December 2013
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New dress
We took Namine to the store and got her a new Christmas outfit. You could say she was excited. We took a bunch of pictures of the little diva in front of the lit Christmas tree. Here they are.
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Lights up
We finally got around to putting up our Christmas lights!
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Merry Christmas!
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Out and about
On Saturday we took Namine to a movie. It was a showing of Free Birds, put on by the Variety children’s charity group for disabled kids.
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Quote of the day
So we were watching The Sound of Music tonight. During the beginning of the movie, when they showed the nuns, Namine said this gem: What are those women mad about?
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Decorating the window
In lieu of putting up other decorations, like the tree (which we have not have time for, unfortunately), we settled for a simpler solution in case we didn’t get around to the bigger stuff. And it’s one that Namine could help with: painting the window with a tree and nativity scene, then decorating it with…
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Fort fun!
One of childhood’s great joys is building a couch fort. We might no longer have the couch, but we still have the cushions. So yesterday, Jessica helped Namine build a cushion fort.
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Namine’s new walker
Namine tried out her new walker!
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Hers alone
Namine has had a walker since March. Ever since her therapist switched her to a rear-facing walker, her walking has improved by leaps and bounds.
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Christmas decorations
When I got home, I was greeted by a disaster. At least, a disaster at first glance. On looking closer, though, I saw that the living room carpet was itself carpeted in homemade Christmas decorations. Oh yes, Jessica and Namine had been busy.
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Questions and answers
Namine asks her share of questions over and over again, and to my shame, I’ve answered with my share of “stop asking!” or “because I said so.” I try not to, though, because I feel that she deserves more than that.
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Update for Keep Extension
Good news, kids! I’ve just pushed out an update for my Chrome extension, Panel View for Keep. It’s really just a visual refresh, following Google’s recent update.