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Throwback Post: Great Basin Naturalists Camp – Thomas 2014

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June 17 2014:

Thomas has been at summer day camp the past 2 days and REALLY, REALLY wanted to stay overnight. It’s a day camp and residential camp. I’ve decided to let him. What an adventure with feelings making this decision as he’s going next week too. I surrendered to it with the knowing that I’ve hopefully taught him discernment with my words and actions. This is an amazing opportunity for him in such a truly AWEsome setting. Shoot! When I dropped him off and picked him up the past two days, I wanted to stay. So peaceful, quiet, and simply glorious! Thank you Great Basin Naturalists for having Thomas this week, next week and for a week later in July! xoxo

Throwback Post: Carnations and Journal

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June 16 2015

Lillian’s latest blog post is about carnations …. I LOVE seeing these little treasures in my email inbox!! You can sign up to receive them in yours too using the link on her website. xoxo “The meanings of carnations include fascination, distinction, and love. Like many other flowers, different messages can also be expressed with the flower’s different color varieties. Light red carnations, for example, are often used to … ” Read more here –https://lilliandarnell.com/…/21/nature-research-for-carnati…/

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Ms. Audrey from HDMS stopped by this morning to deliver two more of Lillian’s writing journals. What an absolute treasure!! Such creative story writing. Thought you’d get a kick outta this one Rachel Jane Flower. She was writing about the first time we came up and went swimming and mentioned you! xoxoxo

Lillian's Journal June 16 2015

Throwback Post: Jogging and Books and Haircut and WOW and Multi-Pass

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June 13 2012:

Jog-a-thon adventures for Team Member T!!!
Thomas Jog-a-thon June 13 2012

For all y’all who have been receiving your book in the last week … Here’s the Video Journey to accompany the book … Hope y’all enjoy!!!

Another shipment of books headed out. Isn’t our Reno sky beautiful?!! Love, Love, Love!!

Shipping Books June 13 2012

Lillian’s turn for a haircut. We LOVE Nicole!!!

Lillian Haircut June 13 2012

Had our monthly WOW get together tonight!!! Here’s to my awesome Wildly Outrageous Writer girlfriends!! Thank you Susan for bringing the yummy Wine Shop at Home Champagne from Bev Saunders to toast my book being DONE and published!! We had so much FUN laughing tonight y’all! I am blessed by these women and so dang grateful to have them in my life!!

Toasting with WOW group June 13 2012

Most of you know that Lillian has a speech impairment … My day is filled with constantly telling her I don’t know what she’s saying …. Sometimes I choose to make us both laugh and repeat back what I heard her say …. Tonight what I heard … “Can I have a multi-pass?” What she actually said, “Time has gone fast.” We both got a good ole laugh outta that one!! Told her I was out of multi-passes!!

Lillian at Washoe Lake 2012

Throwback Post: Sunset Walk and Posing Geese

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March 31 2016:

For dinner last night we had an extraordinary breakfast-for-dinner. Eggs, toast, and yummiest breakfast potatoes I’ve ever made or tasted. It was food bliss!

Then Lillian and I took a sunset walk. Had fun trying to get these geese to pose for me. They did a great job. The entire walk was so beautiful. xoxoxo

Walk Camilla & Lillian 3.31.16 #1-4

Throwback Post: Sibling Disagreements

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March 31 2016:

Sibling disagreements … Ugh! Makes my neck immediately tense! “What I have found to be an incredible combination for helping Thomas and Lillian discover their own way out of the tensions is when I stay calm and mindful and use the surroundings of the moment as a teacher. During these times creativity and improvising blossom into the situation.

“My whole life has been one big improvisation.” ~Clint Eastwood

In one instance, the arguing kept going back and forth. He says such and such. She responds with such and such. No, I’m right. You’re wrong. You’re such and such. On and on.

I spontaneously …. ”

Mindful Parenting – A Solution for Sibling Fighting

Thomas & Lillian 3.31.16

Throwback Post: Reading and Jumping and Lots of Questions

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June 11 2013:

‘Cause reading 3 or 4 books at a time like me just wasn’t enough!! Lillian’s reading 7 at a time …. She was reading one when I took this picture. This is what I found when I walked in her room this morning! Silly girl!

Books on Lillian's Bed June 11 2013

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From Lillian y’all : Hi y’all for those who are going to the 18p- conference this year, i’d like your 18p- child or teenager to practice jumping in the pool by bouncing high on their bed if it is bouncy and if you let them. But for those who aren’t, i’d like you to not give up hope. I hope those who are coming to 18p- conference. Hope you have a great time.
Sincerely,
Lillian

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Thomas got a physical this afternoon so we can turn in his application for horse riding at Adaptive Center for Therapeutic Riding! You would think he has never been to the doctor!! (Well, actually, it’s been a year or two!) I hope poor Dr. Bertz isn’t having a hard time going to sleep tonight still reeling from all the questions, jokes and talking Mr. T shared with her.

He LOVED getting his knee “hit with that hard thing” and watching his leg jump. I told him his new nickname is Sir Talks-A-Lot! I handled it all very well since I spilled my entire bottle of water in my tote bag and spent the whole time trying to dry out my writing journal, the 3 books in the bag and the physical form she was to fill out!

Literally, it was a mini-lake! I’m so glad I meditate! It was a GREAT adventure!! Just have some books with crispy pages and a journal with crispy pages to match …. and a little boy who had a FUN time going to the doctor! Big hug to anyone who needs it tonight!

Thomas on Stairs June 11 2013