All I Ever Wanted To Be Was Normal: Miss Social Butterfly

All I Ever Wanted To Be Was Normal: Miss Social Butterfly: As you all know, Kate is one busy girl.  My husband and I often joke we don’t have a social life because she does!  It isn't that we do...

Miss Social Butterfly

As you all know, Kate is one busy girl.  My husband and I often joke we don’t have a social life because she does!  It isn't that we don’t want her to be home – she just LOVES people and being social.  We are kinda boring to her by now I suppose.

I was reminded of this when I recently met with Our Place staff, going over her schedule there, goals and strategies.  I was telling them how grateful we were to find their program.  When Kate started attending there, we were trying to find out if she enjoyed being there as much as she did the  other programs she attended.  We were going to ask, Do you like Our Place better than.... and fill in the blanks with the names of these other programs.  We got as far as “Do you like Our Place better than” when she blurted out ‘Home’!  Enough said.

With Halloween quickly approaching, it is time for Halloween Parties.  Kate has 4 to attend this year – that happens when you have a social life. I have none to attend – therefore my theory holds true, I have no social life.

Camp Hope will be holding their annual Halloween Party again this year.  If you remember, she was so excited to go to Camp Hope at the end of July that she had her bags packed in February.   

Every year at Camp Hope they give out trophies.  You will never guess what award she received...

 Most Joyful of course!

Under Fall

Kate is home sick today.  So I am home from work today also.  She has had a cold - I was so hoping it would be allergies - since Friday.  Today it was the unproductive cough and running nose that didn't stop.

So off to the doctors.

Such a trooper waiting for the doctor to give us the good news, home today and tomorrow. Kate talks a lot normally - but when she is sick, even more so.

So next stop is the to the pharmacy. Of course it is next to Dunkin... so even better drugs in the form of Boston Kreme!

If you would ask her if she is sick, she would say, "I'm over the weather" or "I'm under fall" - close enough, we know she is "under the weather". 

I am always curious what the dogs do during the day... question answered.

Your Mission ‘Statement’ Should You Choose To Accept....

What is a mission statement you ask?

“A mission statement defines in a paragraph or so any entity's reason for existence. It embodies its philosophies, goals, ambitions and mores. Any entity that attempts to operate without a mission statement runs the risk of wandering through the world without having the ability to verify that it is on its intended course.”

That is all well and good for the corporate America – but what about little ole me?  I hadn't given it any thought until recently for a work project, we were asked to write our “personal mission statement”.  Crazy I thought.  But then when I read the definition of a mission statement – wow – I don’t want to run the risk of wandering. But wait – I’m over 50 and I have never had a mission statement. Have I been wandering?

So I gave it my best shot, and I must admit – it made me think, hard, about what I want to be known for – work towards – or just be.  Here is mine:

My mission is to show others the knowledge in my heart and my love for the Lord. To be kind to the world, producing thought evoking designs and memory making moments; to show love, tolerance and respect to animals and humans of all abilities.

I printed this out and put it on my desk at work. It is a good reminder so I don’t get lost and start wandering, again. Maybe if we all had one to follow, not so many of us would forget what we consider important and lose our way.

Our foster dog Wilbur (10+ years, one eye, scars) with Patty