Yesterday Susanna and Jay got sealed in the Provo City Center Temple! We were happy to be there and celebrate with them. Susanna wasn't excited about pictures but we got a few. The flowers were really beautiful. In the last week with the warmer weather, everything has exploded with blossoms--lilacs, cherry trees, tulips, etc. It was a little chilly and about to rain but fortunately held off until we were finished. After pictures, we went to our house and had a delicious dinner of brisket, baked beans, potatoes, rolls, salad, fruit, and brownies.
This is a juvenile fiction book about a young girl named Melody with severe cerebral palsy. Her body doesn't allow her to feed herself, speak, or do much at all. She's very intelligent with a photographic memory but she can't really communicate. Finally, in 5th grade, she gets a "Medi-Talker" which is a computer that speaks what she types in. Finally she has a voice. This book explores what it is like to be severely physically disabled but not mentally disabled. It seems like one of the most frustrating of all scenarios. She is completely aware of all the cruelty (subtle and otherwise) that her classmates inflict on her because they don't really want to include her in their activities. One of the saddest moments in the book comes when she realizes that every one of her special ed classmates is kind, where the "normal" ones are not. Who really has the worse disability? The book was a quick read and fairly enjoyable. Wha...
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