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Tree Limbs and Wonderful and Sun and Beauty and Warm and Reflection

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March 6 2017:

Love how the tree limbs appear to be cradling the sun. Wonderful walk this afternoon …. Thank you Sun!!!! xoxo

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March 7 2017:

Blessed by the beautiful sun this afternoon on a Thomas and Camilla walk. Such amazing beauty …. Thank you Nature. I so very much like the one called Thomas. xoxo

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March 9 2017:

Lillian and I had a wonderful and warm walk yesterday. Time to shed the big jackets!! YAY!!

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March 10 2017:

It’s been an intense five weeks. Five weeks of swimming into the depths of my own darkness and shadows. What a wild and crazy ride. The curtain has lifted and the stage is set for the shift ….

From our walk this afternoon. I am so grateful for these two kids who have held space for me. And for always being incredibly patient with my picture taking.

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Beautiful sun …. double sun
Reflection
Playing with the moon and tree branches
Throwing mud rucks into the puddle
Shadow fun

This was so good and yummy for all three of us. To be asked, “Can we stay out longer?” ….. sweet music to the soul.

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Sibshop for Thomas and Royal Package and Marmite and Calligraphy and The Universe and Finished

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March 5 2017:

Thank you Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada (DSNNN) andJUSTin HOPE Foundation for another great Sibshop for Thomas!! Looking forward to the May event! Yay!

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March 7 2017:

We received a Royal Mail package yesterday. Thank you Melissa Susan Sheard for the care package. Now we can say we’ve tasted Marmite! WOW!!! It’s salty, for sure!

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March 8 2017:

Physical therapy day for Lillian. As I was getting back in the car I was moved by the books she’s reading. How did she know I want to learn calligraphy? The other is mine, but she got to it first!

April will be our last month for physical therapy. So much excited about this! We may return to physical therapy after summer, yet not here as I don’t feel she needs weekly appointments. We’ve been coming here for about 6 years.

Plus, I will try to talk Lillian into something different to pinpoint the areas that still need developing … yoga or some kind of dance? We shall see. Hallelujah for endings, new beginnings and new adventures! xoxo

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March 9 2017:

This afternoon was our bi-weekly library visit! This time with a twist. Thomas got to take part in the South Valleys Coding Club at 4:00. It was very basic using Scratch; which he already knows. Yet, they will progress from there. We LOVE the library!!

Cool and Fun Moments at the Park

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**THROWBACK POST**

February 23 2014:

Cool, fun moments at the park yesterday! Thomas and Lillian wrote poems today and began poetry notebooks.

From Thomas,

” Camilla ○ Nice, Kind ○ The best Mom ○ Love, Kindness”

From Lillian,

“Blue feels like an ocean ○ Blue tastes like blueberry ○ Blue looks like a pool ○ Blue smells like berry ○Blue sounds like a fan”

So happy I get to be their Mama! ♡

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Coconut Brown Rice and Potato Medallions and Avocado

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March 8 2017:

Thomas says I like to make art with my food. I also LOVE to mix foods.

Baked potato medallions circling coconut milk infused brown rice, topped with avocado, salsa, warm beets, and kalamata olives. Plus an amazing creamy and spicy vegan dipping sauce for the potatoes.

This meal was incredibly satisfying. Avocado is the mother fruit and the strongest link in the food chain. Perfect nurturing food that also assists with emotional strength. Coconut enhances the benefits of anything it’s paired with.

Words cannot even describe the satisfaction and contentment when we eat foods that assist our bodies, emotions, and spirituality.

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Movie Review: Pot O Gold

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March 4 2017:

Team TLC movie night: Lillian’s choice: “Pot O’Gold” – 2nd time around for this one.

Lillian says, “Good, musical, classic, funny, awesome, and 100% recommended.”

I say, “Just a fun lighthearted show. Love James Stewart in this one. Great comedy about fast improvising. Loved seeing it again as it’s been a couple of years.”

Thomas says, “I like it. A good classic. Like how they keep tricking each other, like the title a lot. Very good movie. My favorite character is Jimmy (James Stewart) and liked them all.”

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You Know Me So Well by Camilla Downs

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“You know me so well,
Mirroring life as it is lived.

Sometimes up,
Sometimes down.

And sometimes the journey
is smooth and level.

Oh, beautiful Mother Earth
We make a great team.

Mirroring for one another
Verily, verily, me make a great ONE.” ~2016 Camilla Downs – Author, Lessons from Nature

Lillian and Camilla February 2017 Date Day

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March 1 2017:

Lillian and Camilla February 2017 Date Day ….. First, lunch with a view. One of our favorite car picnic spots!!! Part 1

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Lillian and Camilla February 2017 Date Day  … First, lunch with a view. One of our favorite car picnic spots!!!

Next, a trip to the library to search for books and documentaries about trees, per Lillian’s request.

Then, for some studying of trees in the library garden. And taking a few FUN and creative photos through the magnifying glass! Part 2

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Lillian and Camilla February 2017 Date Day …. First, lunch with a view. One of our favorite car picnic spots!!!

Next, a trip to the library to search for books and documentaries about trees, per Lillian’s request.

Then, for some studying of trees in the library garden. And taking a few FUN and creative photos through the magnifying glass! We thought the one of the bud was cool, as the magnifying glass caught the reflection of the tree behind me! Part 3

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Lillian and Camilla February 2017 Date Day ….. last stop! Dessert!

First, lunch with a view. One of our favorite car picnic spots!!!

Next, a trip to the library to search for books and documentaries about trees, per Lillian’s request.

Then, for some studying of trees in the library garden. And taking a few FUN and creative photos through the magnifying glass! Last set of pics

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World Rare Disease Day in Support of Chromosome 18 Differences

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February 28 2017:

In honor of World Rare Disease Day …. Throwback to a Different iz Good awareness video ……

Red!!! Today is World Rare Disease Day and red is for 18p- ….. Deletion of short arm of chromosome #18. Occurs once out of every 50,000 births. xoxoxo #redfor18p–

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