Last ThursdayCooper got off the bus and wrapped his sweet little arms around me in the biggest "I'm home mom!" hug ever. That was a first, he usually sort of rushes past me and starts asking for cookies or Elmo paint, whatever is on his mind. Later that day we attended "daybreak" which was held at a local artists' co-op downtown where the kids (with the help of the daybreak volunteers and a Liberty town arts potter) were to build a bird's nest out of clay.
I was looking forward to spending the hour exploring the work of the artists there, but when we got there Cooper didn't want me to leave! He has NEVER been clingy, and it wasn't "sad and crying" clingy, it was more "mama sit" [let's hang out] clingy. So, I stayed and had the daybreak experience with him! The volunteer who was working with him was great, it was really neat to see. I think I learned a few things by watching them together, which brings me to my point. Check this out, www.refresheverything.com/umwautismclinicplaylab. These folks organize daybreak (among many other things). It's super easy to sign up and "vote" - you can vote for 10 non-profits each day, look for ones in your area or close to your heart, but save one of your ten votes for this :) These folks are doing great things here (and would really put the 25K grant to good use).
