I am one tired mama. My kids...all three...have had the stomach flu. I woke up yesterday to Jill covered in puke, Lu covered in poo, and Henry needing a bucket. Laundry, laundry, … [Read more...]
Expectations, Part 2
As I thought through the idea of college and how children and expectations fell with that, I remembered a whole other set of expectations of mine that were blown right out of the … [Read more...]
This Face.
I love this face. But last night...and the last few nights... this face has been on my List. You know the List. It's not a good one to be on. It's not her fault though. We think her new medication is … [Read more...]
Our New Normal
I realize that I have yet to really tell you how JillyBean is doing. So I suppose I should do that, no? (No pictures today...I have a million and one things going on and just didn't have the brain … [Read more...]
Picture Book Post
Our adventures in pictorial form. I snapped this with my camera phone. This is my teeny Jilly all hooked up on a stretcher at the emergency room. I can't explain why, but I was desparate for … [Read more...]
Blogging from the Hospital
Boy, oh boy. What. a. day. You know those days when it's 7:45 a.m. and you say to your husband: "Can it be bedtime yet? Today's gonna be terrible. I can feel it in my bones." A direct quote. No … [Read more...]
The 12 Stages…
Yesterday Jilly had a neurologist appointment. At 7:30 a.m. At a doctor's office an hour away. As I got dressed, I was annoyed. Super annoyed. I didn't feel like going. I was just. plain. … [Read more...]
Little Jill
I haven't blogged much about Jill and her status updates because there really wasn't anything to update about. She was still getting twice weekly therapy and we were just ho-humming along. At some … [Read more...]