Happy Friday.

Without a doubt, you are loved! Have a great weekend, and enjoy your creative self.

:)

Amazing how books can bring out our tenderness at times. A few months ago, I read the For Laci by her mom Susan Rocha. WOW, I was tender for weeks. So sad how she met her fate. I wish you a wonderful holiday weekend!!
Adorable pic of Simon!

:-)

Hey Ali, smiling for you!! And thinking about you as I finished my Perspective album ... it's on my blog ...

i picked up the book . . .and some of the tins at Target . . . anything else i need? the book is very good - i try to read a little bit each night before bed . . . i am just starting it - at the part where they rent the house in maine for the summer. good read. have a good weekend - i've been working hard trimming trees in the yard - think i deserve some me time in my room this weekend too.

Aww...Simon..so adorable !!
My son (who just turned 5) walked in my office while your blog page opened.
"Who's that mom?" "Simon", I say. "Simons funny mom", "Yes, yes he is".
Here's to the adorable and funny little guys that keep us smiling. :)
Wishing you a safe Holiday weekend.

Awesome picture of the dude! Totally love it.
Have a great relaxing, fun, silly weekend!

Hey Ali,
I'm so glad you're having a great day! I read your post-office story this morning before starting work - and I haven't been able to get it out of my head all day.
Ali, you have a chance - could you please share if there was ANYTHING a caring soul could have done to help you in the post office, in that moment?
Something a caring bystander could have done (besides giving you an understanding smile) - maybe carried your parcels or held the door ... or ... or something - so you could focus on Simon?
I had three babies born three years apart, who are all 20-something now, with no family closeby - and a stranger's helping hand helped me a few times when I really needed it. They were angels.
I'm trying to "pay it forward" to help new moms in my community, but, with your story, I wouldn't know what to do ... could we have helped?

:) hey you inspire all of us..we just wanted to help
hugs
jenn

Sweet photo of the little man Simon! Love it-glad today is a new day and now I must have that book. Reading that gave me chills. Have fun cleaning your space this weekend-could you send some of that mojo to do so to MI? My space really needs it right about now! Happy weekend-Hugs Kelley

Ali....What a little man. We all have those days.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend. I do believe I will be getting into my creative space and cleaning up a bit too. Lots of projects I need to do and just can't when it's unorganized.

I'm about to start Slant of Sun now. Thanks for the heads up on the tender dept:) I have been feeling tender too. Lowell got his official clinical Autism diagnosis this week and the speech clinicians evaluation hit me hard. I'm going to write about it on my www.stumblingtowardsnormal.blogspot.com
soon! Glad to hear things are better for you:) Happy Friday. Have a great weekend!

great pic of simon. and i feel a good summer read coming on just from your suggestion. and i just wanted to say, thanks for all the great inspiration you give!

Have a great Memorial Day weekend! Great picture of Simon btw.

Ali - I am so glad you are feeling better today...Have a great, wonderful holiday weekend.
Hugs,
Mary

Super cute photo of Simon - made me smile.
Loved the quote - interesting timing since I have been really down and confused about life lately - my best friend is extremely sick with liver cancer and today I have felt guilty about just living. What is it all about - how can everything seems so big and so insignificant at the same time??!! You always manage to reel me back in and help me see that it's all ok.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.

hey Ali, I love that picture of S-man!!
Your post yesterday got me thinking, as a mom of five, I try to be understanding when I see other mother's in difficult situations, y'know that been there done that, sold the dang t-shirt at a garage sale kind of feeling, but the fact is I haven't been exactly there, at least the situation you have. I usually have stickers in my purse, a pen and notebook, gum, hard candy something I can offer the mom to distract their child, however in Simon's situation, a distraction might have been just that much more stimulation he couldn't take at that moment, so what could somebody do to help in this situation?

yay :)

what a great pic!