So we’re struggling with Carlos….his speech lady, “B” has left Harrison to take a job with the school district and Carlos is refusing to talk during speech therapy with the new therapist. He adores “B”, the whole drive over to Harrison today he kept saying he wanted to see her and that he was sad and missed her. I’m at a loss for what to do, I would give anything to be able to pay “B” myself to do private lessons! So I’ll keep taking Carlos to Harrison each Wednesday in hopes that he’ll start talking during his session. Arrghh, he’s such a sensitive and stubborn boy. He holds his speech therapists in such a high space…just the other day he was playing again with Levi and told Levi “ok, now you be El Chupacabra and I’ll be “B”!” For those of you who don’t know who El Chupacabra is…it’s kind of the Mexican version of the Big Foot but more lizard like (thank you Scooby Doo and the Monster of Mexico for that one).

Speaking of Carlos, he was so funny at the Gap today. He was looking at the pajamas and found some on clearance that had alligators on them and wanted them so badly. I told him to call Mama Dee (yeah, I passed the buck!) and ask if she would give him money to buy them and of course she said yes. We got each of the boys a new pair of jammies, Carlos picked them all out himself.

For the first time ever, we had Abby (one of our former softball players) come and watch Levi and Trey while I took Carlos to speech. It was great, although they didn’t nap. We hope to have her come hang out with the boys again real soon! It’s great for them and for us, too. Hell, we may even get to a movie sometime in the near future!

Deep Thoughts
“You know what I like? Cake. Cake is delicious. Everyone should have some cake in their lives. The world would be a happier, more wonderful place if everyone had some cake. Some rainbow colored cake.”

Sometimes things happen in life that show you just how short it can be. On this small island, word got around fast about the local Starbucks barista who died this weekend in a jetski accident. It’s very sad, she was always super friendly to us all and Dee enjoyed talks about her kids (12 and 13) while waiting for the coffee to be made. Please send good thoughts and prayers to this family, who lost an amazing lady.

Dee and I have been working the last couple of months on making our lives more simple but better. We’ve freecycled a LOT of clutter, gone through everyone’s clothes and toys and got rid of what isn’t played with or was outgrown. We’ve also started walking each night with the boys. We’ve been to the Grand Forest (they LOVE the huckleberries) and to Battle Point (where they chased bunnies) so far. They love going on walks and Dee and I get some much needed exercise. Come join us if you want, it’s always an adventure!