On the Palette
Emerald Green: Ben has had a terrific week so far. Two days of school with therapy and wonderfully fun activities. The Kid just keeps amazing us with his strength and determination.
I know as readers you might get tired of me saying this but we can’t thank Kristie, Doris, and Sallie enough [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Posted in Family Stuff, On the Palette on January 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Posted in Family Stuff, Posts by Dad on January 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Our New Neighbor
Early in December I wrote about our friend the Hawk who had taken up residence somewhere near our home. This majestic bird has been absent in recent weeks for some reason. More than likely he or she has drifted further south for warmer temperatures and perhaps an opportunity to meet another single hawk [...]
Posted in Joy Quote on January 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s Quote
George Bernard Shaw
This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of [...]
Posted in Family Stuff, Posts by Dad on January 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Lost
I’m sure that as you read the first few paragraphs of this entry you’ll get the impression that I’m chewing on some sour grapes. Honestly that is not the case. However I might be sipping some fermented grapes as my thoughts “bleed out’ into the Blogosphere this evening. Our family is [...]
Posted in Art by Ben and Bennie, Art for Purchase on January 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A New Painting from Ben & Bennie…
…FINALLY!
Title: “Ben’s Palmetto”
Size: 8″ x 10″ on canvas panel; standard frame size.
Price: SOLD
To purchase this painting please e-mail me at benwaddell@bellsouth.net. We accept PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, and personal checks.
Posted in Blogged by Ben, Family Stuff on January 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Blogged by Ben
Hello my blog friends! I can’t begin to tell you what a great week this has been. Everyone around here has been excited about my Mom’s promotion. I’m not sure what that’s all about but I do know that Mom has not had to work for two straight weekends! [...]
Posted in Family Stuff, On the Palette, Posts by Dad on January 27, 2007 | 4 Comments »
On the Palette
Cobalt Teal: This has been an outstanding week for our family! My darling wife was greatly rewarded by her employer for all of the 70+ hours work-weeks (sometimes putting in 8 to 12 hours on both Saturday and Sunday) she has put in for the past 5 months. It has [...]
Posted in Family Stuff, Posts by Dad on January 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A True Sports HeroI recall having to write some sort of essay way back in elementary school. The teacher asked us to write about our hero; who they were, why we chose this person, what qualities about them we admired? Most of my male classmates wrote about Joe Namath, or Hank Aaron, or some other [...]
Posted in About Ben, Advocacy, Posts by Dad on January 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Pallister-Killian Syndrome:Have you come seeking answers?
I’ve been watching our site counter much more closely this month. Mainly I’ve been interested in seeing how far away from the United States press The Ashley Treatment is being talked about. In doing that I discovered something far more fascinating: this blog is getting a reader just about every [...]
Posted in On the Palette, Posts by Dad on January 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
On the Palette
Cadmium Orange: Y’all please read and do what’s in your heart about linking to Lauren’s mother’s blog in the previous post. I have such a huge heart to give to these beautiful children. Lauren is just an absolutely gorgeous child. A lady wanting to sell us new gutters and siding came to [...]
