Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2003. Mattie was a year and half old and that Thanksgiving we took Mattie to Boston to visit Peter's parents. One of the gifts Mattie received was Elmo. However, Elmo was battery powered and would sing and dance. Mattie just LOVED it and would dance along side Elmo. From the moment Mattie heard Elmo on Sesame Street, he loved him. Mattie could be in another room in our townhouse, but if Elmo came on, he flew into the room to catch Elmo on TV. I am not sure if it was Elmo's voice, color, and attitude that caught Mattie's attention, all I know was his reaction was unforgettable.
Quote of the day: Doctors diagnose, nurses heal, and caregivers make sense of it all. ~ Brett H. Lewis
After my dad went to his memory care center this morning, I tried to concentrate and accrue more continuing education credit hours. Unfortunately I wasn't too successful. Mainly because my dad maybe occupied, but my mom isn't. I know she wanted to go shopping and out for tea today, so I felt pressure and rushed. Which is why my most productive times are after my parents retire for the evening.
I came home from shopping and tea absolutely strung out. Despite it being windy and cool, I told Peter we had to go walk Sunny. Sunny of course was thrilled. Some times I just need a moment to regroup and get some fresh air. Meanwhile, since my dad has gotten home at 2pm, he has been sleeping and has no idea what he did today. Frustrating, sad, and debilitating day in and day out.
The bright spot of the day is I checked my email and found a message from a credit union. The message indicated that the credit union has chosen Mattie Miracle to donate $10K. Naturally my first instinct was.... this is a scam. So I looked into the person who sent me the email as well as the person they said would be delivering us the check. Both are legitimate parties. So I responded back and we shall see where this goes. But what a surprise, assuming this is legitimate.
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