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February 11 2012: Leaving and Library and Reading

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Lillian left this morning with Momma and Frank. Headed to their house in Vegas for two whole weeks! She was so excited!

Thomas and I made our monthly trip to the library without Lillian. We both missed her. Just wasn’t the same. We still enjoyed ourselves though!!

Had to stop at Walmart for two things. Mr. Thomas asked to look around in the toy department. Sure why not! He is soooooooo good about looking at everything and not asking to buy anything. We take pictures of stuff he likes and if he forgets about it, he must not have needed it!! 😉

Thomas just started reading chapter books. Oh my goodness! Here he is finishing up another. He’s read three or four already!

Camilla

February 10 2012: Playground and Packing and Filet Mignon

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Thomas met his friends from Kindergarten at the playground after school today! They have so much fun playing together. The Sun was shining bright; but then wind was blowing like crazy! Lillian joined us too! Here she is feeling the wind blow . . .

I LOVE this dude!!!

Happy Happy Happy Lillian! Packing her suitcase to go Mammaw and Pappaw’s for two whole weeks!! I’m so grateful she gets to have this little vacation. What a treat for her!!!

Momma and Frank treated us to Filet Mignon the night before they left. They are so good to me! Love them dearly!! And this dinner was heavenly!

Camilla

February 7 2012: Respite and Therapies and Eating

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Today was a VERY busy day. Momma and Frank are visiting and so is Thomas and Lillian’s Dad. Full house and busy, busy, busy.

Had a meeting this morning at Sierra Regional Center to finalize respite services. Whew! I can finally get a break here and there! YAY!

Had Lillian’s therapies from 1:45-4:00 and Thomas had acting class from 4:30-5:30.

Thanks to Ted, Momma and Frank and I got to go out to eat together. I hardly ever get to have them all to myself! We had a fantastic Italian dinner at Sardina’s Italian Restaurant. Oh My Goodness . . . it was delicious.

I was so busy all day I completely forgot to take pictures. But, did take some grainy and dark pictures of our food!! Hahahaha!!

Butternut Squash Ravioli with Garlic Butter Sauce. Before this I had a Cream of Garlic Soup! Oh YUM!!!

This was the Tiramisu. Best I’ve ever had!!! And our wine cork! That was yummy too!

Camilla

Happiness Journal for Camilla: Week of February 5 2012

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February 5, 2012, Sunday, Happiness is:

Thomas and Lillian playing together.
A clean house.
Pepperoni Pizza.
Family reading night.
My comfy cozy bed.

February 6, 2012, Monday, Happiness is:

Support and love from friends I’ve never met in person.
Thomas having a good day at kindergarten.
Music.
A visit from Mom and Frank.
A pantry and fridge full of good, healthy food.

February 7, 2012, Tuesday, Happiness is:

Reaching goals.
Encouragement from friends.
Dinner out with Momma and Frank.

February 8, 2012, Wednesday, Happiness is:

A full tummy.
Lillian’s happiness.
Thomas snuggles.
Thomas having a good time with and getting along with his Dad.
Gas in the car.
Time spent with special friends.

February 9, 2012, Thursday, Happiness is:

Thomas having a good day at kindergarten.
Date Day with Lillian.
Having Momma and Frank here for a visit.

February 10, 2012, Friday, Happiness is:

A roof over our heads.
Food in our fridge and pantry.
A few extra rolls of toilet paper.
A very good car in excellent condition.
Thomas and Lillian playing in the park.
Nature and her beauty.

February 11, 2012, Saturday, Happiness is:

Lillian’s excitement about spending two weeks with The Romanos.
Alone time with Thomas.
Library day with Thomas.
Seeing Thomas so absorbed in a book, he does not stop until he has read the entire book (even if it takes an hour or two).
Happiness is kind people. Happiness is the man in Walmart who directed Thomas and I to a shorter line. I was not in a hurry and Thomas and I were happily talking to one another and being patient. Then the kind man in front of us asked us to go ahead of him. AND, then when I turned to thank him once again, he smiled and blessed me. Happiness is kind people and being kind to others spreads happiness.
Dinner with just my Thomas tonight.
Toasting with Thomas over dinner.
Thomas’ toasts to Lillian making it to Vegas, to Lillian having fun in Vegas, to our yummy dinner and to our exciting and fun day together.
Movie night with just my little man tonight!

Camilla

February 6 2012: The Romanos Arrive

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Oh My! I forgot to take pictures today! Too much excitement in anticipation for the arrival of The Romanos!!

I visited Mountain View Montessori school tonight to see if it may be a good fit for Thomas and/or Lillian next year. I LOVED it!! I think it’s a perfect fit for Thomas. Not so sure about Lillian. Now I just need to figure out how to pay for it as it’s a private school!

Camilla

The 12 Dancing Princesses

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Team TLC movie night for February 4, 2012 – Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses (amazon affiliate link)

★★★★★ – Thomas and Lillian both enjoy the Barbie movies. Sure, they are unrealistic; but I love the underlying moral of each one of these that we have watched. This one certainly did not disappoint! Enjoyed by ALL three Team TLC members!

A Small World of Fun – Take Three

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Team TLC movie night for February 4, 2012 – Walt Disney’s It’s a Small World of Fun, Vol. 1 (amazon affiliate link) was our pre-show movie.

★★★★★ – We watched the last of the shorts from this DVD for our pre-show again this weekend. This time “A Cowboy Needs a Horse”. Lots and lots of laughter with this one! “Grievance of a Star Maker” was a bit more serious as it dealt with pollution and the environment. It’s about a little boy who loved the stars and helped the star maker keep them clean and shiny. Thomas and Lillian enjoyed it.