Simon Says:

Like many others, I love hearing your little Simon updates. Truly heartwarming. Thank you for sharing.

ali.. that is sooo totally utterly cool!!!!!

Oh Ali being a Mom myself I know that Simon's progress must fill your heart with joy! So happy for you! My boys are in Grade 10 and 12 and I am entering into a different stage of "Mothering". My oldest will be leaving home in a few short months and I'm not having an easy time with this concept. So for this and many other reasons I have chosen my word for the year as "CHERISH"..... cherish the times we have, cherish the memories, cherish the relationships

That is so cute!! Ali,Diana and i were having a giggle fest last night about the Little word, we came up with some good ones. this morning I decided that my word would be "Good". It is a little word that means so much. Have a good day!!

That is so wonderful, Ali! So sweet!

My little boy is a big Diego fan so I had to laugh! If he could talk more he would he was thankful for those first two also!
But what a sweet prayer! And those big brown eyes... how do you say no to him?!!
Still thinking about the one word for this year.

Oh...those big brown eyes...that is awesome!!!!
peace
Kim

Since I won't be around on Monday to post my word I'll share it with you now. My word is CONTENT. I actually have been thinking about this since reading my issue of the AEzine and when I just read your post about Simon it came to me. I want to be CONTENT with who I am and what I have. Thank you so much for sharing Simon's progress. I love to hear how well he is doing.

Ok, this totally brought tears to my eyes. Love it!!! Go Simon:) Coupled with the picture...priceless!

i LOVE Simon!

Ali!
Simon rocks. You rock! I love how you look at life and I love sitting down to have coffee in the morning and catch up with you.
My word for this year is: GO the explanation for that is on my blog.
Thanks. Thanks for everything you contribute to the world. I am taking my FIRST scrapbooking class in a few weeks. INSPIRED by you.
Kal

Yea for Simon! You and Chris are wonderful, patient parents! My word is "ORGANIZE"! If I don't I will slip under the ooze of too much stuff and drown or just disappear! I immediately ordered the laser cut word from www.thecardladies.com. Thanks, Ali for getting me on track!

How precious! Kids are great. They are such equalizers.
My word is the same as Lynne's: Freedom. Freedom from boundries. Freedom to think out loud. Freedom from censorship. Freedom to grow.

my son, griffin, is obsessed with santa too. he's still making "christmas trees" out of legos hoping to convince santa to come back sooner than next christmas.
my word this year is *enjoy*. I have the hardest time enjoying the process and not stressing about what is constantly needing to be done.

These photos just make it worth being a mum the love we feel is unexplainable.

Since I will be out of town on Monday, I wanted to tell you that the word I chose is *Focus*. While filling out a survey for Stacy J's BPS class it came to me that I need focus to accomplish everything I have set out to do this year. I even put the word on an altered clipboard I did for the class to remind me! Thanks so much for you, your family and your inspirational ideas!

hoooray Simon!!! go for it little guy! how awesome, those moments just touch my heart, thank-you so much for sharing them Ali

Aren't children amazing and fascinating? One little guy I know thanked God for Target. Come to think of it, I'm thankful for Target too!

Its amazing the things that they come up with. Its even more amazing when you have worked with them and waited for them patiently to tell you what's going on in their heads. I am so happy to hear that Ali - what an amazing little boy you have there!

I comepletly know how you feel-today at the neurologist my son ran up to the fish tank and said "look at the fish!" then,"I want to see Dr.Seals please" then he busted into a renditon of Big Red Car by the wiggles-these days with that many words just fills you up.My son also loves to see pics of Simon on your blog!

Could he look anymore like your husband, those eyes are a killer...

What a picture!
I had a great Mommy day yesterday, too.
My 30 month old daughter who didn't say a
word six months ago, was released from Language Therapy because she used a NINE
word sentence to tell her Therapist that she
didn't need any help! The floodgates have
SO opened in the last month that we're floored
by the progress...
I'm inspired by the progress of Simon and Rosey, today!

while reading your newsletter, my word just came to me -- possibility. In 2007 in will be open to possibility. I will no longer cower in the fear of "what if". I am choosing to let the power and amazement of possibility into my life. I can't wait to see what happens...
Thanks for your continued inspiration as an artist and a woman.

Hey Ali-It is so awesome that Simon now has a plethora of new words! I'm so happy for you and for him! Thanks for sharing his progress with all of your bloggin' friends!
Oh, BTW..my word came to me shortly after reading your "YEAR WORD"-Peace. My word is REFLECT(REFLECTION)! :)Thanks for the inspiration!

He's doing so well! Great amount of progress there.
I'm changing my word.
To CHANGE. I think. I may change my mind again. ;-)