Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2009. Mattie was home between cancer treatments and eating a food of choice.... a donut with vanilla frosting! Mattie loved water play and since he was unable to go into a bathtub with his broviac catheter, I brought the water to him in a big pot. Just like in the bathtub, Mattie threw many of toy cars and things into the pot and the play schemes just unfolded from there! Just loved that smile.
Quote of the day: The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others. ~ Albert Schweitzer
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Typically we go out for brunch on Sundays. I had to determine whether this was going to be a safe trip today given the pending storm. But I tracked the storm and figured that the snow wasn't going to be sticking until 5pm or later. So we went out earlier today, in order to be back home by 4pm. By the time we left the restaurant however it was sleeting. One of the managers helped me. He held onto my mom and used his umbrella to escort her to my car and I managed my dad. I did not ask him to do this, he just did this on his own accord. To me this speaks volumes about his character. I am so used to doing everything on my own now, that when someone shows me an act of kindness, it makes me pause and feel thankful.
The notion of shoveling snow is sickening but we have two doctor appointments tomorrow. One of which is my appointment, to get follow up help regarding my never ending sinus infection. I will have to scramble tomorrow morning to figure out whether it is safe to drive and have my parents walk around outside.
