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August 4 2011:
Email received from Lillian with Subject Line of “Weed Rackets”:
“Weed Rackets, You might ask what are Weed Rackets? So I will explain it. There is weeds, right? And (tennis) rackets,right?”
Now this made me laugh out loud y’all! She’s a hoot!
(Lillian at the library – 2011)
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August 4 2014:
Per Thomas since we use the World Wide Web (www) the aliens in the rest of the universe use the Universe Wide Web (uww) … Just so y’all know how to get online the next time you’re out of www range …
(Thomas in August 2014 at the dentist)
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August 10 2013:
Lillian just got done asking me why I do things differently than other Moms. Her questions were about how I make coffee … using a French Press and that I hand wash the dishes instead of use the dishwasher.
Thomas then adds, “I like that you are different. You’re not ordinary. You are extraordinary.” These two so bless me and can snap me back out of a funk instantly. They have a knack for sharing my own advice with me when I need it most!
(Team TLC 2013)
**March 2022 Update** Looking back, this post seems kind of arrogant on my part. *Note to self* … Ha! When my French press broke, I switched to pour over coffee (December 2019), and have been using since then. Luckily, I haven’t broken it yet!
As for the dishes, I switched to hand washing as I was adding mindfulness to my daily tasks. Hand washing dishes is a wonderful mindfulness practice.
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August 16 2011:
Bringing Thomas home from school today we passed a sign near a walking trail that reads “No horses”. Thomas asked why, and I said I suppose they don’t want horses on the trail.
He says, “Horses can’t read”! Someone please tell Washoe County that please!!
Love that kid!
(Photo of Thomas and Lillian 2011)
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August 18 2009:
Thomas quote when he awoke this morning: “It’s a Great Day AND I have Super Powers”!! Don’t know about y’all, but, I love it!! WooHoo!!
(Thomas – August 2009)
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August 18 2012:
“Home Is Where The Heart Is” -Thomas Darnell … Said to me after getting home from dirt bike riding with his dad. I asked where he heard that. He says his mind told him so ….
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April 24 2013:
(A drawing Thomas made for me in 2013)
“I like using my imagination. It makes games more fun.” -Thomas (11.17.11)
“Can I help you cook dinner?” -Thomas. …. to which I replied, “You can put the dishes in the dishwasher for me” …. to which Thomas replied, “I’d be happy to. Let me take my shirt off.” (11.8.11) (Sensory issues!! He still will take off his shirt if it gets water on it!)
“I like you even when you are getting on to me.” -Thomas Darnell (11.8.11)
“I wish to be you when I grow up.” -Lillian Darnell
“These are the best grits you have ever made!” -Thomas Darnell (10.23.11)
”I like you and your the bestest Mama I’ve ever had!” -Thomas (10.21.11)
“I used the potty on the wall for the first time today.” -Thomas (10.13.11)
“These are the bestest grits you have ever made” -Thomas (10.2.11)
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May 31 2014:
“If everything is possible, isn’t it possible that some things are impossible?” -Thomas ….
This one made me stop … and ponder … Hmmmmmm …. Blessed, blessed, blessed by this young man! xoxo
April 9 2012:
Backyard camping at the Team TLC Casa …. YAY for warm days ….
Later on …. Moved the camping inside … too windy!!
February 29 2020
When Thomas and Lillian were younger, this was a much discussed topic in our house. They still tell me I’m weird and crazy. I tell them, “Thanks for noticing.” 😜🤣
“My kids are starting to notice I’m a little different from the other dads. ‘Why don’t you have a straight job like everyone else?’ they asked me the other day.
I told them this story:
In the forest, there was a crooked tree and a straight tree. Every day, the straight tree would say to the crooked tree, ‘Look at me…I’m tall, and I’m straight, and I’m handsome. Look at you…you’re all crooked and bent over. No one wants to look at you.’ And they grew up in that forest together. And then one day the loggers came, and they saw the crooked tree and the straight tree, and they said, ‘Just cut the straight trees and leave the rest.’So the loggers turned all the straight trees into lumber and toothpicks and paper. And the crooked tree is still there, growing stronger and stranger every day.” Tom Waits
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May 27 2014:
I was making Lillian’s lunch for tomorrow and her beautiful bread gave me a wink and a little crooked smile ….. I love being open to kindness, happiness and love coming at me from any one or any thing! HA! ♡
May 28 2012:
“I’m so glad I’m still a kid.” -Thomas Darnell
{ This has turned into a morning long conversation. Today’s BrainPop was about Memorial Day and mourning. He asked what mourning means …. Then said he never wants Lillian to die and his eyes started “sweating” (as he calls it). May we ALL remember to think and live like when we were a kid and to fully embrace every single moment with our loved ones!}