Sister Shattuck - LONDON ENGLAND MISSION !

Wear Purple for me... - March 26

Purple Day - March 26th, http://www.purpleday.org
Please support people like me, with Epilepsy, to raise awareness.

MY INDEPENDENCE DAY! A Walmart!

TODAY is the first day of the rest of my INDEPENDENT life thanks to WALMART!

Words cannot describe how deliriously happy I am to be FREE from 'total dependence'! Most of you know I haven't driven since about 1992, due to Epilepsy. I've been dependent on others for food, my perscriptions, for everything I need. I can't think of a more wonderful feeling - to go from "being helped" to being the HELPER! Thank you to the VISIONARIES who made this possible for those of us who really needed this in our community. Thank you Walmart, for giving me my LIFE back. :) I cried with JOY today as they raised the flag and cut the ribbon.
Today, I went and got myself a small jar of my favorite pickles! Life is GREAT!

Walmart is now OPEN, and I walked there! NOW I can take care of my family and myself - by myself. Oh, Happy Day!

Ode to my Crocus...

Welcome, wild harbinger of spring!
To this small nook of earth;
Feeling and fancy fondly cling
Round thoughts which owe their birth
To thee, and to the humble spot
Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot.
- Bernard Barton, To a Crocus

Hail to the King of Bethlehem,
Who weareth in his diadem
The yellow crocus for the gem
Of his authority!
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
Christus--The Golden Legend (pt. III)

'lil licky-lou-lou at Disneyland. I started taping... after tons more licks!

A Year of Celebration, and they mean it. :-)

I've taken too long to post these pictures, so I'm finally getting them on line. As a surprise, my sister paid for me to go with and her family to Disneyland! That's been something I've wanted to do for years! (Side Note: My "Rock Star Pass" didn't hurt the process at all! - because it enabled us to get me safely on rides that I could ride, and make it an easier time for everyone!) The only seizure was on "Finding Nemo" which was a miracle. Of course, I didn't do any of the rollercoasters, but I think I rode "Indiana Jones" about 8 times, thanks to my nephews who were the only ones brave enough to go over and over! Trick: If you ride this ride, semi-standing, you don't get any-what-so-ever impact to your spine or brain, so it was a great option for me. My sister and brother in law treated me like royalty, and it was a dream come true. I made costumes for my neices and nephews. One was a Jedi-in-training, One was a pirate, One was a Purple Princess, and the other was the "Jungle-Cruisin' Tiki Tiki Cool Adventureland Dude". Everyone at the Park treated me with great kindness and respect. Disneyland was something I thought I'd never be able to do again in my lifetime. Disney works great with people of varying disabilities. They informed me of the flashing lights, and where they would occur, which made my visit very tolerable and enjoyable! I know it sounds dumb, but I'm so pleased that I could make this once-in-a-lifetime trip even after 2 brain surgeries. I never expected them to go out of the way for me like this, and I'm so grateful for their kindness, and I hope I was helpful with the kids too. I'm glad the kids are old enough to enjoy the Park, and patient with their old "fogie" Auntie Winda. (that's what the purple princess calls me). If you're ever going to the Park in the future, check out California Adventure Park. I was "California Soaring" at least 6 times, and felt truly liberated and free of my epilepsy for a few minutes. I don't think my sister understood how much that meant to me - to be back home, and enjoy the redwoods, the lakes, the beach, the orange groves, Cannery Row in Monterey, and especially the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz all over again. I cried each time I soared over the virtual California, and smelled the ocean breeze, the oranges, the redwoods, and the beach again and again. I almost forgot I was born in Idaho, because I've been a Californian for so long. Thank you Tom and Sabrina for taking me on your Magical Kingdom vacation. You are a beautiful family, and I love you for enabling my "Make a Wish" come true. Love you all.

THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

Sorry, but there's NO comparison. I love to see the Temple. :-)