could not help but laugh and once we headed out of church I told Maddy that finding a new boyfriend is not like picking out a puppy. You don't to just walk up and choose one. I had her best friend in stitches as we left because I made sure to point out EVERY boy and ask Maddy if maybe that one was the right boy for her.
She and her best friend have been volunteering in one of the children's room at church and Maddy was most excited that a cute boy was also working in the room. This Sunday after the service I went to get her and her from from where they volunteer. I could see both of them standing by one of the adults. I waved and they waved back but did not come to me.
I worked my way through the sea of children and went up to them. The adult explained to me that Maddy wanted to meet one of the boys in the room. After the room cleared a bit the adult called a young man over. As he made our way towards us Maddy looked at her and said "No, No, not that one, the one over there!". By this time the young man had joined us. Maddy got so shy she stood behind the adult and look all googly eyed at the boy. Finally I took the incentive and introduced everyone. Maddy finally stated he was cute and she liked him just fine.
I could not help but laugh and once we headed out of church I told Maddy that finding a new boyfriend is not like picking out a puppy. You don't to just walk up and choose one. I had her best friend in stitches as we left because I made sure to point out EVERY boy and ask Maddy if maybe that one was the right boy for her.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Miss Maddy is 18
Eighteen years ago today our Miss Maddy was born. She was born before digital cameras were around, yes she is that old! Last night Mark and I went through our digital pictures and took a walk down memory lane. Here are a few of my favorites of Maddy growing up.
When she was born we had no idea what life would hold for her or us. It was certainly a different path than we ever imagined. It has been said that special people are given special children. I would not change Miss Maddy for the world and we both feel so blessed that she was given to us.
When she was born we had no idea what life would hold for her or us. It was certainly a different path than we ever imagined. It has been said that special people are given special children. I would not change Miss Maddy for the world and we both feel so blessed that she was given to us.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Spider
When Maddy and I do school work I do my best to keep it fresh and somewhat fun. Her learning ability is pretty much capped out, but we still do a lot of reviews and new concepts do sneak in once in a while. To start this school year out I decided to try a word game with her. I had a deck of scrabble cards which was basically scrabble tiles on cards.
I picked out 10 cards with a nice mix of vowels and consonants. I explained that I would set the timer for 5 minutes and she was to make as many words as she could. She would write them on a piece of paper so she could use the cards more than once. As I am explaining this to her she wanted to know if she could have a few more cards. I told her that she could have 5 more, but she had to pick then. She asked for an S, and I, and a P. I thought the S was a great choice the P confused me.
Once she had all the tiles lined out on the table I put the time on the timer and went in the other room to do some work. I passed through once and saw the word spider on her list. I thought WOW! Later that day when on the phone with the husband I told him about how well she did, she thought it was fun and how impressed I was that she spelled spider.
That night at dinner I told Maddy that I was so impressed with her word spider that I had told Mark all about it. She looks at Mark, and just cracks up laughing. Through the laughter I hear her tell Mark that she had cheated!
When she was doing this exercise there was a Spiderman cup on the table and that is what she used to spell spider. She was smart enough to not spell Spiderman because I would have caught on to what she had done.
After almost 18 years, that kid can still bamboozle me!
I picked out 10 cards with a nice mix of vowels and consonants. I explained that I would set the timer for 5 minutes and she was to make as many words as she could. She would write them on a piece of paper so she could use the cards more than once. As I am explaining this to her she wanted to know if she could have a few more cards. I told her that she could have 5 more, but she had to pick then. She asked for an S, and I, and a P. I thought the S was a great choice the P confused me.
Once she had all the tiles lined out on the table I put the time on the timer and went in the other room to do some work. I passed through once and saw the word spider on her list. I thought WOW! Later that day when on the phone with the husband I told him about how well she did, she thought it was fun and how impressed I was that she spelled spider.
That night at dinner I told Maddy that I was so impressed with her word spider that I had told Mark all about it. She looks at Mark, and just cracks up laughing. Through the laughter I hear her tell Mark that she had cheated!
When she was doing this exercise there was a Spiderman cup on the table and that is what she used to spell spider. She was smart enough to not spell Spiderman because I would have caught on to what she had done.
After almost 18 years, that kid can still bamboozle me!
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