Just a Thought

Employ your time in improving yourself 
by other men's writings so that you shall come easily 
by what others have labored hard for. 

~Socrates~

I Lost a Month Somewhere...

I guess it must have been the finals, 

or the Cinco de Mari, 

and definitely the generalized chaos that has been life lately.  

I really have no explanation for the lapse.

So maybe I will just give Jenn's Sensational Haiku Wednesday another go and  pick up again next week?  

Sound good to you? 

Great.  

Here we go:

This week’s theme is: Chinook

Endangered species

fighting against the current - 

will they reach their goal?

Protected from harm

by law and signs posted, still

the net swoops in -- caught.

Though honored by some

great Chinook is to others

no more than a dish.

What Is The PERFECT Activity For Someone Who *Hearts* TED? {Like ME!}

A TEDx Event, of Course!

The theme was 
Where Tomorrow Begins

We heard about LOLLIPOP MOMENTS:

The seriously deep science of being in two places at once:
{really cool stuff but, in full disclosure, it gave me a bit of a headache trying to follow it!} 


Making magic 30 days at a time:



And the why behind the fact that parents and kids feel so different from each other...plus something cool about Olympic athletes, too: 


I so *WISH* I could link you to the live talks. 

{Especially Dr. Sameer Hinduja and Dr. Kevin Lanning...
 They have given me lots of food for thought to get me through the grind of finals!}

 
 They were incredible! 

What exactly is a Super Fun Saturday?

 Up at an absurd hour to drive to Miami, sparkling and white...

 

5 Kilometers of mayhem, of which there are no photos, later...

 

We crossed the Finish Line at the COLOR MANIA 5K

 

 

That, my friends, is a SUPER FUN SATURDAY!!

 

Toddler Insomnia Can Be A Cruel Trick...

Not sure why, but this little darlin' has been refusing to go to sleep of late.  It has made for some very late nights and some VERY cranky mornings.  I had to snap a picture of her snoozing on the floor just to prove to myself and Daddy that she really *does* sleep sometimes.  {Full disclosure: she popped up nearly immediately after the shutter snapped as if to say "Sleeping? Who's sleeping?  I was most definitely NOT sleeping..."}

But really, isn't she cute?  She's such an angel...when she sleeps. ;)

It's What You Say When You Don't Know What To Say

World Down Syndrome Day 2013

Why do we celebrate?



Then: September 2009, the day we came home.

And now, almost 5 years old, growing fast, having fun and riding rides at Disney World...

 

and enjoying every cupcake she can!

 

Happy World Down Syndrome Day 2013!