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