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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Got the boys' pictures done @ Sears last Sat. What a nightmare! :( They were extremely unaccommodating and even outright rude! His photographer was great, she was the mom of one of Sam's friends from preschool last year. I will NEVER be going there EVER again and am passing on the experience to everyone I know so that they do not give their business to them either! The pics came out well, regardless.... Sorry I can't get them to rotate the right way... :(

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Sheila said...: Love these pics! That sucks that Sears was so bad. Was it at the Berkshire Mall? We got Malayna's pictures done there for several years, until she started getting school pics, and they were pretty good. Our only complaint was the long wait despite having an appointment.; November 24, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Amy said...: I really like the pics too! I really love the last one. I like seeing that little missing tooth. Those boys are so handsome.; November 24, 2010 at 11:47 PM
Dawn said...: The pictures look great! I'm sorry you had a bad experience though. I also vowed never to go to Sears and thankfully haven't with Ashley. It's just never a pleasant experience there.; November 25, 2010 at 9:52 AM
ellen :) said...: yeah, it was Sheila... never again!
I always had a fine time with Luke when he was little @ Sears, but apparently they don't give 2 craps about people with SN kids. :(; November 26, 2010 at 12:51 PM

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God Chooses A Mom for A Disabled Childby Erma Bombeck
Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures, and a couple by habit. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen? Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger.
"Armstrong, Beth; son; patron saint, Matthew.
"Forrest, Marjorie; daughter; patron saint, Cecelia.
"Rudledge, Carrie; twins; patron saint.... give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."
Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a handicapped child."
The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."
"Exactly," smiles God. "Could I give a handicapped child a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel."
"But has she patience?" asks the angel.
"I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wears off, she'll handle it. I watched her today. She has that feeling of self and independance. She'll have to teach the child to live in her world and that's not going to be easy."
"But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."
God smiles. "No matter. I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."
The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?"
God nods. "If she can't seperate herself from the child occasionally, she'll never survive. Yes, there is a woman I will bless with a child less then perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a 'spoken word.' She will never consider a 'step' ordinary. When her child says 'Momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle and know it! When she describes a tree or a sunset to her blind child, she will see it as few people ever see my creations.
"I will permit her to see clearly the things I see --- ignorance, cruelty, prejudice --- and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."
"And what about her patron saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in midair.
God smiles. "A mirror will suffice."

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