About two weeks before she died we went to this place where there are water falls and cliffs and carried her down the trail near the water. Not an easy task but we didn't shelter her. We took her everywhere. When she was younger we tried sledding. She had poor circulation so I dressed her all up warmly and put her in a sleeping bag and down the hill we went. She hated it. Live and learn. When my baby was a baby she used to sit on her wheel chair tray and feed her. She allowed it. It was the sweetest exchange. She had an odd taste in clothing. I would hold up two outfits and she wanted to mix and match so we did. She was a girly girl. I am not. She loved when people would do her nails and make her up. She loved eggnog. She used to like to watch the Smurfs on tv. My husband and I have some of the words memorized from the shows! She couldn't swing because it made her sick but we didn't know that till we tried it once. OOPS. She would always look to my husband to protect her if I were upset with her for anything. She really liked him. When I was a little pregnant and odors etc bothered me she pooped in the bath tub. Now imagine how long it took me to deal with that one. I would do a little bit and run to the door and breath and do it again. She had a special bath chair so I had to clean everything, drain the tub, take her out, clean some more and then bathe her all over. Thank goodness that only happened once. She ignored ignorant people and gave the ones she loved her magical blue gaze. Those incredible eyes. She hated to have to wear her orthodics but I was insistant. She hated to have her teeth brushed. She hated hats and mittens. She loved books on tape. LOved spaghetti the best. Liked sweets. Was interested in wildlife and habitat issues. Had a very special relationship with a woman who cared for her. It's like they had esp or something. We have a maple tree in the back yard in her memory with the Robert Frost poem Nothing Gold can Stay. She was a teacher. She was born to teach and came into our lives to teach. I hope we learned what we were supposed to. sniff sniff