Some recent events:
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One day a few weeks ago, I looked at Maria and she was...someone new. Still Maria, but new. Older, wiser, sweeter, softer...I don't know. All that and more. Amazing.

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I want to discuss this with someone. But I really have no one to watch it with and talk to about it. Any takers?

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Putting aside all the complex and confusing issues brought up in this short film, it was hugely exciting for me to see Madre Ines and the Hogar Rafael Ayau again. And to hear her speak her mind unashamedly and without editing. I ( Read more... )

This should be interesting. It features Madre Ines, the woman who runs the orphanage where our Maria spent the first two years of her life, the Hogar Rafael Ayau. It airs tomorrow.

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Yesterday, in a parking lot, I saw three young teenage boys walking together. Two were dressed in jeans and "normal" shirts, the third was wearing a blazer/sport coat, jeans and a red bow tie. His hair was pleasantly long and "mussed". I had to clap my hand over my mouth, literally, to keep from yelling "Long live the Doctor!" out the window. It ( Read more... )

Zoe and Luci were doing an little improv with my mom; she was changing their "channel" with the remote control and telling them what channel or show she wanted to see next. They had done a wrestling contest, a soap opera style show...mom would say things like "now I'm watching a show about the jungle...now I want singing and dancing...now ( Read more... )

Luci completes the Brain Balance program next week. Since she began, these are the changes I have seen (keep in mind she is 8 1/2 years old ( Read more... )

Just another day at the races.

Thought I'd share this link since I got some requests: http://pinterest.com/damaj/

Okay, I'm having a ball over on Pinterest, decorating my house by proxy. Heh. If you want to see what I've posted and don't know my name, leave me a comment and I'll get back to you. However, I think most of you know my name. Heh. Keeping all of these pictures and plans together in one place is really nice. And it is cool to see what others ( Read more... )

The girls left to spend the weekend with their dad today. They will be back next Tuesday night. So six days. It feels like a terribly long time. I miss them already and they've only been gone for an hour. And I'm not kidding ( Read more... )