Amazing young people

MDSC Weekly Update: "Falmouth's Tracey Newhart, 28, who after gaining attention for a dispute regarding her MCAS scores years ago, has gone on to open her very own catering business, called Tracey's Kitchen. She makes cakes, cookies and other baked goods for all special occasions. Tracey is getting ready for the Buddy Walk by the Sea with walks around her East Falmouth neighborhood. In addition to Down syndrome, she has Grave's disease, which causes extreme fatigue. 'With her Grave's disease, the doctor said the one mile will feel like ten to her,' says Tracey's mother Pat. 'It will be her first Buddy Walk without a wheelchair.' "

my reason to smile...

Avoid being negative

I learned that be happy depends on small things and simple actions.
I try to avoid negative people. When I am faced with experiences I don't like I just walk away.
I focus in the positive side of every situation. Acting this way I keep my mind healthy and strong.
Life is full of obstacles and confrontations. I don't have to seek it.
I exercise my mind with patience and acceptance.

Missing my mom

Hi mommy
How are you? Today I am missing you a lot.
I wish I could call home and you answer the phone. But I know that you can't because you not there.
I miss our conversations. I would like to speak to you about Joseph. He is almost  two years and he is very sweet boy. This is pity he can't meet you. I know that you  would be a super grandmother, as you always was a super mother.
Forgive me  because I caused  so many worries.  I am thankful for you understood my desire to come to U.S.A. after  daddy died. It needed to prove that I could survive far way  from from home, to grow, and in certain ways this helped me. Are 11 long years. Many things happened. The price that I paid was high. I suffered, I cried, and I committed some mistakes. But most important of everything is  I learned and today I am a better person. Today I am mother and wife as you it was. I do not know if I can compare me to your magnitude. Today I understand your decisions and opinions as mother. I wish I could hug you. Comfort me to know you are in better place and you still  loving me and blessing me.  I love you mother. Always.

saudades de minha mae

OI mae,
como voce esta?
Hoje estou sentindo muito a sua falta.
Queria tanto poder ligar la pra casa e ouvir sua voz.
Mas sei que voce nao pode atender o telefone porque voce nao esta la. Sinto saudades das nossas conversas ao telefone.
Gostaria de te falar sobre Joseph.
Ele ja tem quase dois anos esta cada dia mais esperto.
Eh uma pena que ele nao vai ter oportunidade de te conhecer.
Sei que voce seria uma super avo, como voce sempre foi uma super mae.
Desculpe porque nunca te entendi e te causei tantas dores de cabeca.
Mas agradeco por voce ter compreendido meu desejo de vir para os EUA depois que pai morreu.
Precisava provar pra mim mesma que poderia sobreviver longe de casa, crescer, e de certa maneira isto me ajudou.
Sao 11 longos anos. Muita coisa se passou. muita agua rolou debaixo da ponte.
O preco que paguei foi alto. Sofri, chorei, e cometi alguns erros.
Mas o mais importante de tudo eh que aprendi muito e hoje acredito que sou uma pessoa melhor.
Gostaria muito de te dizer mae que voce teria orgulho de mim por tanto que tenho tentato me tornar uma pessoa melhor a cada dia.
Hoje sou mae e esposa como voce foi. Nao sei se posso me comparar a sua magnitude, mas sei e entendo melhor suas decisoes e opinioes como mae.
Gostaria de poder te abracar. Precisava muito de uma abraco seu.
Me conforta saber que vc esta bem e sei que la de cima vc continua me amando e abencoando.
Saudades. Te amo mae.  

Secret to be happy

Avoid negative thinking. Ignore bad feelings and pessimist people.
Laugh...laugh...laugh a lot...Be happy.

helping mommy do laundry

Jo Jo is very active, always into something.