Life As I Know It

"Mom, why are my legs on backwards?" he asked just after dinner. I stopped what I was doing and looked at him. "What do yo...

For the longest time, I think we lived somewhat of a hermit life. A lot of that can be attributed to the fact it was just easier to stay in ...

This week is the deadline to choose our insurance plan. B ased on the economics, especially now that Is.aac is out of work, I think we ar...

So, when we last left our kinder/IEP drama, the district had yet to respond to my second email. Shockingly, or not, they still haven't ...

I've reached out to several friends I have in the education world. Although I wouldn't have necessarily thought so at first, I am b...

It's interesting what happens when things are based on that word "technically." Technically, I had eggs and milk for dinner....

Their due date was this week. It quietly eased passed without anyone really even noticing. Maybe this year I spent less time thinking abou...

I brought in the New Year vomiting my guts out, while my poor Jack, periodically took his turn vomiting with me. We were quite the miserable...

Yesterday was December 19; the day I imagine I would have delivered my miracle baby. As much as I try not to allow days like this to take th...

The last week definitely ranks among the crappiest I've had in a long while. I officially miscarried on Saturday, and somehow I can'...

That show aired last Friday. After watching it, I was left with the same frustration that I've had for a long time. It pisses me off to ...

There so much about having a baby I never knew, so much that our past experience hid and prevented me from enjoying and living. These elev...

The last few days have been physically and emotionally draining to say the least. Kidney stones are no fun at all. I think I am finally feel...

I had been feeling all positive and...dare I say happy? this weekend. Then, Whammo. The universe, true to form, has dealt another blow. Litt...

We went to visit. I ignore the place at the other end of the long hallway, instead focusing on why we are there. The thing that instantly st...

From what I understand, little No.ah has been sent from the NICU in the big children's hospital to hospice care at our local hospital. T...

I spent the day trying to distract myself from what was happening next door. I cleaned. And cleaned--and probably over did it. But I was nev...

Tonight we got the devastating news that our neighbors' little boy, Noah, will pass soon. There is nothing more the doctors can do for h...

So. I mentioned last week that the boys had their last therapy sessions with Early Intervention. I got their "evaluations" in the ...

Three years ago today, Jason's water broke. We headed to the hospital, where I had a course of steroids to hopefully mature the babies...