A Little Bit About Our Family
I am married to Joel, a pretty amazing husband and father. We have been together for almost 30 years.
We have two children. Jamie is our oldest and he has cerebral palsy and is on the autism spectrum. He is nonverbal. Riley is our youngest. She is in college and is studying musical theatre.
Abby is our Jack Russell/Dachshund mix pound puppy who is in her teens. Our standard poodle, Beauregard, is cute enough to get away with being on the furniture.
Back to School Time
Oh, Summer. That fleeting time where it's warm and sunny and the need for sunblock ...
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Jamie and Laurie – BFFs!
Last summer I was scrolling through Facebook while Jamie and Ri watched a show. I ...
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13 Signs You’re a Mom of a KWSN
Photo by Nathan Anderson on Unsplash There are many things that let us know we ...
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From One Child to Another
I've heard my friends talk a lot about how different it is to go from ...
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Things I’ve Learned As a Mother – Updated
Oatmeal and peanut butter are hard to clean up. They both stick to everything they ...
Read More Wishing for Talking
There are days when I wish more than anything that my son could talk. He ...
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Two hours in the life of this Mama
Sunday night I am lying in bed and thinking to myself, "I need to go ...
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A new diagnosis for Jamie
For this Wishful Wednesday, I had a pretty good post about wishing people wouldn't lie. ...
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What If I Never Had My Kids?
Riley’s drawing of us taking Abby for a walk. Sometimes, I try to imagine what ...
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