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Car Woes

My cousin is having some serious car woes right now. Her car has been running hot and leaking something or another. She took the car to be looked at and the guy said she needed a new water pump and something else. LOL you can tell I know nothing about cars. All I know is that the work will cost more than she paid for the car, so she doesn’t think it’s worth it. What’s funny to me is that she can get the parts for cheap, but they want to charge her an arm and a leg for labor. If she can’t find someone else to fix it she’s considering junking it. I don’t think that’s the best option, but I guess she’s just frustrated. I don’t blame her though. She needs so many things done. If things continue to break, she’ll probably be online looking for a Beck Arnley air filter eventually. That’s if she doesn’t already need one!

Finally, a Print!!

My cousin came to my house this weekend and I finally got to see her baby again after many months. It’s amazing how big he’s gotten. He’s the cutest/funniest looking little guy ever. He’s seven months and getting into everything. He crawls and stands really well and loves to laugh. He has such a good spirit. Besides getting to see and hold him, I also got a new picture of him. They took him to have pictures taken with the Easter bunny and my cousin gave me an 8×10 to keep. I love it!

I’m looking forward to adding his picture to my collection of family portraits. It’s nice to have an actual picture because everyone has digital cameras and cell phones now so they just posts pictures on Facebook instead of ordering prints. Now all I have to do is check out some personalized baby picture frames that will look nice with his picture so I can hang it on my wall. I can’t wait!

She Has No Time For Me

I really miss my Goddaughter. It’s been awhile since I had a chance to speak to her on the phone. I hate that she’s growing up so fast. Now she’s too busy for me! She would much rather hang with her friends than spend time talking to her Godmother on the phone. I tried the whole texting her thing but that didn’t work out well either. Most of the time she just replies with one word answers. And even that takes her a long time. Example: Me: “Hey Goddaughter, I miss you. How have you been doing over there?” — 30 minutes later — Her: “Good.” SMH.

We’re going to have to do better. At the rate we’re going, we’ll need some kind of fancy video conferencing solutions just to bring us together. And even then she’ll probably forget to be home in time for us to do a conference call. Kids!

Autism Awareness Month

I wanted to take some time out to acknowledge the fact that yesterday was the start of Autism Awareness Month. Although we have sooo many children in my family, fortunately no one has been affected with autism. I do, however, know a few people who have children with autism and I know how difficult that can be. This post was inspired by the fact that I subscribe to a girl on YouTube who posted a video yesterday about Autism Awareness Month. She has two children who were diagnosed with it when they were toddlers. I admire her strength so much because I know how difficult having a child with autism can be for families.

I also appreciate the celebrities like Toni Braxton who have stepped out and supported Autism-related causes. For many people, the only time you see or hear about certain things is when celebrities back them or are affected by them. And of course as many people know, Toni’s son has autism. If you want to learn more about autism I definitely encourage you to visit AutismSpeaks.Org or just Google it. There is so much information available and so many ways you can support Autism-related causes.