Posted in FASD, Organization, photos, Simple Pleasures, Special Days on Apr 3rd, 2013 2 Comments »
We like to keep busy… but often it seems like the fun things we do are quickly forgotten by the kids. (Not because they don’t care about those things, or have no appreciation, but because of the memory problems connected to their FASD.) So a few months ago I turned my little chalkboard wall in [...]
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 Out and About, Psychiatric Stuff, Special Days, Special Olympics on Jun 25th, 2011 4 Comments »
The other day Renee at A Baker’s Dozen wrote a post about her Series of Unfortunate Events at Church. I love reading Renee’s blog and felt her pain as one thing led to another for her that chaotic Sunday morning. Last night we had our own Series of Unfortunate Events, so… believing that imitation is the sincerest [...]
Posted in Special Days on May 2nd, 2011 3 Comments »
Prom 2011 Saturday night was prom night for M and his girlfriend (like our youngest, her name also starts with R, so to avoid confusion, I’m just going to call her “M’s girl”), it was her school’s junior/senior prom and they went with a group of kids including M’s girl’s brother and his date, and [...]
Posted in Home Remodel, Medical Stuff, Nature, Special Days on Apr 30th, 2011 4 Comments »
… and I woke up to a light dusting of snow. What a strange winter/spring it’s been. I wish it would just dump a foot or so of snow on us so the pasture could green up… then warm up so spring could really begin. The pasture is going to look like a wasteland by July if we [...]
Posted in Recipes, Simple Pleasures, Special Days on Feb 14th, 2011 No Comments »
Bake… ` Decorate… ` … take your time, some things can’t be rushed. ` Admire…. ` eat. ` Sugar cookies… simple and sweet. ` Here’s my recipe: ` Bader’s Sugar Cookies Mix 1 1/3 cup flour, 2/3 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt and set aside. In [...]
Posted in Nature, Simple Pleasures, Special Days on Jan 1st, 2011 2 Comments »
… some snow. ` We didn’t get a lot of snow, but it was enough to feel like winter has finally arrived. ` We spent New Years Eve at home and did get a little sledding in (R even found a good new sledding spot!), but spent most of the day inside… staying warm in front of the fire. [...]
Posted in Out and About, Special Days on Dec 30th, 2010 2 Comments »
I tried to think of a catchy title for this post… something that sums up, preferably in an interesting or witty way, the past seven days. But it was a week that doesn’t lend itself to quick descriptions, and my brain isn’t feeling especially witty right now. As we counted down the last few days [...]
Posted in Homeschooling, Special Days on Dec 9th, 2010 1 Comment »
… that R’s been waiting for. Ancient Egypt has replaced WWII as the focus of her attention (obsession?), thank goodness, and she’s been waiting since September for the homeschool group trip to see the King Tut exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. She had been counting down the days for awhile, and was so excited the night [...]
Posted in Special Days on Dec 3rd, 2010 4 Comments »
One of our holiday family traditions is an evening spent at Winter Wonderlights at the Wildlife Experience. It’s one of the those beautiful walk-through-the-Christmas-lights kinds of displays… It’s not as big as some we’ve been to (like the Denver Zoo) but it’s in our town, and we do it every year, and it’s an important part of our Christmas [...]
