I thought I was pregnant the other day. This, in and of itself, isn’t that remarkable. As Marc has said in the past, I’ve successfully predicted 37 of my past three pregnancies. It wasn’t that remarkable that I’m not either, we use birth control, and I’m in my early forties. What was remarkable was …
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Jul 27
Grief
I read a lot. One of the things I read a lot about is parenting – and inevitably, I end up reading about special needs kids. None of my kids were technically special needs, other than Sam’s anxiety diagnosis, they are all neuro-typical. I claimed the special needs label a while ago, because Sam was. …
Jul 21
Not your average summer
This summer is… a little off. Mostly, it’s because of Sam’s injury. And the fact that we’re down to one car. There’s a whole lot of sitting and hanging out, netflix and minecraft and cooking and cleaning and laundry, always the laundry. Sam literally never wants to go do anything – not that he won’t, …
Jul 16
How many more of these do I have?
It’s Saturday night, and we’re all scattered around the living room. Our living room isn’t that big, so my feet are resting up against Sarah, and I could kick Lilli, Julie and Marc with no effort whatsoever (to be clear, I don’t want to kick them, just pointing out that we don’t have a lot …
Jul 13
My head hurts
Not a very notable title – but that’s where I am. I work outside of the house very minimally. Six hours a week – and I’ve got an experienced, Red Cross certified babysitter just hanging around the house for the most part, so she babysits. Added bonus that Julie goes to camp, so really, it’s …
Jul 11
He can’t see
Not really. I mean, he can. He can see to walk around, and to play outside. He can play minecraft on the kindle. He can color. He can see – but he can’t see television. Harrison invited him over to his house for the upcoming weekend, to play Minecraft on the Wii U – and …
Jul 11
Julianna and camp
Julie’s going to tennis camp this summer. It’s free, and matches perfectly with the hours where I’m at work, and those two reasons alone are enough to make this awesome. Add in the fact that she’ll get exercise, activity, socialization, and learning a new skill. The only hitch is that she hated it. We started …
Jul 06
Happy 10th Birthday My Samilicious Boy
Today’s another huge milestone for you – in a year when you’ve faced more struggles and challenges than I ever wanted for you. It’s a day when we celebrate all that you are, and all that you will become. Ten years ago, when you were born, I had no idea how to be a mother …
Jul 06
Happy Birthday My Sammy
Ten years. Sam has always been the child who taught me. Sammy is the child who pushes me out of my comfort zone, who forces me to dig deep and be the mother he needs. This year is no exception. I’m finding today to be bittersweet. It’s his birthday, and I want so much for …
Jun 28
Summer
Every year, I’ve always thought about the fact that I only get one summer. Only one summer when the kids are this precise age, one summer when this is my life. This summer is especially sweet to me, because I didn’t always know that I’d get it. The reality is that my son almost died. …
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