1) Getting my son to eat, which by the way he is doing AWESOME at. We are eating something orally at every meal and it is even close to being a normal toddler meal!! And yes, there has even been conversations about cutting back on our liquid feeds. YEAH!!! Our hope (and secret goal) is by his third birthday we can begin our three month countdown prior to removing his G-Tube permanently. Fingers and toes crossed!!
2) Watching my son jump out of a cooler....
(Don't worry, we were insight the whole time and it locks from the outside.)
3) Being amazed at how he can ride his bike so well at just 2 1/2....
4) Just enjoying him being cute as a button and realizing that these types of moments will be gone as soon as they came.
And, yes, for the record, it was I who inadvertently clicked on what I thought was something from Microsoft since it looked like a windows based program so I take full responsibility for our virus problem but come on.......Just because some Yahoo wants to get their kicks and giggles off of harming people and hack into total strangers computers totally sucks. And like all viruses it is because you let your guard down and did something stupid. It is just not right!
And what else is not right is the simple fact that we always have to be on our guard these days. We don't trust anyone, say "hello" or just try to be nice to any individuals anymore. Yes, the days of keeping our doors unlocked are gone but is the act of being nice to individuals completely gone too? I hope not.
Since we moved in to our new home, we have experienced total acts of random kindness - though it took the holiday season for us to meet some of our new neighbors. We got carolled and our neighbors down the block brought us a tray of brownies at Christmas. I did met the woman who lives right behind us shortly after we moved in since she was kind enough to bring us mums, but when we met the husband as we strung our Christmas lights it was like we all had two heads. And we were welcomed by our Newcomers Association yesterday so who knows, maybe some of us are willing to let our guard down, be neighborly and help others.
And speaking of helping others, I get and believe in that. However, I do have to say, yes it is wonderful that we as a country and individuals are digging into our pockets to help in the relief efforts in Haiti. I think we should but when all is said and done, when everyone pulls out, what is going to happen to Haiti? It will probably rebuild but will it still be the poorest of poor or will some virus (or individual) figure out a way to take advantage of the situation and strike. We can't forget that here in the States there are more individuals and families falling into or bordering on the poverty line. It once again amazes me how we as a country can go to the aid of every other nation but forget about individuals right here at home. It also amazes me how in 2010 a middle class American can do the right thing - work hard, save money, invest in a 401K - and when tragedy strikes such as unemployment, they can't qualify for any government assistance since they "have too much money" and they need to deplete that retirement savings before they can qualify? Seriously, does anyone ever have too much money and how come those of us who don't believe in or don't know how to work the system continue to get screwed??
I guess it does not really matter because in the end all viruses suck! I'll step off my soapbox now and go create memories with my family.
1 comment:
Glad you got rid of the virus. Love your soapbox and can't wait until our dinner in Feb - any weekend works for us. Love you guys and we have everything crossed as well!
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