Quotes
~Lewis Carroll, "Solitude"
On Display at:
Ellesmere Animal Clinic
Dr. Ralph D'Souza
119 Ellesmere Road
416 449 3304
Dr. Kornelia Djetvai's Clinic
Chiropractor & Acupuncturist
600 Sherbourne Street
Suite 708
Toronto, ON
M4X 1W4
416 964-8919
Annunciation Catholic School
65 Avonwick Gate
North York Ont
Daddy, will you will remember when I am tall
that once my hand was just this small?
...this is the hand that you used to hold when I was less then one year old...
Here is my hand So tiny, so small to hang somewhere upon your wall.
Children have a certain way
of growing bigger every day,
But these little hands
and this special smile
will stay in our hearts a long, long while.
You always
clean the fingerprints
I leave upon the wall.
I seem to make a mess of things
Because I am so small.
The years will pass so quickly
I'll soon be grown like you
And all my little fingerprints
Will surely fade from view.
So here's a special handprint
A memory that's true.
So you'll recall the very day
I made this just for you!
Sometimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small,
And always leave my fingerprints
On furniture and walls.
But everyday I am growing,
-I'll be grown up someday,
And all these tiny handprints
Will simply fade away.
So here's a final handprint
Just so you can recall,
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small.
I love you!
"If I had My Child To Raise Over Again"
If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
~Diane Loomans, from "If I Had My
Child To Raise Over Again"