Tonight's picture was taken on October 16, 2008. Mattie was in the hospital undergoing treatment. However, this photo was taken before any of Mattie's major surgeries. I can tell because he was freely using his right hand and arm! I also can tell that this photo was taken on a Friday. I know this because Chris, the president of the chemistry club at Georgetown, would come to the pediatric units every Friday. Mattie loved when Chris visited. Chris always did an interesting experiment with the kids! That day Chris made big snowballs with water and dry ice. As you can see Mattie was fascinated holding this ice ball in his hand. These visits from volunteers were so crucial and truly helped to break up our long and tedious days in the hospital.
Quote of the day: It seems to me that no matter what religion you subscribe to, acts of kindness are the stepping-stones to making the world a better place--because we become better people in it. ~ Jodi Picoult
Our neighbors asked us if we could take care of Jenny while they journey to their home state and have a memorial service and burial for their mom, who died in August.
Though I have never cared for a bird in my life, and neither has Peter, we felt compelled to help this family. They have enough on their minds given the loss of their mom and traveling.
Jenny and I spent the day together and it has been enlightening. She is relatively quiet, but GOOD GOSH, when she starts chirping, WATCH OUT! When I went downstairs this morning and took the sheet off her cage, she was quiet at first and just looked at me. But within minutes, I came running downstairs because it sounded like a car alarm was going off. That was NO ALARM, that was Jenny! I would never have imagined what a high pitched sound could come out of this little bird! Jenny and I are getting to understand each other. We both seem to respond to sunlight and fresh air. She loves both of them, and appreciates looking out the window with the screen door open, to enjoy the breezes.
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