Our First Anniversary

Sunday was our one year anniversary. We went to the Epcot Center and had a great time. Our year together has been wonderful!

Hillsboro Inlet - My First Video Attempt!

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This video isn't very exciting, but Hillsboro Inlet is a really pretty place about four miles from where we live. It's on the Intracoastal Waterway.

The drive from my home to my job in Miami takes about an hour and 15 minutes - on a good day. I take the turnpike for about 40 minutes, then get onto I-95 and get stuck in the middle of bumper to bumper traffic all the way into Miami. The other day the drive was a little extra aggravating, and when I pulled into the parking lot, I saw this bumper sticker on a car near mine. I had to laugh. All the way to work people are honking their horns, not letting anyone in front of them, and cutting each other off. Some days it takes a lot of effort not to get caught up in the 'get out of the way me first' mindset, though one day last week on my way home I did get caught up in it. A driver wanted to merge onto the Interstate in front of me, and I sped up instead of letting her in, but then I felt kind of guilty, so I let her in. Her window was down, and I thought, "why didn't she look over at me and say thanks, or at least give a wave to say thank-you. She didn't appreciate it. I shouldn't have even done that for her." Then I thought - Thank God He doesn't think that way about me when I 'forget' to show my appreciation!

Kids Keep it Real

Last night was Halloween. Only about ten kids came to our house, and one time six came in a group. One little boy about 7 said, "I don't like that kind of candy. I want Snickers." I ignored him, and he said it again only louder..."I want Snickers!!" When I was giving candy to the other kids he said "Why are you in a wheelchair." I didn't answer him because I was talking to one of the little girls, so he yelled it this time. I hope his mother has a lot of patience :) I don't care if kids ask me if I'm in a wheelchair because everybody wants to know, and kids are the only ones who aren't afraid to ask! One of my biggest pet peeves is when kids say hello to me when I'm out, and their parents pull them away. That only will make them have a fear of people with disabilities when they get older. Once I was in the mall, in Sears, and a little boy about three ran over to me with his arms wide open and hugged me. He acted like he knew me. His grandmother ran over and got him, but she was laughing. She didn't speak English, but I wondered if maybe the little boy had a relative in a wheelchair, because he just lit up when he saw me. It was the cutest thing. Several years ago I helped teach Sunday School to a class of five year olds. One little boy asked if he could sit on my lap and I said sure, and then I pushed my chair with him on my lap. He loved that. Then all the kids wanted to try it. But that one little boy took a special liking to me. One day he looked at me with big eyes and a concerned look on his face and said, "are you married?" I told him I wasn't and he got a huge smile on his face. I love the innocence and honesty of children.