I'm alwasy stunned how fast time goes by. Squeakums took a couple of steps again today, but that was his first time in weeks. He doesn't seem eager to walk on his own. He can play and respond more to games like peek-a-boo or passing the ball back and forth. When he really wants to get somewhere fast, he ducks his head down while crawling...we think it's to decrease wind resistance! He also holds out to us small items that his picks up off the floor (a tiny piece of lint or a fallen cheerio, etc). He's still the sweetest thing around.
A new thing he's started doing, is laying his head down for a few seconds, on the floor or on a blanket, or on the bed (as in this picture).
His menu now includes new foods: tuna, monterey jack cheese, puffy stars, broccoli, and yam ALL by hand.
I, CallaLily, have devoted herself to raising up a greenhouse. I and another staffer took on this project with the director's permission, but with no budget. So we began asking local businesses for donations. The first coupe of places responded positively and fast. So we were thrilled. But then the responses have come slower and slower. So we have the fixings for a greenhouse-lumber and plastic sheeting, which BearHunter has been putting together. But we don't have the soil for the raised beds yet. A commercial greenhouse is offering herb and vegetable starts. So it's all exciting to see what we can accomplish without spending a single dollar. We'll see how God provides for the soil.
We parted with a few staff this week to do a sheetrock floating trip to Ouzinkie. We are still working on the house project there. This time a few extra workers from Homer joined them.
The other picture is of a local small business (cafe) that we helped out with some paintwork. He's a new owner and totally changed the colors inside and out of the building. They did a great paint job!
