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Time
Tiny remember TIME

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Skills Tools Language

A parent's job is to protect, love, provide for and care for their child
Part of that is giving them the skills, tools and language to navigate life and become their authentic selves
That is a lot
I will keep that in mind
Teaching someone how to be good, kind, caring, to apologize sincerely when they hurt someone inadvertently or otherwise, to not use people, to be pleasant, to express themselves, to be an enriching force in their and others lives, and preserving their integrity seems like a lot
Just try and also treat your kids the way you want them to treat others
DO the best you can do
Stay tuned
We will see how it goes
Love

Truth

This is the truth

I found the truth at an open market

Taking The Bus

The Love Bus

I thought Tiny would choose the Firetruck
He sat on the truck then pointed at the Love Bus

I asked him a few times if he wanted to choose again
Each time was the Love Bus

I like that he knows his own mind and sticks to it
My baby
Love

Spanish

Apart from Dora, Handy Manny is a favorite

All the tools have jobs to do

Need a tool box
The good thing about the books is how they teach Spanish
Very inteactive
Lo Hicimos!
Vamonos!

F is for

Fiesta
Arts and crafts, music and characters and food

We went to this last year

The difference is that this year, Doc McStuffins was there and Tiny who is a big fan, had a great time talking to her

So we did this

Then This

Then got into this. Tiny;s first theater and puppet show in a theater

Tried this
 

But then came across this. A room of puppets

Tried this photo booth with costumes.

Basically it was a great time
Love

Eat this now

Get this

freeze

Break open
Eat slushie
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooodddddddddddddddddddd

Love in the sun

Spend a lot of time outside

Around pretty things

With pleasant people
Playing Tag!

Doing sweet things
Love you Tiny

Because dreams continue to come true

Do this
Remember this

Life is better when you share it

LIfe is better when you share it

I always knew it
But now that I'm in it
It is truly the best

Sharing time, love, adventures, education, heart
Everything

It opens your heart
You make an impact
You do the most good
So grateful

The spirit of each one of us is that part that is drawn to hope
When you have hope you have faith
Then trust
That you can BE a good and positive force in this life

Tiny
Remember that

Note to Self: Vice President Joe Biden

Oprah Winfrey's "Note to Self" advice: "Relax"

Best

Oprah Winfrey's "Note to Self" advice: "Relax"
Going to do one

Booklist

So many books, so little time
New one

Plus I want to read Issa Rae's and Debbi Morgan's

Extra snuggly

Whenever I read  Love You Forever to Tiny, he gets extra snuggly
Curls up into a ball
Lays in my arms
Looks up at me

So sweet

Mama

I watched that Survivng Compton movie starring Michel'le. At one point in the movie, she said of the people around her "kindness was a new experience for me" AND
I have to write this
TO remember

My mama helped me a lot
One of the best things she ever taught me is that YOU decide your own life, your own inner life.
No matter how horrible a situation you end up in, no matter how horrible the people  who surround you are,YOU decide
YOu decide to be happy
YOu decide to be positive
You decide to engage loving people, places and things

You decide your way out of sadness and into happiness
Bad thoughts? Think something else
YOu decide
You are in charge of YOU
Nobody else
EVen if someone is tying to make things miserable for you
You decide in your own space to let in the happy
Let THEM stew on their own

YOU DECIDE
YOU be happy
Thank you mama!

Tiny, if you are reading this
Remember that!

Heart

Tiny
Another message for you

You are my heart
I am always happy with you
Darling darling darling
You.

Always remember this:
TINY
Ask yourself as you grow up
Who do I want to be in this world?

NOT what you want to do, not your job or achievements, but what kind of person do you want to be

AT your funeral, what words do you want to be said about you. The kind of person you have been in the world

The words said about YOU as a human being as a son, father, cousin, as a friend should be so loving and impassioned
How your love affected those you were around should be resounding
The love you put out in the world should affect others for the better

Be loving, gracious and giving and kind.
Be kind and do right Tiny.

BE THAT, don't allow anything else but THAT close to you on a daily basis.
It will serve you well. even if you don't think you have made any impact, that you are just being yourself, KNOW that you are doing well and a good thing in this world.

Also keep singing our songs.
Keep dancing
Keep smiling
Cry when you are hurting. express yourself
SO much to tell you.
I will keep telling  you and writing it down.
Words are things
These words you have to see
Love.

Communication

Entering

Jungle

Story time
African Jungle

Giraffe hero
Story of you can do it, no matter what the naysayers say

ALSO DANCE AND SING!
This time TIny had the Madagascar penguins and lemur join him

Commercial

Almost a commecial

Me and Tiny at the Lux booth

Being US
LOVE

Taking the lead

Tiny is doing his thing these days- mixing eggs

Going to start showing him Gill Meller Cooking videos soon

Not only does Gill have great technique, he has a gentle nature and that comes through on screen
Meanwhile Tiny is the BAWSE in the kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Latest

Movies watched

Eastside Westside
(Cicely Tyson as Ms Foster)

The Color Purple

Today

Woke up
5 am
Tiny already up playing with Legos singing
Mama and Tiny, Mama and Tiny

We going all out today
LOVE!

I dunno how they do thos but google customized and I went onto google and this popped up for me!
YAY!

Relax

Relax

Go to lovely places
Be around lovely people
BE a lovely person
Just be happy

Tiny. Remember that,,,,,

Relaxation

A book and the gold milk

After painting with Tiny

Puzzle book class

With teacher
The book has a story and puzzle to put together

They were really into putting them together

They do some great work with children's books these days

Trains Oi!

When I tell you Tiny is so into trains

You can't sway him

Everywhere we go he finds the trains

There is a man with a train we are to see on the weekend

Just because Tiny wants it

The excitement and the joy. Tiny is getting to ride that train

What did I get myself into with these trains!
 Have Mercy!

In a stairwell

We took the back stair
Good thing we did

This light fixture looked like the moon!

Gold

My golden milk

Healthy healthy
So many good things in here