Today's picture was taken in November of 2003. Mattie was 7 months old and I took this photo because I was intrigued over what fascinated Mattie. From an early age, Mattie LOVED flashlights. In fact, light was one of the first words he spoke! After the word CAT! But Mattie didn't just like the fact that a flashlight produced light, he likes that you could unscrew it and it would produce something inside (batteries). Mattie loved to disassemble and reassemble things like flashlights and many of his toys. It truly was a feat to watch because as an adult, I am not quite sure I would have known how to put together a deconstructed hotwheel car!
Quote of the day: The soul is healed by being with children. ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Peter, Sunny, Indie, and I are driving today to Boston! Given that this is a holiday weekend, it has the potential of being a very long trip. Mind you it is a long car trip on a good day. Fortunately Sunny and Indie are great travelers, as we learned last summer with them in tow. So tomorrow, I will be writing to you from Boston.
1 comment:
Vicki,
Your quote tonight grabbed my heart! It is so true! I worked an entire career, first with preschool age children, then teaching music & movement in a day care, finally providing fun activities for kids in treatment for Cancer. In this position, I worked with children/ young teens/older teens. There are many, who would say what a sad job. Absolutely yes, it was horrific that Cancer affects children. However, the job was never work because children have a way of making their way into your heart, taking care of their own caregivers in this setting. The children, I knew & loved along with their families made my life better because they brought out the best in everyone, they met. Cancer robs Children & their families of all the normalcy, life offers. It's unfair. Life doesn't offer any assurances but one thing sure is spending time with a child is never forgotten!
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