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Big Blueberry Eyes (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the video I recently posted of Kayla talking about her day she mentions having to sit at the 'naughty table' at lunch that day. There wasn't any note in her folder about it so when she mentioned it I was caught off guard. I went to her parent-teacher teacher conference on Thursday and got the scoop on what happened. The assistant teacher in her room, Mrs. F., is the one in the lunchroom and she...
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Mom-Blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
I don’t usually promote stuff like this, but without Care.com, we could not have had the wonderful, reliable child-care that I found in the past 6 months! If you need a sitter for night or regular childcare, or pet care, Care.com is the place to go. We tried it too on a free weekend and [...]
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Mom-Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Tomorrow, 11/7, I turn 44. I’m not upset by that number at all (although 5-0 might scare me). That’s because I have it good, and my life is filled with blessings. Earlier this week, it was the time of the month – a bit early – and I realized around Monday night that [...]
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Prince Vince Meets the World (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A few days ago we had the honor of take over duty of the Stork. An almost 2 meter, wooden bird was placed in our flower bed in front of our front door. Handcrafted by Johannes, an oh so artsy. Or what do you say? Bookie the master chef had made potato goulash for everyone. And of course there [...]
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Big Blueberry Eyes (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
RK is doing a little personal research on speech and asked to see videos of kids talking - just chatting about their day or whatever. This first video I took a few months ago. I usually end up asking Kayla a lot of yes or no questions when I'm filming her and this day I tried to keep my mouth shut and just sit back and let her talk. Kayla still doesn't use a lot of 'filler' words in her sentences and...
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Mom-Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Had a lovely night after battling Zoe to wear Jammies (she does it for Daddy, so why not me?) She pulled out her “Words” board book and we went through all the words. I’m thrilled to announce she said, “Zebra” and “macaroni” (first times), and it looks as though she’s mastered “socks” and “baby”. YAY! [...]
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Mom-Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
I’ve had marriage* on the mind lately. I recently found out that two friends of mine are getting divorces. One of those spouses is on her second marriage, so are many of my close friends. On top of this, there are no end to the ugly statistics like 80% of married couples that have a child [...]
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Mom-Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
I received this book at the beginning of the summer, while life was somewhat laid back, and before all the tension of extended school, new school, meetings, IEPs, and more work than I’ve had in a summer season. Without further ado, allow to review “Don’t Swear with Your Mouth Full! When conventional [...]
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Big Blueberry Eyes (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
In a previous post I was asked "what are your plans for once Joe's back home? Where do you see yourselves 18 months from now?" The quick answer to what our plans for when Joe returns is: to settle in to our new duty location which will be Charleston AFB, SC. But the answer isn't that easy. When people ask me when Joe is coming back I say "Feb" and they usually say "Oh that's...
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Mom-Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
I almost never vote on off-years, but an email from my daughter’s school list advocating a candidate (and I can see why), and the knowledge that our district’s head voted against her school makes me feel like it should be done. And I know I should vote, every year, no matter. Yes, I looked [...]
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Prince Vince Meets the World (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
My Mom (Vince’s and Edgar’s mormor) came to visit this weekend. It was a lot of fun, and it was really fun that Vince was not shy at all, and to 99% very well behaving. Edgar too, but he usually is not too much trouble as of yet. Mormor and Edgar We went shopping in the city on [...]
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Mom-Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
I’m writing this multi-part blog because on Thursday, I had the best IEP I’ve ever had. In the first grade! If you’ve been reading my blog for more than a year, you may know that last year, we had a terrible IEP for Amelia’s first year of kindergarten. This year, we sent [...]
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Psalm 46:11 - A Journey to Truth (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Archbishop Chaput from Denver has written an excellent article in First Things titled Conscience, Courage and Children with Down Syndrome regarding the high rate of abortions among those diagnosed prenatally with Down Syndrome, and what this reflects on us as a society. It begins: What kind of people are we becoming, and what we can do about it? A number of my friends have children with disabilities....
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Big Blueberry Eyes (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
I know this is a long shot, but hey, sometimes you just never know who might be reading your blog, so I thought it was worth a shot. Is there anyone out there who has any connection to the food service industry...along the lines of getting a bunch of turkeys to Afghanistan for Thanksgiving? Joe and a bunch of guys over where he's at are trying to figure out how to have a decent Thanksgiving dinner....
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Bump on the Road (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
November 2 will always be a special day for our family. 43 years ago Annette Grace was joyfully welcomed by her parents after a long wait. Each year thereafter, the second of November was met with great celebration and joy. While this family only got to celebrate 41 of these milestones with her here on this earth, we will continue to mark this special day. Our celebrations will be much more quiet,...
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