"Aunt B"

We were all so excited that the doctors let Amanda leave her "special house" with the padded rooms and she was able come out for a few hours on Halloween. The handcuffs were a little awkward, but they made it safer for everyone. Beyond drooling all over her costume and make-up, we thought she was really well behaved. The lithium has done wonders and we are so thankful for the miracle of modern medicine. Just to think that a month ago she actually thought she was a cherry flavored Jell-O Jiggler. Our special friend, Amanda, was so excited to get all that candy. We could tell that people didn't understand when she would trick or treat and she kept on asking for a spoon. We tried to tell her that she didn't need to eat the candy with a spoon - but she just kept asking and asking and asking... Anyways, we were so excited that our special Amanda was able to get out. Hopefully the doctors will let her out again for Christmas. We got her a Little Einstein DVD (since we know it is her favorite) and we hope to be able to wrap it up for her and watch her drool all over it Christmas morning.