It was a bitter cold rain, the kind that doesn't have any good reason to be rain. All logic and laws of this earth dictate that this sort of rain should not be rain, but in fact be snow and/or ice. But it resisted all of that today, and flew in your face wet and bitter. The winds were strong, so strong our canopy on the back deck began to dismantle itself a bit. Fortunately Daddy was out there with a wrench, sort of rigging the thing to stay the course and make it through the driving wind.
It was the kind of grey, cold day that insisted upon a fire in the fireplace. Answering that call was easy - we had something roaring in the fireplace all afternoon and night. It is just a great visual, and does provide limited warmth for fingers and toes. And other parts too!
Madison was at school today, and Daddy was at work. Mommy was busy at home, dealing with the avalanche we call "post Christmas." What to do with all this stuff? And what to do with the stuff that is being displaced by all the new stuff? These deep philosophical questions were answered bluntly by Mommy, who has made an "outbox" in our room. Things are coming along nicely in the house, although this sort of weather sort of drives you to a blanket and a couch a little quicker.
We've been writing towards Easter - not sure if that will turn out, or how at this moment. So many questions that it is starting to be a serious source of stress. For this reason, Daddy is craving chocolate. Which, unfortunately, we are all fasting right now. So video games will have to do for the time being.
Madison and Daddy escaped the Kyln tonight, the latest Disney Infinity game where you place any Marvel character available inside the infamous space prison, and then attempt to escape past guards and marauding Frost Giants. Madison makes short work of them, because she likes the Hulk quite a bit. Daddy does the exploring, looking for the hidden items that enhance characters. We make a great team, and yes, we escaped with relative ease.
Madison has not been to Narnia before, so tonight, that's where we went. Through the wardrobe. We saw "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" this evening with a big tub of popcorn, and Madison liked the movie very much. So much so, that she's wanting to watch "Prince Caspian" next, followed by "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." The last movie, of course, is a little off course from the book. But it's still a fun movie for the family. Sadly, it appears as if that movie series has run it's course. At least until the next time. We were hoping for "The Horse and His Boy," but that one might have to wait a while. On a story-telling level, I don't see how they could ever do "The Last Battle," so I never expected them to make it that far. Still, we're glad they made at least three. Making "Prince Caspian" into a movie is certainly something you wouldn't expect. But they did well with it, as we will soon see once more when we have another popcorn night.
This was most of the day, save for one major, major event - a visit to our new speech therapists:
Although it was in Alpharetta, it was actually only about a half-hour drive for us from the house. This was good news, as we're aiming to squeeze weekly sessions in every Friday afternoon. The bad news is that Mommy and Madison will likely be caught in the 400 traffic on the way home. But not so much as they would of course if they were down at Milton Drive or Mansell. This is far up enough 400 that they won't have as much of the stop-and-go.
All that said, today's visit went well. Above is the place we went to - although this picture was taken on a much brighter, sunnier day. Madison saw the number of the place right away, before Mommy and Daddy. We parked right there in front of this door, and just to the left is the entrance to the office.
Madison met Courtney, her new speech therapist here in the office. This is the waiting area, and for roughly forty minutes or so, she and Courtney went to the back for a bit of an interview. The interview went both ways: Madison was asking relevant questions too, such as "Who is your favorite, Elsa or Anna?" The two talked enough for Courtney to get an assessment, although the next meeting next Friday will probably be a time to develop a further strategy. Regardless, Madison enjoyed it all very much, particularly the play rooms. She was ready to run and play in the new rooms, and do a bit of exploring in the others. She actually wasn't ready to leave yet when all was said and done!
So things went well. We're comfortable with this place - we got a tour ourselves, and met a few of the employees. We think some one-on-one focus will help with Madison's speech patterns, obviously tied in with some homework assignments of our own during the week. This is hopefully something we can conquer this year, in fact something we're fasting for. As of this very visit today, our hopes and faith are high for a good year for Madison in this area.
It was the kind of grey, cold day that insisted upon a fire in the fireplace. Answering that call was easy - we had something roaring in the fireplace all afternoon and night. It is just a great visual, and does provide limited warmth for fingers and toes. And other parts too!
Madison was at school today, and Daddy was at work. Mommy was busy at home, dealing with the avalanche we call "post Christmas." What to do with all this stuff? And what to do with the stuff that is being displaced by all the new stuff? These deep philosophical questions were answered bluntly by Mommy, who has made an "outbox" in our room. Things are coming along nicely in the house, although this sort of weather sort of drives you to a blanket and a couch a little quicker.
We've been writing towards Easter - not sure if that will turn out, or how at this moment. So many questions that it is starting to be a serious source of stress. For this reason, Daddy is craving chocolate. Which, unfortunately, we are all fasting right now. So video games will have to do for the time being.
Madison and Daddy escaped the Kyln tonight, the latest Disney Infinity game where you place any Marvel character available inside the infamous space prison, and then attempt to escape past guards and marauding Frost Giants. Madison makes short work of them, because she likes the Hulk quite a bit. Daddy does the exploring, looking for the hidden items that enhance characters. We make a great team, and yes, we escaped with relative ease.
Madison has not been to Narnia before, so tonight, that's where we went. Through the wardrobe. We saw "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" this evening with a big tub of popcorn, and Madison liked the movie very much. So much so, that she's wanting to watch "Prince Caspian" next, followed by "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." The last movie, of course, is a little off course from the book. But it's still a fun movie for the family. Sadly, it appears as if that movie series has run it's course. At least until the next time. We were hoping for "The Horse and His Boy," but that one might have to wait a while. On a story-telling level, I don't see how they could ever do "The Last Battle," so I never expected them to make it that far. Still, we're glad they made at least three. Making "Prince Caspian" into a movie is certainly something you wouldn't expect. But they did well with it, as we will soon see once more when we have another popcorn night.
This was most of the day, save for one major, major event - a visit to our new speech therapists:
Although it was in Alpharetta, it was actually only about a half-hour drive for us from the house. This was good news, as we're aiming to squeeze weekly sessions in every Friday afternoon. The bad news is that Mommy and Madison will likely be caught in the 400 traffic on the way home. But not so much as they would of course if they were down at Milton Drive or Mansell. This is far up enough 400 that they won't have as much of the stop-and-go.
All that said, today's visit went well. Above is the place we went to - although this picture was taken on a much brighter, sunnier day. Madison saw the number of the place right away, before Mommy and Daddy. We parked right there in front of this door, and just to the left is the entrance to the office.
Madison met Courtney, her new speech therapist here in the office. This is the waiting area, and for roughly forty minutes or so, she and Courtney went to the back for a bit of an interview. The interview went both ways: Madison was asking relevant questions too, such as "Who is your favorite, Elsa or Anna?" The two talked enough for Courtney to get an assessment, although the next meeting next Friday will probably be a time to develop a further strategy. Regardless, Madison enjoyed it all very much, particularly the play rooms. She was ready to run and play in the new rooms, and do a bit of exploring in the others. She actually wasn't ready to leave yet when all was said and done!
So things went well. We're comfortable with this place - we got a tour ourselves, and met a few of the employees. We think some one-on-one focus will help with Madison's speech patterns, obviously tied in with some homework assignments of our own during the week. This is hopefully something we can conquer this year, in fact something we're fasting for. As of this very visit today, our hopes and faith are high for a good year for Madison in this area.
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