December 19, 2006

Amanda is keeping busy with the holidays! Christine shares the following,"(Last) Wednesday with Amanda was a fabulous day! She had a lot of stimulation, but handled it all like a champ! We wrapped lots of gifts, hung Christmas cards in the kitchen, went to the bank, shopped at the Brinker General Store, had lunch with the girls, shopped at Border’s Books, and topped off the day at a doctor appointment in Plano! Whew! That’s a lot for her.

Our lunch was special this week, as we celebrated Christmas with our girlfriends at Maggiano’s. We all exchanged gifts, & took a much longer lunch than usual. It was nice that we didn’t have to rush due to a time schedule. While waiting to be seated, Amanda was talking to a Maggiano’s greeter by the front door.
This is from Terri: “We told her we liked her red “Christmasy” jacket. She said, "I'm also wearing Christmas socks," and she showed them to us, "and my Christmas underwear, I can't show you now! And a big white bra in case my shirt
should come off!" She meant her jacket, as she was wearing a white t-shirt under it. Then as we were walking out, there was a different guy there. She stopped, “What happened to the other guy?” It’s neat that she remembered who was there before:) It’s the little things that just make us all so happy!!

For tomorrow, we have appointments to have our hair cut, and do some Christmas shopping. When I called Mandy to see if she wanted to get a cut with my girl, at first she said, “No, I can’t get my hair cut with your girl.” “Why not?” I asked. “Because I don’t want my hair to look exactly like yours, Christine.” I assured her that her hair would be much prettier than my thick curly mop, and she then agreed that she could go!

Amanda is looking forward to Ron, Kelsey & Brenda coming in for a week for the holiday’s, and hopefully they will have lots of fun stories to tell after their visit!

Merry Christmas everybody! God bless you all! And have a safe & fun time bringing in 2007! We have lots to celebrate at the close of 2006! Sincerely, Christine"