Picnic

The sun was shining and there was a cool breeze, a perfect day for reading outside, so I drug a chair onto th grass under the big tree in the back yard and cracked open my new book about HenryVII. Then Matt came up to me and deposited a bumbo seat full of Charlotte on the ground next to me, so I got on th ground and sat next to her to attempt to minimize the amount of grass that went in her mouth, she is fscinated by the outdoors, new sounds, smells and sights. After awhile Matt brought oout a bowl of super ripe, super juicy melon for me to eat before it went bad, so I handed a wedge to Charlotte, she sucked the juice right out of it and we enjoyed the fruit togther, our first picnic, it was a delightful moment, and it's moments like those that prevent me from despairing

AFresh Pair Of Eyes

I'm nearing the end of my time with my OT, Sue, my insurance will not approve more visits past the next two, I think. So today I started with a new OT, Amanda. I am using the free OT clinic at Western Michigan University. So, I can go as long as I need to. The OTs at the clinic are all grad students, I'm pretty excited about starting a new program as I think it can never hurt to have a new and differentperspective when trying to solve a problem, maybe one of the grad students will have some revolutionary techniques. I am going to charge right into this new experience as enthusiatically as I can, with as much hope as I can muster