Picture Day For Kevin

Today was picture day at Kevin’s school. I went in to pre-pay for the pictures that we wanted to order, and couldn’t help but run back out to the car to get my camera and sneak in a picture of Kevin getting his picture taken. The photographers were helpful – helping keep the kids’ stray hairs down, making the children feel at ease in front of the camera, and just overall being very friendly.

Justin’s class began the study of another letter - the letter “M.” They used Mini Marshmallows to make a capital M and a little m. They also colored a picture of some mice. He brought back Mzee (class mascot), and for ‘letter show and tell,’ he brought Mater (Cars character) and a Monkey.

After class, one of the teachers told me that she was amazed at how Justin took the plastic letters and spelled several words with them. He would spell a word and show it to her, then spell another and show it to her. I told her that letters, reading, and writing have been a strong interest of his for over a year now.

UPDATE ON DAD:
Dad got some new wheels today – the Hoveround, a personal mobility vehicle. The doctor at the hospital had written Dad a prescription for it when he was discharged, and it was delivered to their house today. Mom says that he seems happy to be able to use it. He plans to use it for getting around when he is outside the house in the yard.

The hospital Dad used to do surgeries at put an announcement with a picture of Dad in the local newspaper. “Congratulates – Prospero C. Roda, M.D. on his recent retirement. Prospero C. Roda, M.D. has announced that he is retiring from the practice of general surgery and family medicine. Riverside Hospital congratulates Dr. Roda on his retirement after a dedicated career serving the healthcare needs of the community. Thank you Dr. Roda for your commitment and caring!”