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I'm a homeschooling mom to a wonderful special boy. Tristan has spastic quadraplegia (CP), severe cortical vision impairment, seizure disorder, and he is non-verbal. I honestly think he's the one doing the teaching. I would not change anything!

A Sensory Trip

Written on February 19, 2011 by Tammie

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Here in Northeast Ohio, it was a beautiful Friday. Today, I took my son and my mother on a little road trip. I’ll call it a sensory trip because it was so nice to be out with out having to think about the roads. Those miserable roads have been ice covered, snow covered, and the…

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guilt by association…

Written on February 12, 2011 by Tammie

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Guilt by association~ I’m feeling guilty about something I’ve never told anyone. Not a sole. I LOVE my son with all my heart and I wouldn’t trade him for anything there is NOTHING I would trade him for Nothing! But as I sit and watch Television (really I don’t watch that much, although my posts…

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Treatment in the dentist office…

Written on February 5, 2011 by Tammie

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So sorry, this week has gotten away from me & I didn’t even realize it was Saturday! So I hope you like this I posted on our Blog Last June… ok, pet peeve so you may want to skip this post. It may seem like a tiny, small, insignificant to you but it urked me…

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I was desperate for sleep

Written on January 29, 2011 by Tammie

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Define Sleep: A natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which the eyes usually close and consciousness is completely or partially lost, so that there is a decrease in bodily movement and responsiveness to external stimuli. During sleep the brain in humans and other mammals undergoes a characteristic cycle of brain-wave…

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All you need is love…

Written on January 22, 2011 by Tammie

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There are times when I think am I doing right by my son. Is it right that I kept him home to homeschool versus sending him to our public school system? This one doesn’t take long to remember why I did what I did! Our schools system offered three schools to choose from, it was…

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New Groove

Written on January 8, 2011 by Tammie

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I need a sabbatical. I know from time to time we all need a break. I’ve taken to calling this much needed break a sabbatical. You see life got turned upside down in August. My mom entered the hospital with what we thought was going to be pneumonia but spent 2 weeks inpatient getting a…

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First

Written on January 1, 2011 by Tammie

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So here we are on the brink of a new begining. It’s the First of the New Year…it’s a time of reflections of the past and we think about the future. Some may make goals of changes of what could be their firsts for the future. I’d like to reflect a little on the “Firsts” that we…

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Tis the season…

Written on December 25, 2010 by Tammie

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When we’re at the store, my son and I, I wonder what people think. Sometimes they tell you exactly what they think, ready or not here it comes. It’s apparent that my son has a physical disability, the wheelchair is a clear give away, but sometimes we don’t heave and hoe that into the vehicle….

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Our Bustenhalters

Written on December 18, 2010 by Tammie

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Did the title catch your eye? Ok well welcome, come in and lets talk 🙂 I want to talk about support systems. Do you know who your is? Have you ever depended on them in a moments notice? I guess you don’t know who they are till you need them the most. I’ve always been…

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My dream…

Written on December 11, 2010 by Tammie

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I have this dream for all of us, I dream that one day we all can walk in to “Our Toy Store” and find our kids playing in the aisles. That there are toys available to try and see if they’d work for our children. Where we’re not ordering from catalogs at home, but instead…

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