When my daughter Kennedy was born with Down syndrome in 2004, all my expectations, my dreams, for my child were crushed. I was heartbroken thinking about all the plans I had for her that may never come to be. Slowly however, I began to dream new dreams, make new plans, establish new goals. For example,…
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Guarding Your Information
It’s that time of year again. The beginning of the school year—when we have to fill out endless forms for the kids, and it seems like it will NEVER end. And as the parent of two kids who have special needs, it used to seem like I had double the forms to complete. …
Mood Swings
I was having a good day. I had dropped Matthew back at Camphill California in the morning after a terrific 3 day visit at home. I was so pleased that the weekend went well and for the first time ever, he was actually excited to get back to his program. Then my 21 year old…
Picture Lovers Anonymous
Hello. My name is Deborah and I am a picture addict. Back in February, I hinted at my addiction in my post about Works of Art, but now I am admitting openly that I have way too many pictures of my children displayed in my home. Ok, I hear you scoffing – how can a…
Insubordination Station
Originally posted on Diary of a Crazed Mommy on January 24, 2006. Nothing makes a parent feel more “parental” then when your child sidles up to your van and looks as if the apocalypse is upon him and says: “Mom, you are going to kill me.” In his defense, he’s probably right, and it warms…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
Ivy thanks the nurses at the Infusion Lounge, after six weeks of looking after her PICC line is complete. Got a photo to share? Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three Ring Circus
School paperwork, yuck
School has not fully begun until I pull this out of her backpack. My hands are cramping just thinking about filling it out. This school has finally simplified my life a little by having an enrollment printout instead of making us fill out new ones every year. Get this: none of these papers to read…
Yet more special-needs-Mommy confessions
What, you thought I was done after last week’s round of confessions? Oh, no. There’s plenty more where that came from: • I hate it when others make like I’m a saint because I’m bringing up a kid with special needs. I didn’t have a choice, people! (Though yes, I am doing my best.) •…
Activeion Pro: A Giveaway!
Imagine cleaning your house, and killing bacteria, with plain ‘ol water. Yup. Simple H2O. Can’t be done you say? Think again. The Activeion Pro uses cold tap water – and magically charges the ions in that water to attract the gunk on your counter, in your microwave, or even on your skin. One of the…
Six Word Memoirs Disability Style- The Complete List
I think they are so great. This list includes entrants from my FACEBOOK fan page. The list is LONG and will take more than 5 minutes to read, so I’m posting the first twenty here and then will post the ENTIRE list on my website. Thank you so much for your participation in this contest…