I have been thinking about ways to expand Try This Tuesday to include some different ideas and perspectives, and one of the ideas I had was to ask some of the participants to “guest post.” So over the next few weeks, several of our readers will be sharing their ideas on this site. For our…
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Almond Cookies
Once a year (usually the first week of December) I bake a ton of cookies. I like to have plenty on hand for when company comes, to give as hostess gifts, and to serve as afternoon snacks. Last year a friend of mine gave me this recipe to try; and it was a huge hit!…
This Just In: A New Team Member
Anissa, from hope4peyton, will be joining our 5MFSN in this time spot. Yeah. How lucky are we? Smart. Funny. And an advocate that isn’t afraid to go all MOTHER OF THE BEAST when necessary. But, you know. In a good way. Anissa blogs at Peyton’s Hope Page where she encourages us to Live, Laugh, Live,…
A Family Built By Birth and Adoption
The Internet makes the world seem small sometimes. As I visited blogs of 5MFSN commenters, I discovered a blog titled “Cornish Adoption Journey.” While exploring the blog, I discovered that the Cornish family lives in the same city as my former in-laws. I also spent a year living with my in-laws, and attended the same…
Wonder In The Journey
This week has been a rough one. It started out with a leaking g-tube. Then a weekly weigh in resulting in yet another loss. When you are four years old and weigh only 23.5 pounds, each and every ounce counts. Losing .5 in a week has a way of making your parents worried out of…
The Power of Words
Have you ever had someone say something to you that changed your world or gave you a new perspective? The first time it happened to me was in the months following 9-11. I was riddled with anxiety about the safety and future of my children and had fallen in a deep depression. My 10 week…
The Evaluation Tightrope
Let me preface this post by saying that I am truly thankful for the behavioral health services we have access to in our state, and that I generally try to focus on the positive. With that being said, here are my top seven recommendations when going into a psychological re-evaluation: Do not speak glowingly about…
Keep On Moving
A friend recently asked what I do to help Zoe calm down on those days she’s having a meltdown. We’ve all had those days: too much stimulation, not enough sleep, schedules that are out-of-whack. Whatever the reason, some days our kids may have a tough time of it. For Zoe, that means lots of extra…
Next On The Pre-Natal Extermination List: Autism?
In an article written for the New York Daily News, Valerie Karr, a Ph.D candidate , and a disability advocate, dishes up some interesting food for thought. *92% of unborn children diagnosed with Down syndrome are now aborted in the United States. *A survey of mothers in the Journal of Pediatrics found that physicians were…
Expecting Too Much?
Unfortunately the conversation related below actually took place. And even though it was five years ago, it probably won’t surprise some parents that not much has changed. I am so very tired of all the school battles, yet this school year is starting off that way yet again. Maybe that is the school district’s strategy…