Christmas is approaching and we have no snow. Hellooo, Mother Nature. Could really use some snow here. White Christmas. I want a white Christmas.

This picture was a Kodak moment so wanted to share. Christina is swinging on her belly. She did wonderful kicking and pushing with her legs.

Well I have the house decorated and the outside stuff up for the holidays. Christina had fun helping me hang some lights and decorate the tree.

Christina loves being outside in the cold and snow. She walked super well in the gait trainer outside. I was impressed how well with all the layers of clothing.





More pics to come when I get them done.

Christina is in the holiday spirit. Decorating and baking are definate fun activities in her book.

Christina had a couple of appointments last week. They went well. Not much for change and the usual "lets keep an eye on things". We are keeping a close eye on Christina's shoulders and hips. Along with watching for changes in legs, arms, back, trunk, neck, head control, etc. We are trying a different approach with the Botox. The last round was not as productive as others. The overall dose will go down with differeent focus areas.

School is always fun for Christina and is going well. The weather is also going well for Christina. Snow and cold do not stop the princess. Christina is a big fan of the cold and catching snowflakes on her tongue. It is cute to watch her reach for the snowflakes while going for a wagon ride.

Thanks to Jeannie, Christina has inflatable decorations outside and a whole lot of lights inside. Christina posed after a wagon ride.

The bear spins


Snoopy, always a favorite.


The balls are eight feet tall.


Decorating the tree.

Well, with Thanksgiving done the Christmas decorations have come out. Most of the decor is up. Thanks to Jeannie, there are inflatable things outside and lights in the dining room and living room.

I have the tree up and lights on all ready for Christina to decorate with ornaments. I went with white and colored lights. Managed to get the colored lights arranged so the tree changes color. I'll post video once I have a chance to record and convert for web.

I have a third of the lights up in Christina's room. Hoping to finish tomorrow.

I can't find one box of Christmas stuff so a thorough search in the basement and garage is in order.

Merry Get-Ready-For-Christmas!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Thank you Christina for teaching me to appreciate every moment.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

We all have lots to be thankful for.

Wow, time flies. I have meant to update the blog several times and have pushed it aside.

I have kept up on pictures and the slideshow of Christina is current. And the latest pictures and videos have been uploaded and I stay not more than half a week behind. The cron job does not like creating the thumbnails so I run it manually, frustrating. I think it is timing out, but no error is given. Oh well.

Christina was sick and had an ear infection. Being a good princess she shared with me. I am shaking the last of it still. Started in the sinuses, moved to the chest, and now chest and throat. With a headache. Yuck.

What else is new. Snow snow snow, tis the towing season coming upon us.

Crap, I just realized I need a refill of coffee and I need to continue the podcast I was listening to. Coffee pot is not within reach and the remote is not either. Curses I have to get out of the chair.

Momentary lull........

OK, have coffee and the podcast started again. Maybe I should put a coffee pot in my room. And I need a remote for the iPod. Not a remote for the dock, 'cuz I switch rooms.

A reminder to back up your stuff. And check for updates. This last round of Windows updates needed a restart, plan accordingly.

Activities definately do not slow down when school starts. Let's see where to start.

Christina is continuing speech therapy through the UW system. The student this semester is Evan and Christina really likes interacting with him. They play music, read, play board games. I am pleased watching Evan's methods of therapy.

Christina was sick and had an ear infection. All better now after a round of antibiotics and some mellow days.

As the days have gotten shorter and cooler we have shortened our wagon rides. With daylight savings ending and it getting so dark so early I was leary how Christina would do. I told Christina it was dark out and cold. She clued me in that she wanted to go anyway. After some disagreement on how warm of a jacket and hat to wear we headed on our walk. Christina is a HUGE fan of the dark walks. With a smile for the whole walk, Christina was super giggly when we got back. She has her flashlight that she carries and helps to light the way.

Christina recently had an appointment with the eye doctor. Again, it is very difficult to tell what the princess can see. The eye doctor thinks it will help the right eye to patch Christina's left eye. We found some eye patches and we play pirates. Arrh.

I have been doing well keeping up on pictures of the princess. Enjoy, the slideshow will be very close to current.