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Happiness Journal for Camilla: Week of January 22 2012

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January 22, 2012, Sunday, Happiness is:

Thomas and Lillian sleeping later than usual.
My nice, warm and cozy bed.
Eatin’ grits with Thomas.
Boiled peanuts.
Going for a walk with Thomas and Lillian.
A warm home to return to after a cold and windy walk.
The love all three of us have for reading and books.

January 23, 2012, Monday, Happiness is:

Touching Thomas’s soft face.
Tickling Lillian.
Laying next to Thomas and Lillian on my bed while we are reading.
Watching Thomas play in the mud.
Filming Thomas make a “movie”.
My electric blanket and heating mattress bed.
Justine Reyes of Take 2 Performers Studio.
A full belly!

January 24, 2012, Tuesday, Happiness is:

Oatmeal.
Hot black coffee.
Knowing that Thomas’ rough moments will soon turn into moments that he learned something.
Being in the library.
Being Kind.
Jumping into Thomas and Lillian’s world and their imagination.

January 25, 2012, Wednesday, Happiness is:

Playgrounds.
Parks
Feeling the sun.
Being uplifted by the joy from Thomas and Lillian.
A clean, uncluttered house.

January 26, 2012, Thursday, Happiness is:

Hanging out with girlfriends, drinking wine and eating GOOD food.
Learning about healthy alternatives.
Coming around the corner to find Thomas laying on the floor engrossed in a book.
Garlic.
The ability to smell.
Hugs, smiles and laughs with friends.
Thoughtful and kind people.

January 27, 2012, Friday, Happiness is:

Lillian laying on the couch in my office and reading her books while I work.
Picking up a very happy Thomas from school.
Watching Thomas play with his friends.
Complimenting others.
Spreading smiles.
Helping Thomas and Lillian make choices.
The view from our backyard.
Nature.

January 28, 2012, Saturday, Happiness is:

Reading.
Working on my book.
Adding content to our Team TLC website.
Helping Thomas and Lillian with each of their blogs.
Adding content to my blog.
Bacon and scrambled eggs.
Adventures with Thomas and Lillian.
The peace and joy nature give to me.
Seeing the breathtaking beauty and gift of nature.
Thomas and Lillian realizing how special, important and unique they each are.
Watching a GREAT movie with Thomas and Lillian.
Eating popcorn with Thomas.

Camilla

Tom Sawyer

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Team TLC movie night for January 28, 2012 – Tom Sawyer (amazon affiliate link)

★★★ – I wanted so badly to give this movie 5 stars. We all LOVED it. We only watch G rated movies and I was just disappointed with the scene in which Tom and Huck witness a “killin”. They showed the “bad” guy take a knife, bend down over the victim with stabbing motions and showed the knife after with blood on it. Although the victim was not seen, Thomas did not feel good seeing this. I still highly recommend the movie, but when this scene is approaching have your kids leave the room or cover their eyes.

A Small World of Fun – Take Two

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Team TLC movie night for January 28, 2012 – Walt Disney’s It’s a Small World of Fun, Vol. 1 (amazon affiliate link) was our pre-show movie.

★★★★★ – We watched another two shorts from this DVD for our pre-show again this weekend. This time “Goliath II” and “Mickey Down Under”. Goliath was a bit more serious as it was about an elephant the size of a mouse who was not respected by the other elephants including his father. Mickey Down Under was a hit. Lots and lots of laughter!

January 27 2012: Dark Chocolate Almond Milk and Pallet Night

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Had a busy day working on getting my book ready to submit for printing in a few weeks! Began the evening with a yummy dark chocolate almond milk and banana shake with a secret ingredient! Oh, this was so good!

Thomas read Deputy Dorkface: How Sugaropolis Got Dessert Back (amazon affiliate link). He said it was so good he was going to read it every day. I don’t agree 100% that it’s that good. Moral of the story is awesome. I just don’t care for what led up to the moral! I think he likes how colorful the illustrations are in the book and it’s all about sweets and desserts!

Friday night is what we call pallet night around the Team TLC house. I make a nice cozy “bed” on the living room floor and they get to camp out there for the weekend! Lillian and Thomas look forward to this all week!

Camilla

January 26 2012: Surprises and Reading

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Turned in the last of my final projects today for obtaining certification as a Special Needs Life Coach! YAY!

Lillian told me I should lay down on the couch for a little rest. Guess my tiredness was showing a wee bit!

So I took a rest on the couch and closed my eyes for about fifteen minutes. I heard these two whispering and sneaking around. When I got up, Thomas had left this note for me next to my pillow. Then he gave me this little bag with another note and three hershey kisses. Lillian had made me a gift too, but I wasn’t allowed to open it. It’s hidden under my bed and I can open it on Valentine’s Day or my birthday. Hope we remember it’s there!

My heart just about bursts with happiness and warmth to come around the corner and find this. He was reading Uncle Scrooge in Duck Tales – Like a Hurricane (amazon affiliate link) and didn’t stop ’til he finished the entire book!! Said it was the best book he’d EVER read!

Camilla

January 25 2012: Swinging and Shadows and Your Highness

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It’s the simple things . . . playing with a blanket and having a ball. Thomas had a first time today with the swing. He has finally learned how to swing himself without me having to give him a push!! … Continue reading →

January 24 2012: Green Card and Library and Celebrating

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Thomas lost his green card in the last few minutes of class today. Poor guy was devastated! Each child gets a green card at the end of class for staying on the green light during class. After they’ve collected 30 green cards they get to choose an item from the treasure box.

His teacher and I have an additional layer also. Each morning I text Mrs. O’Connor with what Thomas is earning for keeping his green card. Sometimes, it’s getting to stay after school and go to Kids Zone, sometimes an extra five minutes before bed, sometimes a special sucker. This method is working great; but he does still stumble. Usually on a Monday or after having been on break for an extended period of time.

His day got much better though! After we dropped Lillian off for her therapies we visited the Sparks Library. Discovered yesterday it’s only five minutes from the therapy center! I’ve been sitting in my car all this time working and I could have been at the library! YAY!

We collected Team Member L at 4:00 and headed straight to his first acting class at Take 2 Performers Studio! This child was so excited, he could hardly stand it! The kids got to be spies on the way to the classroom. Took a quick picture before I left!

I was informed by Thomas when picking him up from acting class that we had to celebrate his first night of acting class. I hadn’t been prepared for that, was ready to get home and only had six dollars. I was hoping the bakery on the way to our house was still open, but it wasn’t. Only other places were McDonald’s and Subway. So we stopped at Subway, got a footlong BMT and a double chocolate chunk cookie and he was one happy kid! Here’s to you kid! I LOVE YOU!

Camilla

January 23 2011: Snow and Mud and Acting

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No school today for Thomas as it was a late start due to snow. Morning kindergarten is cancelled when it’s a late start! Thomas was sad because he was looking forward to seeing his friends.

I loved seeing Lillian play Atari with Thomas. She’s not shown interest in this before and hasn’t had the patience or motor skills to enjoy it. YAY!

Thomas was restless so I “encouraged” him to go outside to play! When I checked on him he said, “This mud looks like peanut butter.” Yes, Thomas, it does!

This afternoon Thomas had a meeting with Waters, the acting director at Take 2 Performers Studio. He starts his acting class on Tuesday. I won three months of acting classes for Thomas around Christmas! Justine, the owner, had a Toys for Tots drive and those who donated were entered to win 3 months of classes! WOW! What a gift! He is so excited!!!

Camilla

 

The Penguins of Madagascar: I Was a Penguin Zombie

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Team TLC movie night for January 21, 2012 – The Penguins of Madagascar: I Was a Penguin Zombie (amazon affiliate link)

★★★★★ – I thought this was a movie; but instead it’s about ten shorts. I suggested to Thomas and Lillian that we just watch one or two and then put in a full length movie. No Way! They were enjoying watching it so much they chose to keep watching this and laughing, laughing, laughing!!