Hi, my name is Cheryl and I have an addiction. You see? I’m terribly addicted to using Dr. Google. I often like to joke that I’m not a doctor, but I like to play one on the internet. Now if only I could figure out how to get a doctors salary out of it! We…
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Make New Friends
When I was expecting my oldest child, I met a bunch of other mothers through pre-natal fitness classes. After he was born, I met some more at a weekly well-baby clinic where the babies were weighed and the moms chatted while the children hung out on a mat on the floor. All the babies were…
Falling For Her..
It is early morning and each day starts the same, Zoe calls for me when she wakes, and I go to her. She scoots over , inviting me into her warm bed . She calls for me in the night , to take her to the bathroom, for milk, so it has not been very…
Doing Business with Accepting Individuals
A long time ago, long before kids, my husband (aka: Sarge) and I decided that we only wanted to do business with good people; Folks who were honest and hard-working and who treated us right… versus those establishments that may have a slightly lower price tag but their store-side manner just stunk (cleaned up for…
Why?
Sunday, January 2, 2011… My beloved grandmother (everyone in my whole world knew her as “Non”) unexpectedly, tragically, died. She was my biggest supporter and truly one of my best friends. So many thoughts ran through my head…. Was my family going to be upset because we couldn’t travel? Was my mom going to be…
Why I Love it When My Kids Are Sick
Mommies always feel badly when their little ones are sick. Even when they aren’t so little anymore, it’s natural to feel badly when you have a child who’s under the weather. And while I feel helpless and sad that my boys don’t feel well, I have a little confession to make: I secretly enjoy it…
Bragging Rights
This year my oldest daughter entered high school. The school had several orientation meetings for parents and students about what they could expect in the upcoming years. At the beginning of these meetings the principal would get up and say a few words about the school’s academic record and how well the students have done…
Full Plate
I am tired. There’s no way around it. I’m running on fumes, and staring down another day where I need a full tank. What to do? Short term: suck it up, push on, just do it. Long term: not sure. Seriously. Every week I make a list of what (ideally) needs to happen. I plan…
Prepping for a Trip Away
Oy. My husband and I leave in about a month to travel to China so that we can complete our adoption. While the kids are in good hands with grandparents, I still worry and feel guilty about this. When we adopted my youngest from Vietnam, the trip took about 2 weeks. This trip will be similar….
Careers for Special Adults
If you are a parent of a young child with a cognitive impairment disability, you may not yet have given much thought to their life as an adult. But the time will come when you will be helping them make decisions about their “life plan”. Here is how we handled it.