here in ohio

well, here i am in ohio. just today i mailed my holiday cards...oops. hey, better late than never. i have been hanging out with my girls and we even went to the art museum yesterday. it was just like old times. averie and baylor even joined us. it was great to see them. so far ella and janet have both been sick. let's hope that's the end of it!
i head back home the 2nd and can't wait to see my larsman!

super fun

if you want to see my signing christmas carols check out this link:
http://www.mercymusicvideos.blogspot.com/

too funny!

ick!

must i get sick during the last week of class???? i guess the answer is yes. i think that i am starting to feel better. not feeling so much like eating anything though. however, i somehow made it through my presentation last night and managed to get a 100% on it! yay! now it's just finishing this crazy developmental psych paper. 7 more pages to write. i will feel 100 lbs lighter after i put this sucker in the mail!

What are you doing Mimi?

Well, currently I am trying to finish a 15-17 page paper for developmental psychology. The developmental question I am working to answer is: "How do young children with visual impairments develop differently?" thanks to lars for being my inspiration! I really wanted to take a picture of my working area, but alas no camera. rest assured that it is covered in notes, tons of books, an empty wallaby yogurt container, room temperature cup of tea, and class handouts. Ah, the end of a semester.

name yourself

ok, who is jeep? seriously, show yourself.

things that help

these are the things that are making me stay afloat these days:
1. peanut m & ms.
2. glass of wine or a beer on a regular basis
3. lars nuzzles
4. the amazingness of my friends to hold me emotionally and sometimes physically, until i can stand on my own. without them i would be no where.

thought of the day

NEVER EVER BUY A HYUNDAI AUTOMOBILE

what i learned today...

1. do not wear ugg boots in snow/rain/slush weather. you will have very wet feet.
2. a new pair of socks can be really awesome when you have cold, wet feet.
3. people can make you feel like crap for having to cancel a commitment, even if your reason is completely out of your hands.
4. even though you have a 17 page paper to write, a 5 page paper to write, and 2 group presentations to work on, you can still have no motivation to do work.
5. it seems to be completely acceptable to walk around the lesley library in sock feet.
6. people from turkey get really excited to see snow (a classmate seeing it today for the first time in years)
8. only 27 percent of americans have a bachelor's degree.
7. when you think you have nailed down who you are is when the search begins again. (ok, so this wasn't today, but recent and relevant)

well, i wanted to make it to ten, but couldn't. feel free to comment about what you learned today.

 

Me, Lars and Kristin.

Nothing Exciting

Nothing really to report. I have spent the whole day doing work around home and stuff for school. The last 3 or 4 hours I have been sitting on the couch in Panera Bread working on my laptop. It keeps me from finding other things to be doing at home! Plus, I got to enjoy some yummy broccoli and cheddar soup and delicious French bread that went right from the oven to my plate. Yum!

YAY!

Kristin is here and I couldn't be happier!!!!!!!! We are off today for some major shopping at the fabulous Natick Collection.

disturbing...

Not sure how I stumbled upon this, but couldn't not share it with the masses. There is something coming to Boston called Russian cat circus. Yes, google away, it is real. There are 30 cats from Russia touring the world and putting on quite an expensive show. Tickets here are $50 and $60! This is a quote from one of the trainers. "American cats will see the Russian cats do tricks and want to perform also." No, I really don't see that happening. Plus, you can't take your furry feline to the show, so how are American cats seeing this? Probably YouTube. What freakish times we live in. Of course, I had to share pictures.

Halloween Pictures!

...thanks to Lisa's camera!

Joa aka Ozzie Osbourne
Lars as an adorable skeleton with a fever, but still having a blast

For the Love of Lars

So, thanks to freecycle I now have a car seat in my car for Larsman. It is in excellent shape and good to go. Tonight (in the freezing cold no less) I decided to put it in using the latch system. This is the safest possible way to install a car seat and also the most challenging. Nothing but the best for Lars. It was quite the challenge, but is now in there and I think that it might never come out. I'd put a picture, but alas...

Sadness

Well, you won't be seeing pictures on the blog for quite awhile.
Last night Andey and I took sweet, wonderful Lars swimming at the YMCA. We left our big bag that had our clothes, Andey's phone, my wallet and my camera in the family locker room. We had a great time, got home and put a tired boy to bed. I got into the bag to realize that the phone, camera, and wallet were gone. Intense sadness. Not over the material things, but over the fact that someone did this. Maybe it was out of serious need, but I doubt it. I would have given them the clothes off my back if that was the case.
It has put me in a very sad place. (thankfully I am seeing my therapist later!) Sadness about our world and those who are in it. Sadness for the photos on the camera that I will never see, for the tiny strips of paper that had deep sentimental value that i always carried in my wallet, sadness that I try so hard to help those I love and strangers, but things like this still happen. It's quite a blow. However, I have wonderful friends who totally kicked in and helped me process everything last night. I love you both, thanks.
I hope that the people that are now the owners of our things are enjoying them and that they sometime realize the pain that they have caused. But they have my total forgiveness.

YAY!

 

I am so happy to announce that Kristin will be able to come for Thanksgiving!!!! Air fare has been really high lately, but finally she found somthing reasonable. It wouldn't have been the same without her. I can't wait!
The picture is of us from last Christmas

Quote of the Day

"There's nothing like writing a 10 page paper towards your master's degree about psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development theories in dinosaur pajamas with feet."
-me
(In case you don't get it..that's what I am doing right now...well, after I post this.)

I have one awesome gig...

There is a great article that was just written in the Boston Globe about music therapy. Not that I don't know it's an amazing field, but it's great when others recognize it too. I already have so many great moments from this work that blow me away. If my clients get half as much from me as I do from them I will consider myself a success. It's an awesome feeling to truly love what you do and know that it makes the world a better place. Check out the article

There is a quote by Kathleen Howland. She is an awesome therapist and wonderful person. I babysit for her adorable daughter every now and then.

Oh, and GO SOX!!!!!!

Free Food!

Because of a 4th inning base steal in the world series game Taco Bell is giving free tacos to everyone. This will take place on OCTOBER 30 FROM 2-5 PM. It's not fine dining, but it's FREE!

Today I met...

...the parking fairy! She swooped in out of no where and saw me having difficulty parking in a tight space. This was a miracle find too, no permit needed, no time limit, no meter....a must have. She told me to get out of the car and she parked it with ease and to my amazement. Then she told me to have a good day and was gone. It was utterly amazing. Thank you parking fairy, thank you.