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What a day

Poor Little T! He had an awful spell of something this afternoon. We went to the movies to see The Forgotten. Everything was okay until we got past the coming previews. When the movie started, Tomas started fussing. Linda tried to quiet him but wasn't having any luck. She got up and left the theater for a few minutes and then came back. As soon as she sat back down, though, Tomas began to cry again. I tried to hold him and that didn't work so she left the theater again.

She was gone a long time. I saw Heidi leave to go to the bathroom and I figured I would go next and just check on the baby. But when Heidi got back, she'd seen Linda who asked her to get me. I went out and poor Linda and T! He was crying and nothing was working for her. She looked upset and drained. I took Tomas and began walking up and down with him, thinking maybe he had a bad spell of gas. Sometimes he'd arch his back. He'd start to calm down and then he'd begin screaming again.

I felt his head and he wasn't warm at all. I didn't think he was sick with any kind of bug. I wondered if the yogurt he had for lunch was a little sour or spoiled. It had seemed fine. I felt so bad for the poor little guy and for Linda too. She seemed almost in tears herself. So I was going to take him outside and walk around with him but first I needed to go to the bathroom.

Well...when I returned, Tomas was giggling! Linda was jiggling him on her knee and moving from one side to the other. That was a relief!

Within minutes the movie was over and people began to pour out from the theater. Tomas began crying loudly again. TB and the kids came out and he carried Tomas out. Things were okay in the car for a while but then the baby began to scream and cry again. It was just awful. There was nothing we could do except try to comfort him. Finally, finally he fell asleep!

Since then, he's woken up and he's been almost back to his normal self. I wish I knew what made him so miserable!

In Other Words:

Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
 Oliver Wendell Holmes

Once you learn something new, it opens your mind up to new possibilities as well as new discoveries. Once you learn something new, you can?t go back to the smaller set of facts you knew before.

Meeting of the Minds

Terrorism: have you modified any aspect of your lifestyle as a result of the events of 9/11? why or why not?

I would say that I haven?t changed my lifestyle at all. I didn?t fly before 9/11 and that was because I?m afraid to. It has nothing to do with 9/11. Sometimes I am scared at the thought of going somewhere and there?s a terrorist attack. Sometimes I?m afraid there will be another attack and a nuclear explosion. I can?t be paralyzed by that fear, though. I don?t let myself think about it most of the time. I want to enjoy my life and not be afraid.

The Saturday 6:

1. Which of the following do you trust more: a politician, a televangelist, a lawyer, a reporter, or a doctor?

I would trust a doctor more than the others

2. What's the last song you liked enough that you actually took the time to look up the lyrics?

Oh boy ? I?ve looked up the lyrics of a lot of older songs mostly because I was mishearing the words. I wanted to know the correct lyrics. The last one I looked up was ?Caught in the Middle With You?.

3. Which deceased relative would you most like to spend one more afternoon with?

Rich. If he doesn?t count as a deceased relative, then it would be my grandmother

4. What is your preferred brand for: a) toothpaste, b) soap, c) shampoo, d) laundry detergent

a. Crest
b. Dove
c. Suave Aloe Vera
d. Fab


5. What is your favorite poem?

?Mother to Son? by Langston Hughes

6. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #25 from Tara: How did your parents select your first name? Were you named after a particular friend/relative/fictional character or did they just like the name?

I?m named for my mother?s great aunt Cassandra. My middle name May is the same as my grandma?s.