Adam Miller and Family

Sam told me his dream this morning: I drea...

September 28, 2002 by Adam in Sam

Sam told me his dream this morning:

I dreamt I was Superman and there was asteroids falling down and I escaped from them and mom was following me and we went through a door and that's all. That's it.

At the coast Saturday, we went walking along ...

September 22, 2002 by Adam in Sam

At the coast Saturday, we went walking along the beach and came upon a dead sea lion. Sam looked at it for a long while, a strange look on his face. I checked in with him, asking if he was okay and if he felt weird. He said, "I feel a little strange. Kind of like when I was a baby." We looked a bit longer and I noticed a tear in his eye, "I kind of feel like I'm crying." We headed back and talked about the cycle of life. "I feel a little sad," he said. "Yep, me too Sam."

Later that day, Sam, Dave, and Josh returned to poke at it with a stick.

Over the weekend, Sam and I were in the craft...

September 16, 2002 by Adam in Sam

Over the weekend, Sam and I were in the craft room, and he wanted me to open up the window there. Well, it's complicated, as there's a storm window too, but I opened it up to show him how it works. While closing it, though, I accidentally wacked him in the lip. It started to bleed and he cried for awhile.

Later on at dinner, I asked Sam if he wanted to tell mom about the event. He put on a conspiratorial voice and whispered, "No!" I asked him why and he responded, "I don't want mom to be mad at you."

I dug out my MP3 player and hooked it up to S...

September 10, 2002 by Adam in Sam

I dug out my MP3 player and hooked it up to Sam yesterday. It was hysterical, watching him dance around with a funny look on his face. He was particularly fond of the Beastie Boy's Intergalactic, calling it the "alien song" due to all the funny synthesized noises. He ran upstairs to Jamie and announced, "Look! I'm just like a big person, doing the things that big people do."

I was driving Sam home last night, and the st...

September 06, 2002 by Adam in Sam

I was driving Sam home last night, and the stars started to come out. I taught him the song people sing when they wish on a star and he told me:

"Starlight, starbright. Wish I may, wish I might. Have the wish I wish tonight. I wish I was really a blue Power Ranger."

For some reason, he picked a blue Power Ranger costume for Halloween, even over things like Batman and Spiderman. I think it was the big sword that did the trick.

Sam's reached another milestone on the road t...

September 04, 2002 by Adam in Sam

Sam's reached another milestone on the road to recovery: he wore pants.

Well, shorts actually. Jamie took he and Josh for a walk to the store, and he happily put on those most humble of overgarments. He was strutting his stuff like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Girls were turning their heads, whispering "nice pants." It was all good.

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