By now word of Sarah Palin’s impending resignation is old news. The media has come up with all kinds of reasons why Palin has chosen to abandon (!) the state of Alaska, calling her everything from a Schmuck to just a plain ol’ quitter Because, really, it couldn’t have anything to do with those costly…
Category Archives: Day In And Day Out
Volume Control (and lack thereof)
Some days, I swear I’m looking for the remote or the volume control. And no, it’s not for my TV, it is for my son. My son who abhors loud noises; the one who in every movie we have ever seen in a theatre has to cover his ears for most of the movie. The…
The big “G”
When a baby is born and for the first time, you hold that sweet little thing, you hold them close to you, breathe them in and give your heart away. Never in your wildest dreams do you stop and wonder if there is anything wrong, what the future will hold for this little person. In those first few…
Resting Easy
Being a single parent with four kids means that there is always something to do. Errands to run, laundry to do, food to buy and cook, or orange poster board to locate at 9pm on Wednesday night for the school project that is due Thursday morning. I vaguely remember a time about 19 years ago,…
Try This Tuesday #49: Every Day Is A Good Day
We can spend so much time thinking about our kids’ needs and just getting through all our daily responsibilities that sometimes it can all be a bit overwhelming. So when I recently read this post about how Storm from All Things Cherished keeps herself from being overwhelmed, I immediately knew it fit into the category…
A Moment of Silence For Our Dryer Please…
It finally happened. We knew it was coming. We pretended like we didn’t notice, but we knew. We’d seen the signs for months: Shutting itself off mid-cycle, taking in excess of ninety minutes to dry a load of clothes, entire outfits that suddenly went MIA along with countless single socks, the largish hole that appeared…
Micromanage or bust
For the last week I’ve been giving Ivy her intra venous antibiotics. One is a slow push and the other is a pump that infuses the medication over 24 hours. I clean the area and flush the line. It’s been great at home. I set it all up. Ivy knows the order they go in and…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
Gran saves the day, making glove animals, while Ivy waited 22 hours, nil by mouth, for her PICC line. Thank goodness for Grans! Got an amazing moment to share? Why don’t you join us at Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three…
Prepare for turbulance, we have re entry in 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.
Tomorrow, after twelve long days, I’ll be bringing Ivy home. I’m wondering if all of you with hospital time under your belts, experience re entry, like we do. Ivy is generally overwhelmed with the hustle and bustle of home life, cranky and out of sorts. After all, she has had the monopoly of attention of one parent 24…
Banishing Worry and Guilt
Tomorrow morning, my birth son, Chip, will graduate with honors from high school. Pride will be foremost in my heart, but I must admit that for many, many years, guilt and worry were the emotions that occupied me. Chip has three adopted siblings, and they all have significant special needs. Throw into that mix the…