Thursday, December 3, 2020

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2002. That day was our first snow fall of the year. It also happened to be a first for Mattie. As he was 8 months old and this white stuff captured his attention. So much so that he wanted to zoom on out in his "tot wheels" walker to see what was happening and explore what it meant to be snowing. 

Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins. 

• number of people diagnosed with the virus: 14,102,568
• number of people who died from the virus: 275,729

To say I was a bit tired today would be an understatement. But I got up at 8am, which compared to the last two weeks, was late. I eased into the day, but still got a lot done like mailing the Foundation's mass mailing for our annual drive, picked up things in the grocery store, and walked Sunny on Roosevelt Island. I started to dig out of emails too. One of the emails that came my way, was a request to submit one of Mattie's paintings to serve on a cover of a psychological journal. The journal would highlight many of the research studies Mattie Miracle has funded. So it was truly a lovely request. But which photo? 

Clearly we have Mr. Sun! Which is a masterpiece. But Mattie had other pieces as well. Here are a few below!

Mattie's good friend, Zachary brought him back a toy subway train from London. Mattie was a big fan of trains. That day in the outpatient clinic, Mattie and his friend Maya (her initials are MEG) painted this creation together, using the train Zachary gave Mattie as a model! Notice also the tell tale Mattie sun!

Mattie spent weeks on this creation. We entitled it the "haunted house." 

Mattie's rainbow!

Mattie's tree! This painting was literally as tall as Mattie!

A valentine's painting for me! 

Mattie painted Tawa, a Native American god. One day, Mattie's art teacher came over to our home. While here she taught Mattie about Tawa and together they made this creation. Tawa is thought to have superhuman strength and stamina, and can ride on beams of light. I am sure this whole notion was right up Mattie's alley!

Mattie's abstract creation which is on display in our dining room. 

A paint splatter that reminds me of the sun.