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Little things can make your day better.

Shannon Pruitt from 'Mynewfavoriteday'

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were big things.” ~ Robert Brault I am not sure waking up to the the Porta Potty being gone from my driveway will ever be a big thing, but you never know and today it makes me ever so grateful (no our Porta Potty was not a giant iPod:)) Appreciate the little things today, whether they make you smile, laugh, warm your heart or just pause to be happy for a moment it can help make it your ‘newfavoriteday’. Continue reading Little things can make your day better.

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Not being the same as everyone else makes us special…that’s the point.

Shannon Pruitt from 'Mynewfavoriteday'

As I read the following quote, I felt the feeling you get as tears start to well up in your eyes and you know soon the computer screen will become a bit more fuzzy.  Perhaps it is because of the many plates I am currently trying to keep spinning without breaking them all at once, or perhaps it’s just the familiar worry that acts a haunting lullaby in the back of mind when I watch E move constantly, or perhaps it’s just what it is a moment in time where I feel a bit scared about the future for our … Continue reading Not being the same as everyone else makes us special…that’s the point.