Good morning Snow!

Well once again we woke up to snow, only about 2 inches, but enough to quiet down the neighbourhood. It's so bright and quiet when it snows. It's so bright, and quiet and cold when it snows. And you have to shovel it. I'm going out shortly to shovel the driveway and front walk - a fashion opportunity really, to wear all the things I've knit. Is that what it's all about?

So I took a break after work yesterday to pick up my needles and knit a few rows on my shrug and watch a bit of the Dr. Phil show. On it was a mom with the only blind and deaf triplets in the world. Yes, I was all choked up watching the story. Three six year old girls still in diapers. Three six year-olds that don't know day from night so they try to sleep in the day and they move around all night. Parents waking up to find the girls' room covered with their diaper contents because they've been up all night.

Can you imagine? I really don't know if I could do that. The mom said she does what her children need her to do. "Isn't that what mom's do?" she asked. And I thought, well yes, but many parents don't provide the level of care and love that this woman does, unfortunately.

The woman felt guilty that she wasn't doing enough, and didn't think her kids knew she was there. Can you imagine? I don't think I could have made it as long as she has -what an enormous task. Well the good news is, by being on the show, and having a documentary done about her and her family, donations will come her way to help her and her children out. After she confessed her thoughts on her inadequacies, she was in tears when Dr. Phil told her that everyone in the audience and 10 million viewers were all in awe of her. I think she has been so busy with the care of her children she's forgotten about herself and the rest of the world, and maybe that's what's kept her caring and working so hard.