For our March family fun we went to the White Mountain Petroglyphs! This was the perfect finish to our study of Native Americans we have been doing in history. This place is so neat – pretty accessible – and close! It was a win-win-win! We went here last summer and the circumstances were pretty different …
Spring
I normally love winter – but I have to admit, I am really ready for SPRING! It has been so nice to see and feel the changing of the seasons. I am feeling an inward “rebirth” right now – as cheesy, as that may sound. I’ve been in and out of some dark places this …
St. Patrick’s Day
We love to celebrate! We had a fun, simple day celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at home. To kick things off, we had our traditional St. Patrick’s Day breakfast: green waffles, buttermilk caramel syrup, sausage, and oranges. Delicious! We had a slower paced morning and snuggled together and read our two favorite books for St. Patrick’s …
Power Pack
Just two days after Lydia’s EEG, we went down for a different appointment at Primary’s. We went back to the beginning (this was the first clinic Lydia had an appointment with) and had an appointment at the HEFT Clinic. We met with the same gastroenterologist, speech language pathologist, and dietitian. The reason for this appointment …
Winter 2021 Schoolhouse
Thoughts this Winter Oh goodness. As we leave this winter season behind us I am filled with all sorts of feelings. The last couple months have been rough. Ever since the beginning of December when we had Lydia’s big appointment with our developmental specialist, we have been going full throttle with appointments for Lydia. We …
72 Hour EEG
About a month ago, Lydia went in for her first EEG. The results showed that it was abnormal. Lydia didn’t show a seizure but it showed a “seizure tendency”. We were given a couple options and decided that we wanted to do further testing to see if we could figure out IF there was a …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Science: Mammals
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after …
ENT
When Lydia was getting her ABR last month, the team that was sedating her was concerned that she might have a floppy airway (there is a technical term but I can never remember it!). They highly encouraged me to get Lydia seen by an ENT. Our case manager got right on it and we got …
Our 10th Anniversary
When Plans Change Last week, Mark and I were able to celebrate our ten year anniversary. Can you believe it?! TEN YEARS! Sad story. When Mark and I were still in our very first year of marriage, we decided that for our ten year anniversary we would go on a special trip. And we’ve been …
Valentine’s Day
I love Valentine’s Day. Since our anniversary is so close to Valentine’s Day, it’s always been more about family love for us and I love that we do that! My favorite tradition BY FAR is exchanging our love notes to one another. These have become such treasures to read throughout the years. It’s so sweet …