"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Friday, July 10, 2009

A Thousand Words

I love pictures!

I don't feel the need to apologize about a post with only pictures as I have seen on others blogs. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. I also like to focus on the positive rather than the negative. I'm not saying it is wrong to focus or talk on the negative, it just that is it not my style--too often that is. Getting real as I have read in various blog spheres can be good and real just as easily as it can be bad and real...hope that makes sense.

I could write many posts on the fact that Ve, still after nearly seven months has only had a handful of dry nights, or I could go on about the fact that even though her first Giardia test was negative, the three after, with two episodes of treatments she is still positive for it and now we have to see a Infectious Disease Specialists. Tuks is negative, Thank God!!!

I could also talk on and on about how I have been working quite intensively with Ve about lying and truth telling, even though she may get into trouble. Or even how when I make a instruction extremely clear, she continues to try and walk over, under, around and through that boundary. I see millimeter improvements daily, so I keep on keeping on.

I could also blog about the fact that I don't understand the problems with Mim's file and why whenever I call M, she isn't available....EVER!!! I am becoming suspicious about it.

Instead I focus on the fact that the girls are bonded tightly as sisters, and if you didn't know that they hadn't been together since birth, you would never be able to
tell by watching them. They are as tight as any two sisters could be, in the good way and bad way, LOL, and I like to take pictures to share with the girls every day. So enjoy our happy canoe ride from today, our happy summer moments as I post them and our week old baby chicks, because I sure do, and it helps navigating thru all the other issues.



Kiki, Alley (his dog) and the girls checking out the river.

Dancing and splashing



The mud bar was the absolutely THE BEST!!

Goofing off with Mama


Goofing off with Kiki & Alley


The cutie patooties


AAAAHHHHH!!!!!!

Posted by Aves @ Call of the Phoebe at 3:51 PM

2 comments:

Not Betty Crocker said...

I think you're right that the good things are part of being real too. That's one of the things I like about you-your positivity.

The pictures were great!

Sorry about Mim's file-I hope you hear something soon.

Also sorry to hear that there are not many dry nights 7 months later. This is something that is driving me nuts right now. I wash sheets daily and their matresses are going to be ruined! Ugh! But even with all the urine I am so glad they are home and we've had lots of positive things going on that I should take the time to blog about...someday.

July 11, 2009 at 6:19 AM
Sarah said...

I love all the photos. And I have always admired at how positive you are-- you have often times been such a positive role model for me when I have been wallowing in a bit too much negativity for good health.

Miles too wets at night, so I put him in a pull-up for the night time. Although he soaked right through it yesterday and I washed sheets in the morning. He sleeps so soundly, there's just no waking him.

Also, you get my huge admiration (and condolences) on handling the Giardia thing. We nearly DIED last night in doing that whole poop collecting thing. The Mister was making these horrid gagging noises, making the process so much worse, and the kids were outside flailing about on the floor saying they couldn't come in the house because the smell would render them blind. I can't imagine having to do this a second time.

July 15, 2009 at 5:16 AM

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