This morning I participated in a fundraising walk for Autism Speaks, a wonderful organization dedicated to raising both awareness of this disorder and raising the funds necessary to find a cure. I walked with my son and my sister-in-law and we all enjoyed the 2 mile walk. The weather was lovely and the spirit of all the walkers united to raise money for this awesome cause helped contribute to it being a great experience. I was nervous that my son wouldn't want to walk the whole length but he did wonderfully and behaved really well. He objected to holding my hand the whole time so I let him lag behind me for a spell a few times. He was within my sight and when he felt like catching up to me he did. I think it was the little man asserting his independance a little bit and I was fine with that as long as I knew he was safe and within my reach.
I'm not sure of the amount raised by this walk but I know that I was able to raise close to $400 and I appreciated everyone who helped me make that goal. It is just a drop in the bucket compared to what is needed to raise the money for Autism research but doing it and feeling a part of the community was a great experience for me. I hope to be able to do more in the future.
Thank you to everyone who helped me do this.. I love and appreciate you all. A special thank you goes out to my buddy and sister-in-law Lori. She gave of her time today and I love her for it. LVO, thanks for the laughs and just the joy of your company today. I love you!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Geeze, has it been a year??
I am officially the laziest blogger ever.
I cannot believe it's been nearly a year since I last updated this page. I know it's been a long while because when I last blogged we had just put Gizmo down and yesterday was the first anniversary of his passing. I visited this blog and even attempted to update a few times but coming here and seeing how sad my last posts were made me feel those feelings all over again. The first year without him was rough, no doubt about that. He was such a part of me and I still feel like a piece is missing a year later. I still avoid going near the pet food aisles at grocery stores and Target -- I had a few instances where I would have been embarassed if anyone saw me crying just looking at the things I used to buy for him when he was alive. Silly, huh?
Yesterday was a day where I took Giz out of his closet and put his box in the kitchen. I had a few moments of sadness before I left for work and left him in his other favorite room of the house when I departed for the day. When I came home Nick had put Gizzy's box on the couch and had been carrying him around all day. When I asked him where Giz is he'd point at the box and say "Izzzz", as he called him. Last night I was sitting at the kitchen table reading and Nick brought me Gizzy's box, climbed up on my lap, gave me a kiss and ran off. He knew I needed to have him.
Nick may not be very verbal, or at least not yet, but he has a deeper understanding of my needs than anyone I have ever known. I am so lucky to have that boy just as I was lucky to have the beautiful boy who made me a mommy in the first place, Giz.
I cannot believe it's been nearly a year since I last updated this page. I know it's been a long while because when I last blogged we had just put Gizmo down and yesterday was the first anniversary of his passing. I visited this blog and even attempted to update a few times but coming here and seeing how sad my last posts were made me feel those feelings all over again. The first year without him was rough, no doubt about that. He was such a part of me and I still feel like a piece is missing a year later. I still avoid going near the pet food aisles at grocery stores and Target -- I had a few instances where I would have been embarassed if anyone saw me crying just looking at the things I used to buy for him when he was alive. Silly, huh?
Yesterday was a day where I took Giz out of his closet and put his box in the kitchen. I had a few moments of sadness before I left for work and left him in his other favorite room of the house when I departed for the day. When I came home Nick had put Gizzy's box on the couch and had been carrying him around all day. When I asked him where Giz is he'd point at the box and say "Izzzz", as he called him. Last night I was sitting at the kitchen table reading and Nick brought me Gizzy's box, climbed up on my lap, gave me a kiss and ran off. He knew I needed to have him.
Nick may not be very verbal, or at least not yet, but he has a deeper understanding of my needs than anyone I have ever known. I am so lucky to have that boy just as I was lucky to have the beautiful boy who made me a mommy in the first place, Giz.
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