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A Snowman in July, Revisited

posted Sunday July 4th, 2010

Man, it’s been hot. I mean scorching. 112 in the shade. On the car thermometer, 118.

Reminds me of the day last summer I saw the snowman. That was quite a day — the hottest day of the year, the day Sophie was officially diagnosed as mentally retarded.

I thought I’d share the post and the photo again, in honor of Independence Day. “Independence”  has new meaning for me since I’ve been a mother, even more so since Sophie’s been around. Not in a bad way, not all the time at least, just in a different way.

Some days it’s like walking out of a coffee shop into the blinding heat and turning and seeing a snowman on the sidewalk.

At Sophie’s birthday party a few weeks ago, a little girl named Stella came up to me and said, “My mom wanted me to tell you that she’s the one who made the snowman.”

Phoenix (Tempe, rather) is a small town, so I wasn’t all that surprised to be connected to that snowman by fewer than six degrees. Cool, huh?

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5 Responses to “A Snowman in July, Revisited”

  1. i don’t know you, you don’t know me. i found your website AGES ago and, honestly, i don’t know what i was looking for when i found it…you are AMAZING and i am so glad i stumbled on your blog! Sophie is amazing and beautiful. What a smile. And she seems so smart. i love her Sophie-isms (please give us more of them!) I love your blog and look forward to reading it everyday and am sad when you skip days! for real! I think you need to write a book about your family and Sophie.

  2. mom? is that you?!

    either way, whoever you are, you made my day!!!

  3. Well, I agree with “your Mom”! I love that post and am happy that you re-posted it.
    It’s been 90 degrees here but no snowman! Luckily it’s VT and it’s 67 at night- ahhhhh! F- those tests. We know what our kids can do!

  4. stella sold herself short on that one! she and her brother played a crucial role in the snowman making.
    i met your family at max’s and stella’s last birthday and they are truly wonderful! maybe we’ll meet up at the birthday parties this time year?

    i’m glad we could positively impact your day. this year’s cartel snowman is on the way.

  5. you so made my day with that snowman, amanda, and it’s something i’ve thought of often since i saw it. it means that much more that my sophie loves your stella and your max! i’ve been hoping to meet you some day. looking forward to bumping into you and also this year’s CSM.

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