Friday, September 12, 2008

To Infinity and Beyond


This is an amazing story of a Father and Autistic Son lost at sea. They were swimming at the Ponce Inlet, just south of Daytona, when they were swept out by a current. Christopher, Walter Marino's son, is 12 years old and has autism. He is mostly non-verbal, but says a few phrases from Disney movies that he watches. Walter called out "To Infinity and Beyond" to his son throughout the late afternoon and night until they drifted so far apart, that he could not hear him anymore. He feared for the worse. But after 14 hours in the water, they were both rescued by the Coast Guard. This child is truly amazing to be able to tread water for that long all alone in the dark. I can't imagine this happening to my own son. This is such an amazing testament of the strength and determination of this special little boy and his father. I'm a FL native and my husband is a Coast Guard veteran, and my son has Aspergers, so this story is incredibly inspirational to me. Here is the link to the entire article and video: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26639098/
Really worth reading!

Sunday, September 7, 2008

I Can't Wait For Halloween!!!


So, it's the beginning of September. I don't care, I can't wait for Halloween! It's always a HUGE holiday for us. We have 9 x-large plastic tubs in the garage full of decor and not counting our inflatable graveyard, huge snowglobe and monsters. We have an annual Halloween party especially for the kids that is always a huge success. Last year was the only year we haven't had one because the baby was too young. Our son isn't scared of the scary stuff, so we are able to go all out. Our house is not for the faint of heart come October! It's just such a magical time to me. I love the smell of the air and the feeling that the season has. I love to go to the local pumkin patch, load up our treasures, and let my Husband, the amazing carver, carve a truly horrific masterpiece! Hopefully this year will be better than ever!

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Before and After



So, I've been working with my photo cube and then uploading and editing the pics on Picnik. Picnik is free and has very simple, easy to use editing. It makes a huge difference in brightness and quality.