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June 2014

June 07, 2014

An update from the hospital

I know you've all been following and praying for Ella, (and thank you again that...

June 06, 2014

Wanting It Right

"Is there anything that can be done to help Ella?" My eldest son asked me...

June 02, 2014

Homeschool Monday – Teaching History Backwards

(Yes, I'm bringing back Homeschool Mondays! I needed a hiatus, but I'm ready to hit...

June 01, 2014

Surreal

It's a surreal moment when you watch someone strap your child into a wheelchair, and...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

I was just there for the Alamo handstands….

Last weekend, I went to San Antonio for what I hoped would be two days...

May 26, 2014

The Ridiculousness of Political Correctness

Over the past month I've come to hate political correctness. This neutering of speech in...

May 20, 2014

Inadequate…or…Can you bribe a chiropractor?

I'll admit it, I was sitting here this afternoon feeling a little down on myself...

May 16, 2014

Enrolled

I enrolled my eldest son in school today. That is to say, he and I...

May 12, 2014

and she danced…

Ella's dance recital was on Saturday night. She was determined to try to dance in...

May 10, 2014

He Had An Idea

We saw the pediatric neuro-muscular therapist yesterday. While his bedside manner left much to be...

May 06, 2014

And Then I Burned Myself

I promise you that I'm smacking the next person who looks at the craziness of...

May 05, 2014

Take It Back

I took Ella with me to Target over the weekend. We were running errands and...

May 02, 2014

Giving Her Space

I made Ella go back to her normal chore schedule today. I'm no longer accepting...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

An Ella Update and a Moment of Gratitude

After almost a week of increasing leg strength, Ella caught a cold from one of...

April 28, 2014

Confirmed

Guess who got Confirmed this SaturdayThis Guy!!!!!!After two years of studying and prayer, our eldest...

April 23, 2014

Still no clue, but improvement anyway

We still don't know...Our chiropractor suggested that Ella might have pandas which is encapsulated strep...

April 20, 2014

Happy Easter….and we have an idea….

Here are the kids this morning looking bright eyed in their Easter best....except #1 who...

April 14, 2014

Her Name Is Ella

She looked over my shoulder earlier this week while I was blogging and sighed "I...

April 13, 2014

I’m So Sucking At This

She fell in Mass today. I caught her, but she fell. We were walking up to Communion...

April 11, 2014

Better-ish?

After our unhelpful trip to the ER in which they ran no tests other than...

April 09, 2014

Okay…So Now What?

Thank all of you for your prayers, help, and advice about what's ailing #4. We...

April 08, 2014

Crowd Sourcing an Answer for #4

Scottish Rite has declined to see our girl (age 9) because what's going on with...

April 06, 2014

Crying Uncle

The past few weeks have been hard. First with a crisis pregnancy, then the baby's...

April 04, 2014

All Grown Up

Two weeks ago, I took my eldest daughter to San Antonio to have her Senior...

April 01, 2014

The Dancer

I sat tonight peeking through the curtains of my nine-year-old's ballet class. Parents are only...

March 2014

March 24, 2014

Lost

Part of the fear of being pregnant again when you have medical complications and a...

March 16, 2014

Breaking the Facade

**I'm baring my soul here. You can have strong feelings and even think I'm horrible,...

March 12, 2014

Earning a Gold Star

Once upon a time, back when I was a 5th grader in a small Texas...

March 10, 2014

You asked, I answered

On Friday, I gave you the chance to ask me anything you'd like to know,...

March 07, 2014

Ask Me Anything – Easy Blogging

As I'm lying here curled up in the fetal position trying not to think about...