http://blog.suchthespot.com reality simplified. happiness multiplied. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:43:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here she was before... And here she is now... Those metal brackets on her teeth are actually quite becoming don't ya think?  And for the record, yes: that hair in her eyes drives me batty! http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/the-big-reveal/ - Quick!  I need help coming up with themed costume ideas for our visit to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at Disney World next month.  We try to do a family theme (one year it was Peter Pan and then we all went as hippies the next year).  So ... http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/quick-takes-from-my-scattered-brain/ Cass is getting a new parapro (one-on-one educational aide) tomorrow.  While Jeff and I were grocery shopping last Friday morning I got a call on my cell from the mom of one of the little girls who was in Cassidy's class last year.  The mom asked if I had a second to talk and ... http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/a-can-of-worms/ I finished it this weekend.  And by "I", I of course mean we.  Jeff had to put up the hardware for the drapery and hang the wall art so that everything was all even and stuff.  When you ask an engineer to hang a picture you'd best be prepared for ... http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/drumroll-please-2/ Seeing as how he was my first baby boy, I didn't know what to expect.  I'd heard horror stories, from moms of boys.  They warned of lizards in pockets, rocks in dryers, and bloody skinned up knees. Perhaps those things are in my future. I'm okay with that. For now, I'm enjoying the sweet parts ... http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/hes-two-today/ There's a new movie coming out.  Tropic Thunder boasts some powerhouse comedic stars who you'll do doubt recognize.  Jack Black, Ben Stiller, and Robert Downey Jr. are the big moneymakers in this one.  The folks at DreamWorks are banking that we, the American public, will be so drawn by this threesome ... http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/something-worth-standing-for/ I'm instituting a policy.  I'm thinking of printing it up and handing out copies to the multiple doctors we visit throughout the year.  That way the dentists, orthodontists, ophthalmologists, endocrinologists, pediatricians, optometrists, audiologists, and gynecologists we visit will know my expectations straight up.  I imagine it will look a little something like this: Darcie's Office ... http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/doctors-visits-simplified/ When Cass was first born I used to believe that she would break all the records for people with Down syndrome.  I believed if I worked with her hard enough, if I just pushed her the right amount, if only I had enough faith in her, I could will her "normal." It ... http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/in-due-time/ *****Updated to announce that Jen at Our Daily Big Top is the winner in the Fliggity giveaway!*****   A certain someone is having a birthday next week.  I won't mention any names but I will give you a hint. And yes, I am heinously biased, but how gosh darn cute is that?! Last year ... http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/hot-diggity-dogthat-shirt-fliggity-flies/ This is my dining room.  Clearly it has some issues. It has good bones I think.  That is, if you consider the mirror, furniture, and words printed on the wall bones.  I like those things. (Translated from Italian, those words say - It is written: Man does not live by bread alone).  Because ... http://blog.suchthespot.com/2008/08/no-i-do-not-need-to-attend-aa-meetings-thankyouverymuch/