One of the first toys that we found that Lynda really enjoyed was the little dalmatian riding toy that she just pushed her feet to make him go. She was just about three and a half years old...just a month or two after she came to live with us when this picture was taken. As she rode him all around the house she made
car sounds ---"uhden uhden."
We had brought our bright yellow bug with us from Oxford and Larry used it to go out to Jefferson Davis Community College where he taught. Lynda loved to go riding in the VW bug! She'd say "uhden uhden--bye-bye"....
When it was time for Larry to come home from the college in the afternoon Lynda would stand by the window in the living room next to the drive way. She would begin clapping as soon as she heard the sound of the car (and that was way before any other human ear could hear it). LOL One of Lynda's favorite things to do as a little girl was to go riding. When she looked like she was about to have a seizure, we often would put her in the car and take her riding a couple of blocks around the hospital there in Brewton. Sometimes the riding would actually stop the seizure from progressing any further. Of course, other times it had no effect. As Lynda grew older and after she had the stroke, she continued to love to ride in the car or any other vehicle NMRC might have. We often would go out to get Lynda and take her riding around Oxford. She had her preferences for music while riding. Slow elevator type music would get a thumbs down or actually a sliding down in the seat and a non-mistakable look on her face that said "CHANGE THE STATION". She liked loud and fast and she had favorites among those as well. When we had performed the task correctly and found a song that she approved of she would cheer and clap. She'd sit up and look out the window. Life was good when the wheels were rolling and the music was blasting even long after the yellow bug had been replaced with vans and other types of cars.
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