Mary was up and sitting at the table when I came over. We visited for a little bit then I asked if she wanted to go and choose some clothes for today. After her shower, we looked at and read the Patagonia magazine. I went to clean up a little bit and she looked at it and read it on her own for a long time! She really likes that magazine. I'm glad :) We went for a walk around the neighborhood then came back and had lunch. She asked me to fix her hair today and we both laughed at how it looked. I fixed it ;) We went for a couple drives today and about three walks. . 

Mary was up before 8:00 this morning but was tired and cold, she rested on the couch and took a nap. She had a slow start in the bathroom but once she was dressed and had something to eat, we looked at a map of the states and named them all with the dry erase marker. I asked Mary a few times if she wanted to go to Tracy Aviary but each time she just wasn't into it. We went to Sugarhouse park on a long walk for over an hour! She wanted to come back and when she was in front of her house, she was in her 'familiar zone'. I think it calms her down to at least come home for a minute. I asked (While she was still in the car) if she wanted to go out again. We went back to the park. She wanted me to park in a place with lots of cars. Most of the time, she prefers quiet and no one around. She gets anxious sometimes. Afterwards, we came back to the house and I fixed her a snack and cleaned up.
(When we were sitting in my car getting ready to go out again, we were looking at the licence plate in front of us and the letters were MLA. I was making things up like 'Mary Lost Again...' she came up with 'Mary Left to get the boy and put him to sleep with a pillow so she could go and A play. I wasn't sure what she was talking about until I looked at the licence plate again. Clever Mary! :) )

Monday February 16, 2015

Mary was up earlier today and in the shower earlier than usual. After breakfast, we went for a walk around the neighborhood. We came back, rested and then went for a drive on a couple errands. We tried to go to the library, but they were closed. I forgot it was President's day today, lots of places closed. We went and got something to eat at Wendy's and then walked around Michael's craft store. I wanted to get some more canvases for Mary to paint on. We drove around then came back to the house. It was windy and cold, Mary didn't want to be outside. I tried a couple parks but she didn't want to go. We went for a walk later on and then when we came back she read me a couple articles from the Patagonia magazine. She was really interested in it and was talking about how pretty the pictures were. I looked online and found some more picture for her of the Fitz Roy Traverse in Patagonia and we watched a small clip of the guys climbing. She was interested in it for a while. I was glad to see her engaged.

Mary was up in time to tell the girls bye. She rested on the couch and took a nap. After a shower and breakfast, Mary lined up the colored stones and the bird pictures, rested and then we went to Dollar Tree to pick up some things for Valentine's day. We stopped at Jamba Juice and got a drink and then went to the park. We had some lunch at the house and then worked on the Valentine project :) Mary painted red hearts on glass candle holders. We went for a walk while the paint dried before we put them all together. We came back and fixed the Valentines, she was anxious so we went for a drive to the park and went for another walk. 

(She said her painting was something like 'new life, old life')

Monday February 9, 2015 



Mary was still sleeping when I came over today. She was feeling cold. She took a nap on the couch for a little bit and then helped pick out some clothes for today and got in the shower. After Mary was ready for the day, I fixed her some breakfast. It was raining out so I got out a couple canvases and we painted for about an hour. She painted a wood flower afterwards too. We looked and talked about the presidents and then I fixed some lunch. It started raining again, Mary took a little nap and then we went for a walk around the neighbor hood and then drove to Dunkin Donuts for coffee and hot chocolate and took that to the park. We went for a good walk around the park and then home. I set some things out for Mary to keep her busy and then I made her a little to eat before I left. 

Wednesday February 4, 2015

Mary was awake when I came over today. We sat and looked at the Costco food book and decided to make eggs this morning. After Mary picked out what she wanted to wear and took a shower, I made some breakfast. She helped whisk the eggs.
It's going to be a really
 nice day today. I mentioned to Mary that we should make a lunch and go to the park and then to Tracey Aviary to look at the birds today. She thought that was a good idea. After we cleaned up from breakfast, Mary was really in to reading, she chose the Costco food book on her own and was reading that book, and then lined up bird pictures before heading out for a walk around the neighbor hood. We came back, made lunch then went to Liberty Park and the Aviary. We stopped for coffee/hot chocolate on the way home. She rested afterwards. I think It was kind of a long day for her. 

Monday February 2, 2015

Mary was still sleeping when I came over today. After she got ready, we worked on her bird collage for quite a while! I thought we would just get one board finished and then work on the other one later today, but we did both of them! She chose where she wanted the birds to go and helped me cut the paper too. She is happy and in a good mood today. She really likes her bird posters, saying things like "This isn't going anywhere" (After I told her we could keep it in her room) and "Oh wow, these birds look really good". After we cleaned up we went on an errand and then out to lunch at Paradise Bakery and for a walk at Sugarhouse park. We came back and I had Mary relax for a little bit. She got anxious and nervous at the park, we talked for a little while and then went on a 'de-stress' walk. Elise is home from school, I'll be leaving early.