Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2009. This was Mattie's last wish... to have a ride-on car. So on August 6th, "Speedy Red" came into our lives. Mattie named the car and though he only rode it for a couple of weeks, it gave him joy for those weeks. For the first several times Mattie drove the car, I sat in the passenger seat and directed him to make sure he was safe and knew what he was doing. But in all reality, he just seemed to get the concept of a gas pedal and a brake right away! As time moved on, he wanted to drive without me in the car! That actually made me very nervous because he was connected to a pain pump and an oxygen tank most times while riding in the car! But I would give him his freedom and usually chase around on foot behind the car to make sure he was okay and that his IV lines weren't getting caught in anything.
Quote of the day: I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead. Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art. ~ W. Somerset Maugham
1 comment:
I love the new color.
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