Life with Stevie

Stevie at a Civil War Re-inactment

Some of you may or may not know that my "mentally handicapped" uncle lives with us. He came to live with us after my grandmother passed away. It was a natural move because Stevie and I have a relationship  more like a brother and sister than uncle & niece. We are also only 9 years apart.

To say he is "mentally handicapped" is unfair. In my mind there are just some things he can not do. Big deal.  In some ways he is very smart. Just ask him about the "Beatles".

Today I walked into his living room and found him watching Cspan. The British House of Commons was on. He was talking to one of our cats and said, "I love watching this show. They are so funny when they fight". See, he is smart. 

The New Year

Well, here it is. A New Year.  Did you make any resolutions? I have made resolutions in the past and have always felt pretty good about it. One year my resolution was to try different foods. Maybe even exotic. That year I ate goat, conch, squid and some things I couldn't even pronounce. It was a lot of fun and I found I even liked goat. Most resolutions require we improve ourselves somehow. Diet or exercise perhaps. Diet & exercise resolutions don't always work out for me.

This year I am approaching my resolutions a little different. I am going to make a new resolution at the beginning of each month. (Is that a resolution?)  It takes the pressure off having to do something for a entire year. If I can't keep a resolution for a month, I can start over or just try a new one. I like this casual approach to New Year resolutions. I'll let you know how it goes.