old friends

5/15/11 Monday

Looking for the right Neoprene weighted vest for Jewel, any suggestions?

Jewel spent time in her gait trainer today, wish we could get more feedback and instructions.
We will be patient, things take time, and the more she is in her gait trainer the more we will
be able to work out her positioning.  Hoping to get a P/T who can help specifically with the gait trainer!
We are making sure she is snug and her hips are supported and the angle and height we are not so certain of.
I bought a dry erase board, it is tricky to write, balance the board where Jewel can comfortably see and then help her with her head to support midline positioning.  I want her to master her reading, and the way  has not come yet.  So many physical details to work out to get her situated, if only I had four more hands.  Wonder if a moma octopus feels this way to.  Maybe a weighted vest will help?  I know that we are not where we ought to be in math and reading, but history, listening and comprehension and vocabulary is coming along nicely.

So nice to connect up with old friends.
Carrie came riding with us and it was a great session, she is a great horse person!
Cookie Dough did not stumble with her, and Raven rode with Jewel.   I was a side walker, this is my comfort zone, Makena filmed part of the session.  Carrie established a relationship and boundaries with Cookie Dough.  Raven felt so safe, she said there was no tension or stress factor coming from me.
Thank you Carrie for taking time out of your day to help us and Jewel.
Carrie uses horse whispering techniques and it was a honor to be a part of this session, Jewel rode for 40 minutes, mostly with Raven and then solo, facing the rear of the hors. Whoop!
Life is so magical when we take time out to help each other!  It was nice to get the help at the horses and to spend time with an old friend.  We also got to spend time with her daughters which was a bonus.
Jewel was famished when she got home, all the fresh air worked up a huge appetite :)
She is taking a break from Harry and watching Tangled. (thank goodness)

“It's the circle of life, and it moves us all, through despair and hope, through faith and love, 'till we find our place, on the path unwinding”-Elton John