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#23 jet ski for Taa's "13th" Birthday

8/31/2013

Since it took me a half hour just to upload this picture, I am leaving it this big.
Cassidy wanted us to take her out on a jet ski for her birthday, so we went up to Laconia to a place we went last year. When we got there, they had 3 jet skiis and the numbers on them were : #20, 21, 22, 23, 24.
Keith had to take a test to get a boaters license first and while we were waiting, out went #20, then #21, then #22 , til only #23 and #24 were left.Of course we all knew we would get #23 in our heart, knowing Alec would give his special love to his sister on her birthday. So as Keith was taking the test, the girl started untying #23 and i asked her which jet ski we would be taking and she said "this one".
Then strangely Keith didn't pass the test, which last year he got 23 out of 25 questions right and passed. So the girl said I could take it, I told her there was no way I'd pass it and asked Cass if we could take her zip lining instead which was her 2nd choice. Cass had her heart set on jetskiing and I felt so bad, knowing I couldn't pass the test and knowing we were going to get #23 jetski. The girl that worked there was so sweet and was doing everything to help us , trying to let Keith take it again with a different address but the computer wouldn't let him. So I told Cass I would try and with Cassidy's help and alot of guidance from the girl, I passed the test. Of course Alec would guide this girl with compassion for us and instead of saying sorry if you don't pass the test you can't rent it, but instead she was determined to get us on that jetski. Instead of worrying, I should've known Alec would make this happen for Taa.
While we knew that we would get #23, we were still amazed as we always are by Alec.

And last week, on a whim, Uncle Bob and Aunt Donna called and asked to stop by as they were going to be somewhat close by. While I was anxious, I said sure they could come by. And it was nice to see them. Uncle Bob was bragging about his Grandaughter, Charlotte, and he said all of this in the same sentence,
" She calls her other Nana "Bubbie", she is such a "Smart Alec".

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Al's China Bucket

8/27/2013

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Alec always asked us where things were made, like his toys etc. (He knew that things that were made in China were not always safe.) So every time he asked and the item was from China he would go and put it in a bucket which he named his "China bucket". His bucket was full and once something was in the bucket, it stayed there.
So now whenever we hear or see that something is made in China, we say it has to go in the bucket. Papa especially loves this.
For Cassidy's birthday, she wanted an Alex and Ani bracelet, and when I looked at them, the "Sister" one is the one that grabbed me most and I knew Alec wanted me to get it for his Taa, plus it is from their,"Because I Love You" collection and the meaning of it is :Sister--Irreplaceable/Forever/Friend. As I was wrapping up for Cassidy, there was a note card inside that said,"Proudly made in America with Love". I knew this made Al happy because it would not have to go in The China Bucket. I felt Alec say these words and wrote them to Cass, "Look Taa, it's not made in China , it doesn't have to go in my China Bucket!"

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Al gives Taa Birthday Love

8/20/2013

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On Sunday we went to Dairy Queen to pick up Cassidy's birthday cake. We discovered this Dairy Queen on our way to Cleveland's, it is right up the road from where we took Alec to see him. So while we love DQ , it is never easy to be at this one as lots of memories and emotions fill us. Me and Keith got an ice cream and Cass an icee drink and the cake for Cass. The lady rang us up and said, "That is $41.23 . Of course Al would make sure to give us extra love here and for his Taa's birthday.
And yesterday, one of Cassidy's friends said ,"I am thinking of a number from 1 through 20 , and Cassidy said "23" and she said yup". I said you were really thinking of 23 and she said "Ya 23 is my favorite number".
Then one of Cass's friends Mom was telling me that her neighbor took down a bunch of pine trees behind her , she said, "They took down 23 pine trees".
I am always amazed at these signs of love from Al, and always feel a lift in my heart. I just think who takes 23 trees down and counts them and tells people, so random... so Alec !

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Oh Well......"Life Goes On"

8/12/2013

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Alec loved this phrase,"Life Goes On". He picked it up when his teacher, Miss Correia would say it to Al at school. She told Al that her Papa always said it, and she would always say it when things didn't go as planned. And so we all picked it up for Al because he loved it so much. We'd say, "Oh well...Life Goes On", and Al would smile his adorable smile, he just loved it.

This phrase goes through my head often and I feel Alec loved it so much and left it with us for a reason because life does go on no matter how hard it is and how much I wished it wouldn't and how much I didn't think it could. Our wise boy knows just what we need to help us through and we all hear this phrase often. He reminds us that he loved this saying for a reason.

The other day, I ran into the store and my total was $9 something, I paid $10.oo and the guy said, "and 23 cents is your change"!

And a few months ago, Beth called to tell me that she just noticed that their camp site at their camp is #23 ! They have been at this site for years now and she said she just looked at the tree in front of their home and saw the #23 on a wood sign on it and said to Jay to look at the number, he didn't even realize it til she pointed it out. So special!

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"I Touched a Bum"

8/7/2013

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At one of Alec's doctor visits at his pediatrician's with Al and Cass's nurse practitioner, Carolyn, Al did something so funny!
Me and Keith had both brought Alec for this appointment, and Alec walked around the exam table over to where Carolyn was standing and he had his hands out feeling around, when he announced,"I Touched a Bum!" Because he had touched Carolyn's bum. He did not intent to, but once he realized it, he let us all know. We all cracked up and Al smiled his cute little grin. It really was hysterical, Alec just always had a way of saying and doing things in such a silly funny way. Every time we've seen Carolyn after that, she always laughs and says, "I Touched a Bum!"

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"Dad are you Happy, Mad , Sad...What?"

8/5/2013

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Cassidy had a small kids camcorder and one day she was filming Alec eating his peaches in a cup. And as in typical Alec fashion, he tipped them over and the juice spilled out all over the table and onto the floor. It got his socks wet, so he started whining then he pulled each sock off and after each one he said, "WHIP" , and threw them across the floor. He kept whining because his socks got wet and because his peaches spilled. Then Cass turned her camcorder to record Keith, and he was trying to get Alec's vitamins/supplements ready while Al was whining to him about his socks and peaches. So Cassidy says to her Dada, as if she was a reporter,
"Dad, are you happy, mad, sad, what?"
She had recorded all of this and loved watching it, we all did, it was so funny to watch.
Then one day about a year or more ago, she picked up this same camcorder and was Soooo Happy to find that this same video was still on it. And it was the only video on it. It really was amazing that this kids camcorder first, still works and that she never erased or recorded over it.
She loves to watch it and has asked me to watch it with her, I have watched it and can barely see it through the tears, yet both Alec and Cassidy make me laugh every time I see it.

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Al worked his Magic for Taa

8/2/2013

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While we were at SeaWorld in Florida, we were at the dolphin pool where you could touch the dolphins as they swam by. Cass had her hands in the water and wanted to touch a dolphin so much but they weren't coming over to her. We moved her over to a better spot but they still weren't coming close enough to touch. A long while passed and we wanted to leave and Cass would start to leave but then keep going back. I really wanted her to get to touch one and was feeling so bad that it wasn't going to happen. Then I thought, Alec can make this happen for Taa. So I asked Al if he would bring the dolphin close to Taa so she could touch it, I said Al can you work your Magic and make Taa so happy. Within seconds a dolphin came right over to Cass and was upright right in front of her like he was standing and he stayed there just like that for like 3 minutes. Cass reached out and touched it and she was so happy. I knew Alec made this Dolphin come over to Cass I knew he worked his magic to make his sister happy. I told Keith and Cass that Alec made that happen and how I asked him to. It was one of those moments that makes you in awe of all Alec can and will do.

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#23 jet ski for Taa's "13th" Birthday

Al's China Bucket

Al gives Taa Birthday Love

Oh Well......"Life Goes On"

"I Touched a Bum"

"Dad are you Happy, Mad , Sad...What?"

Al worked his Magic for Taa

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