Thanks to Jackie for this list.
End-of-year meme for 2006
1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before? I bought and moved into a new house!
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? My resolution for 2006 was to play [...]

Be who you are…

This is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss quotes.

Be who you are…

This is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss quotes.

Going to Holland

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability – to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel.
It’s like this . . .
When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip– [...]

She did it!

Today, youngest daughter gave herself an insulin injection for the first time. I’m really proud of her. The diabetes educator said for me to expect her to be ready to do her own injections in a couple of months, so for her to be ready after being home from the hospital for a [...]

Merry Christmas

from our family to yours. Wishing you a joyous Christmas and all the best in 2007.

diabetes

It was not a stomach virus causing youngest daughter’s right side pain that led us to the emergency room (ER) on Monday afternoon, it was diabetic ketoacidosis . Her blood sugars were at 757 (should be between 80 and 150). One of the nurses told me that she would have died or had serious [...]

home today

I’m home today with youngest daughter – stomach virus, I think. She’s been pale, sick to her stomach & sleeping a lot since Saturday afternoon.
After I took son to school, I stopped & got some orange juice for daughter. She’d been asking for some. Big mistake. Maybe we’ll try Sprite later.

aluminum cans

My children have become fascinated with the tabs from cola cans recently. They want to collect them. I’m not sure why.
Anyway, yesterday I was twisting off a tab from a cola can & told youngest daughter that when I was a kid, it was a big deal to get the tab off [...]

basketball

I took the kids to see the Hornets vs the Cavaliers tonight at the Ford Center. We had great seats not far off the floor. My son was so excited to see LeBron James play. Chris Paul had a great game, so that added to the fun.
Each time Chris Paul [...]

Holiday eating tips

A friend of mine posted this on a forum today. I love it – my sentiments exactly!
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much [...]

ice, snow, new house

We’re all moved into the new house! YIPPEE!
On Thursday morning, as sleet pelted down & children across the city slept late (school closings), we closed on the house. Around 11:00am, we began loading Dad’s truck & trailer. By mid-afternoon, all the furniture & boxes were moved and only one car load [...]