Santa's detritus
Christmas morning hair
White Christmas, if you get up before it melts off. (Which it did.)
Christmas sunrise
It's just not a traditional Christmas without a flying monster.
The guitar that she's been asking for all year. We're afraid that her polymicrogyria will make it hard and frustrating for her little fingers, but in the end, we decided that at a time of hope and renewal, why not let her give it a try?
I hope that no matter what the reason for YOUR season might be, you have the very best possible holiday and a new year full of promise and hope, of dreams come true and all new dreams after that.
That guitar is SO BADASS. She's going to make an awesome little rockstar.
ReplyDelete(Hi, I've been reading this blog for like, a year, and I've never commented, but I promise I'm not a creeper.)
Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteSchuyler is going to ROCK that guitar! We got Max one, too, even though he's also going to have trouble manipulating it. Max is in a purple phase of his life (or "ur-ul," as he calls it) and the obsession is spreading to everyone we know!
ReplyDeleteSo, Merry Ur-Ul Christmas to Schuyler, from Max. And an Ur-Ul New Year!
Rob, I've been lurking about for awhile and love your blog to pieces. I was compelled to comment on the guitar -- I used to play but stopped when I developed repetitive strain in my wrists. A blues musician once told me I should take up his genre, as the fingering can be a lot easier (if you're not soloing like B B King).
ReplyDeleteMaybe this is the start of a fabulous new musical journey!
Happy Winter,
CJ
My niece got a guitar too! She's about the same age as Schuyler. Girls with guitars! Super cool. :D
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you, Robert, and to your beautiful family. It's been a pleasure reading your book and your blog this year, and I look forward to another year of beautiful, informed writing! I hope Schuyler had the happiest of days today.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the guitar!! Merry Holidays!
ReplyDeleteI am slightly jealous of Schuyler's Tinkerbell guitar. That is so awesome.
ReplyDeleteYou know, if she decides to rock that guitar dobro-style, it might be a bit easier (and perhaps even more badass, if that is even possible).
ReplyDeleteAre you still reading comments on this earlier entry? I was wondering how Schuyler is doing with her guitar. My daughter has fine motor difficulties and has tried to play a ukelele and a recorder, but has been extremely frustrated. She also cannot type on a keyboard. Interestingly, although she's got the absolute worst pencil grip you've ever seen, she loves to write and has taught herself stamina with a pencil despite pressing so hard she cracks the lead constantly (and this is after a year of OT).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, wondered how Schuyler is getting along and what kinds of things she's doing with her guitar. Enthusiasm and passion can produce some incredible things.
I wanted to agree with KarenH-- People always discuss the magic of music... may Schuyler whoop that thing's bum. She will probably reinvent guitar music! When I was a kid, we used to steal my grandpa's RIDICULOUSLY nice and expensive guitar (who knew?) and set it on the floor to pluck with one hand. Even that can bring immense joy. So even if she doesn't play it how it's "supposed" to be played... she can still make beautiful music!
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