When the peaceful happy moments roll....day 8

SO tired tonight but happy!  I was able to help some people at the Family History Library tonight.  I volunteer there one night a week and most of the time I am able to do a lot of family history research on my own family.  It is so fun and I LOVE that I have traced David's family back to the 1200's on many family lines!  It is also fun that he is a descendant of so much royalty!  I found a King of England on one of his lines tonight!  Just THINK of ancestor day at school for the kids!

I am also happy because Joel's Occupational Therapist told me that he has really improved.  Any parent with a child with ANY disability is happy to hear that there is improvement in their difficulties.  Joel has it rough sometimes in this world.  I would give anything some days to make loud noises less scary and new situations less frustrating for him.  All I can do is get him the help he needs and DO MY PART as his parent.  If I could tell you parents out there ONE thing, as a speech-language pathologist, it is not my job to cure your kiddos, it is my job to give them the tools, 2x a week for 30 minutes, to improve.  It is YOUR job to help me by doing what I ask.  Any therapist will tell you a helpful parent can do amazing things for their kiddos.  (Ok getting off my soap box now :p )  A happy therapy moment for me today was hearing Connor say "kitty" for the first time.  I tell ya that kid is going to do me in with his mellow yellow attitude on life!  I am a type A mommy with a type B son.  Gonna try to remember to enjoy him not being able to talk...someday I know I WILL look back and laugh at how badly I wanted words to flow out of his mouth!
Well, off to bed.  Looking forward to tomorrow's sunshine!