Upcoming surgery

Dear Family and Friends.
My right kidney will be removed on Sept. 24th, 2012 at 8:30am. I will be at Baptist Hospital in Columbia and will be listed in the directory. Thank you for praying.

It is due to a birth defect and the kids will also all get checked out to make sure they all have healthy, correctly formed, functioning kidneys too. Please pray for them also.

Coffee and Music Therapy

 Nathan sitting on the table stealing Lydia's coffee:)

The girls playing the piano during Music Therapy


Three out of four of us in our family LOVE coffee! The only one who doesn't is MJ. I found that Lydia would take my coffee so I started making her own cup, then Nathan started taking her coffee. So now I make him a little bit in his sippy cup. It's mostly milk and sugar and just a little coffee for the kids.

The girls have been taking music therapy this summer and they love it! They are introduced to all kinds of musical instruments and songs to sing. At the end, Nathan and I get to come sing and play too! MJ and Lydia both love the drums and the piano.

Summer Fun with Family

Family is so important to children in general but even more so for children with autism. The kids have been able to spend some time this summer with their dad, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins while I recover from a medical procedure.
They've been able to play outside until their heart is content, go swimming, on little trips and also to the Music Therapist and Early Intervention (for Nathan)too. They might've even been able to play a little on Nana's keyboard and grow in music. I think that the girls have hidden musical talent and I can't wait to see how they grow in this area as I find people to help discover it and bring it out, as I am not musically inclined myself other than I like to make a joyful noise.
Nathan has really took off in walking and will be running when I get the kids back next week. That reminds me I'd better go to the next phase of child proofing the home.
I love them so much and I miss them greatly, but they've needed this time with their family. And I"m so glad they were able to do so!