Rings on Fingers, Rings on Thumbs

Stephen's Chair

I've been looking for a chair for Stephen for a while and found a cheap one at CVS...He really likes it.

Library of Congress on Flickr

I was browsing on Flickr and saw that the Library of Congress has uploaded many historical photos to Flickr, making them available to the public to download and use on the web, while retaining the original copyrighted material. I'm not sure exactly how they legally do this, but I think that it is a GREAT thing to make these wonderful photos public. They have about 1,600 from the Depression that they have just uploaded and also include this portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president. Half-length portrait, seated, facing front] (LOC)
Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress

Stephen and Emmy: BFF's in the making

Tears, Graduations, Illness, and Dogs

Last week, we joined Sean's family in Austin for a week of celebrating Kelly's graduation from University of Texas Graduate School. It was a trying week, as Stephen was really sick as a result of getting a cold from Sean. Through the tears, tantrums, and sleeplessness, we did manage to celebrate in style. We had a lot of good food, good conversations, and fun.  On our way back into town, Sean picked up Emmy, our dog.

National Arthritis Foundation Walk

While at the YMCA working out this week, I found a link to the National Arthritis Foundation Walk here in Dallas this weekend, and I am walking.  They have a 1 and 3 mile walk and I think I will do the 3 mile one.  Please consider donating to the National Arthritis Foundation Walk in honor of me on my personal website. I couldn't have done this walk 3 months ago.  I want others with arthritis to be able to feel the same as I do now with new energy after 30 years of just dealing with it.

Photography

I'm really getting into using this camera. It takes great pictures. I've got to look for a class at somewhere like SMU to learn more about digital photography, but I'm liking even the shots that I take out in the front yard. Here, Stephen is looking at a plane going by while we're out in the front before dinner time, hitting golf balls, and later trying on dad's sunglasses

Trip to Virginia

This weekend, we enjoyed some time with my family at our home in Virginia. We had a fabulous time with good food of course. Stephen had fun at Tot Time at our local Nature Center down the street from my parent's house. He really enjoyed touching the snake, but I think the craft part was a little old for him. He wanted to rip the paper snake apart, not glue it down to the paper. He did really well on the plane ride up, but had a meltdown on the plane back to Dallas probably due to having so much fun this weekend. Fortunately, we found he really enjoys looking out the window in the plane at take off and landing and seeing what's happening.  These pictures could really be in a Brooks Brothers catalog, although they don't do baby clothing for his age.

Busy

Sometimes Stephen is just busy doing something. Lately he moves pillows around the couch, on to the floor, and back on to the couch. He's been having fun just realizing how to climb up on the couch so its a good activity for him.

First Saturday at Nasher Sculpture Garden

Stephen and I went to the Nasher today for First Saturdays where they have free admission.  We took advantage of small crowds due to hysteria about swine flu and the fact that it was almost raining to have some fun.  The guards ruined mommy's fun by stating we couldn't do as we pleased (I think they didn't have enough to do because they started making up rules) I got some great shots of Stephen with my new camera that I got as an early Mother's Day/Birthday present from Sean and Stephen.  I love it.