Posted in Medical Stuff, Outside Work on Oct 7th, 2011 2 Comments »
I do love the little kitchen garden I put in the first year we lived here. It’s just off the back porch and it’s small, but it does hold lots of good things. This year I grew tomatoes, peppers, carrots, lettuce (three kinds), onions, scallions, green beans, rhubarb and garlic. I also have a few herbs that grow [...]
Posted in Medical Stuff, Simple Pleasures on Oct 3rd, 2011 3 Comments »
… what a woman’s got to do. (And aren’t I full of cliche’s lately?) M is still struggling with GI motility issues. He hasn’t vomited in about 48 hours, which is good, wonderful… but I hesitate to assume it’s because his GI tract is getting back to normal. It would be fantastic if that were [...]
Posted in Medical Stuff, Outside Work, Simple Pleasures on Sep 29th, 2011 4 Comments »
-the tough get painting. -or the painting gets tough. -or the tough paint compulsively. …or something like that. We are hanging in there… M’s gut is still checked out to who-knows-where, but he felt a bit better yesterday which was good. We had a stomach/bowel x-ray done on Tuesday and there doesn’t seem to be an impaction… his [...]
Posted in FASD, Medical Stuff, Outside Work, Psychiatric Stuff on Sep 27th, 2011 4 Comments »
It’s been one week since M’s surgery. (And it’s been one week since I had more than a couple hours of sleep in a row, so please excuse any whininess on my part…) I’m worried about his recovery… His GI system is NOT right… it’s not even close. It seems that his belly can hold [...]
Posted in Medical Stuff on Sep 25th, 2011 4 Comments »
… of M’s surgery drama yet, but I think we are getting close… so I thought it might be a good time to post an update. Surgery was Tuesday morning (the 20th) and went very well. Back in February of 2010, when he had his first hip surgery, the surgeon found more damage to the joint than [...]
Posted in Medical Stuff on Sep 19th, 2011 5 Comments »
No, I’m not going anywhere. Well, kind of I am… I’ll be spending the middle of this week at Children’s Hospital with M. His second hip surgery is tomorrow… His last surgery was SO bad, and his recovery SOOO scary, that I’m preparing for another rough road… and will pleasantly surprised and incredibly grateful if [...]
Posted in FASD, Homeschooling, Medical Stuff, Psychiatric Stuff on Sep 16th, 2011 3 Comments »
Individualized Education Program (IEP): An IEP describes an individualized educational program that has been designed to meet a child’s unique needs. Each child who receives special education and related services must have an IEP. Each IEP must be designed for one student and must be a truly individualized document. The IEP creates an opportunity for teachers, parents, school [...]
Posted in Homeschooling, Medical Stuff, Out and About, Special Days, The "Big" Kids on Sep 13th, 2011 4 Comments »
… it can’t have been a week since I last blogged! Ok… so maybe it has. The week zoomed by at warp speed… here are a few highlights: 1 blown truck motor 2 full days looking for a new truck for Joe 3 days (so far) of dd#2 visiting from Chicago… It’s been so good [...]
Posted in Medical Stuff on Aug 25th, 2011 5 Comments »
Sigh… I’m kind of bummed that I can actually write a whole update just on medical stuff. I’d really love to write a whole update about interesting places we’ve gone, or famous people we’ve met. But, alas, we aren’t getting far from home these days and famous people never seem to stop by to visit… .. so you’re [...]
Posted in Medical Stuff on Aug 22nd, 2011 4 Comments »
I read a few blogs that fairly regularly post writings from the book Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. After reading bits and pieces from the book here and there for several months, but not buying it or even being very interested in it, I finally broke down and bought it last spring. Since then, it’s become a regular part of [...]
