Last week I worked Thursday through Sunday, at which point in was snowing in Chicago and the only way to get anywhere remotely near home was to fly to Little Rock, spend the night in the airport, and rent a car to drive home. When I walked through my front … Continue reading
A month ago I shared the scary proposition that Zac may have CAS (Childhood Apraxia of Speech). Shortly after that post, our beloved speech therapist was in a session with Zac and, hitting another brick wall of progress, called her boss in to observe. Our therapist, Miss K, is amazing! The … Continue reading
The end of the year was so busy around here I didn’t write much. Just to keep the story-telling flow going, I figured I’d fill in the gaps for the last few weeks. When I last updated about the boys, Zac had vomited and we didn’t know why. We still … Continue reading
Being Southern, there are certain traditions and superstitions attached to New Year’s Day. For traditions, you must eat greens and black-eyed peas. For superstitions, it’s traditionally believed that whatever you do on the first day of the year is a sign of what the rest of the year has in … Continue reading
The last post I wrote shared how grateful I feel for our little “not normal” lives. I was. I am. But, you know, the reality is that no one can sustain any feeling on a 24/7 basis. Not even gratitude for the blessings you have. Last week was an absolute … Continue reading
I wish we were normal. I wish we didn’t have so many food issues. I wish I were still obese and could feed my kids without thinking. I wish my kids could throw up and I didn’t have to analyze every aspect of their lives to determine the cause. I … Continue reading
I spent this weekend at work, flying 34 hours from Friday afternoon through Monday night. Why yes, I AM exhausted! So I’m giving myself a break from anything too strenuous or thought-filled today, as I get back in to my normal Mommy routine. Instead, I’m going to be a totally … Continue reading
I love earrings. Unfortunately, earrings don’t love me. For the entire decade-plus I had pierced ears, I struggled to find any earring that would not make my ears become so infected they oozed. Nothing worked. Nickel-free, pure gold, allergy friendly…didn’t matter if the earrings were expensive or cheap. They all … Continue reading
As prayed for, last week was much better than the week before. Both kids stayed safely on their respective diets, and reactions faded slowly away. I worked for much of the time, which was exhausting (as usual), but everything plodded along quite well while I was gone. When I returned … Continue reading
Sigh. Last week was a challenging one for us. We had LOTS of food reactions. LOTS OF THEM. I was starting to suspect crazy things, like full moons, or I was on a hidden TV show being “Punked”, or that mercury was in retrograde (isn’t that supposed to mess things … Continue reading
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