Today we walked in the Race for the Cure. It was amazing the amount of people downtown. The last number I heard was 40,000. I can tell you that when the race began it took us at least 10 minutes to even move. There were people as far as you could see in every direction. The turnout was quite impressive. The kids seemed to enjoy it-Brylie and Collin slept through most of it!!
Hopefully I will be able to post pictures soon. We think we had a power surge that fried some components on our computer. Yes, we have a surge protector but it must not have worked for some reason. We thought we got off easy when we only had to pay $50 for 2 new memory cards but now the card readers don't work so no new pictures until that issue is resolved. I just ordered an external card reader because I wanted on for my laptop anyway so as soon as it gets here I'll post all kinds of pictures-I promise.
We are enjoying the spring weather on the rare occasion we see it. We have been taking a lot of walks and a few bike rides. Our neighbors across the street have a new play set so we head over to our "other yard" to play pretty often.
Collin continues to cut teeth and deal with an ear infection. He hasn't quite been himself for a few weeks but it could be much worse!! He had to go back to the International Clinic at Children's for his 6 month re-check. They check his development and general health and then suck a bunch of blood from him to re-test for a bunch of things that may not have shown up the first time. Needless to say he was NOT happy!
We had decided we were not going to bother with the 6 month re-check since our pediatrician said it wasn't really necessary but then I had to go and read an article about how some diseases can be dormant and take up to 6 months to appear after exposure and I changed my mind. Essentially the appointment was for my peace of mind. Next week he has to go to his pediatrician for his 15 month check up which means...MORE SHOTS! It's rough being a kid!
I have mentioned before that Collin has not shown any interest in walking and that he would get rubber band legs any time I tried to encourage it. The other day I happened to try again and he held my hand and walked all over the house. Now he is starting to stand for a couple of seconds without holding on to anything. He is just on his own time line! So now dad can hold one hand and I hold the other and we can walk all around. Pretty soon he will take off and I'll be begging him to crawl again!
Hopefully ther will be pictures in a few days so check back soon!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009
My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy
I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.
When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.
I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.
When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.
I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.