I love hearing factoids and stats that raise an eyebrow and make me think a little deeper about things I thought I knew. Information presented in a way meant to shock but in the end, I find, actually gives me hope when turned inside out or upside down. Here are a few stats and how I choose…
Category Archives: Day In And Day Out
New Groove
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…
lost…
This week has been probably the hardest week of my life to date. I feel lost. Alone. Like there’s a gaping hole in my soul. I’m not ready to share my hurts with anyone—but I am asking for your good thoughts and prayers for my entire family. I’ll be back with a vengence next week……
Dear Mean People: You Suck
Dear Mean People, You know that saying, “Mean People suck.” Well, it’s true. I don’t understand (maybe because I was raised better) how people can be so judgmental and so cruel sometimes. Seriously, how hard is it to mind your own business? Can’t you just go about your lives the way we go about ours…
Sick.
With very little sleep, words aren’t coming to me today. Will is sick, presumably with an ear infection that is leaving him lacking sleep and not wanting to eat. It is a delicate tightrope we walk. With his mito dysfunction and without sleep, his GI system starts to have issues. When the GI system has…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
PICC maintenance days are not our favourite. Especially after IVIG, a blood test and a neck ultrasound. She hates the poking and prodding and I hate watching her go through it because sometimes there just seems like there is nothing I can do to help her. Got something to share? Why don’t you join in…
Traveling With A Special Needs Child
We are a mobile society. But with ever-increasing air travel security post 9/11, we no longer take travel for granted. Every passenger must pack luggage according to strict rules. We all endure the perils of personal screening. But what if you are traveling with a special needs child. Here are some resources that may help.
Underestimating Our Children’s Awareness?
Do we underestimate our kids or are we spot on? This question has been floating around my head; though it’s not the first time I’ve had floating thoughts, nor the first time this one has made its rounds, it is at the forefront today. After our wedding fiasco (said lovingly and lightly), we had theories…
When it feels we’re living on a tightrope… (With book giveaway!)
Imagine walking on a tightrope strung between the tops of the Twin Towers in New York, a quarter-mile high in the air. A French street performer, Felippe Petit, did just that in August, 1974. He’d watched the towers be built, and decided the space between them would be perfect for a tightrope walk. He’d already…
Sometimes I Want a Pity Party
I don’t usually want pity. I love my family. I have a great life. There is really no reason for you to pity me. Except. Sometimes when I’m having a bad day, I would really like your pity. I would. Like when I took the kids to Kohl’s for a quick return and Olivia is…