When I read PixieMama’s story, the only word that came to mind was “WOW”. Read on and you will see exactly what I mean… Tell me a little about yourself and your family. My name is pixiemama. I live basically in the middle of nowhere with my husband, J, our three sons Reilly (7.5), Foster…
Monthly Archives: April 2009
And The Winners Are…..
I LOVE announcing winners! It totally makes my day! The One Step Ahead winner is: #5 Maddy! The FuzziBunz winner is: #35 Carey, from Dream Big! I want to thank everyone for entering. And I especially want to thank the Random Generator for choosing the winners. Cause if it were up to me I’d simply…
We stand
Tonight, I sat on the sideline of soccer practice and watched as my eight-year-old son and my 34-year-old Tim ran around with another dad and a bunch of other soccer kids learning and playing. I had no reason to be there. It wasn’t a game. Barely a practice as they raced the weather to learn…
What Parents of Refluxers Daydream About…
A family room with wall-to-wall linoleum, a hose reel and a drain. So Now You Know… đ Find out more about Michelle Read Michelle’s weekly column Meet Michelle here each Monday for Magic Marker Monday Questions? Please feel free to email Michelle at childlif[at]gmail[dot]com or come and visit her at In The Life of a…
Brothers
What would we do without our family and friends? This story is the second in my “family and friends” series. * * * It was an icy cold morning in our northern California community. I tapped lightly on my son Andy’s door to wake him for an early morning flight back to Connecticut, where he…
On Staph and Other Stuff.
Our holiday was lovely but, it seems we have brought home with us our old friend, the staph infection. I’m not sure where it jumped on board (I’m thinking swimming pool) but it is affecting the kids in various ways. Ivy’s ear is discharging the most foul of goop. (After almost four years of dealing with goop, it’s pretty…
The Doctor Will See You Now
We live in a city that has many very good hospitals. One of those hospitals is a teaching hospital. Itâs an inner city hospital which means should you have to visit the emergency room, you may find yourself sitting next to someone who has been shot or stabbed, and you will most assuredly hear very…
The Aspergian Teenage Mind (in all of its wonder)
Hi! My name is Shash, and I write at Diary of a Crazed Mommy. My son, Spiff, is 14 and is an Aspergian teenager in middle school. I thought it would be a great way to get to know him better if I kept him up past his bedtime (non-medicated, and on a school night,…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
  Mal enjoys his time on the island with a ride in the speed boat! Such a speed demon! Got a special photo to share? Join us here at Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three Ring Circus
A Shadow the Length of a Lifetime
âChild abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.â ~Herbert Ward My younger three sons were blessed gifts of adoption. They were abused as infants and their special needs are a lifetime shadow. I was an abused child. Please, don’t turn away from reading. Child abuse is a topic of utmost importance with each…