GiST #32

1. While waiting at the doctor's office, I chatted with a young mom who has a 10 month old baby. It brought back memories of me and my kids when they were that little. Oh, the years go so fast! Anyway, this mom genuinely enjoyed interacting with her baby. She's taught her baby some signs.

2. There was a dad there as well with a 2 year old son. The little one is language delayed and the dad has the boy enrolled in early childhood intervention. The visiting teachers have encouraged the family to learn sign language and they are all very much into the idea. The little one's ability to communicate has jumped up and his frustration level has gone way down.

3. It is such a wonderful positive warm feeling to see parents getting behind their kids like that. It's so refreshing from the usual parents I see, the ones who are so impatient with their kids, snapping at them and telling them to shut up.

4. I found two more books with Christmas themes. Now I have four! Whichever ones I don't finish this December, I'll save for next.

5. I love watching Miracle on 34th Street. It's always been a favorite of mine, so magical and so funny. I like the message--that Christmas is about caring and giving, not about commercialism and greed. What's really ironic is that the evils of commercialism were being discussed as far back as 1947. My son watched with me and we watched the classic B&W version.