My Pride is Leaking
Brian and Catherine had three medical appointments this week. I’m picking up the pieces from a really intense new-biz week and the flu last week at work. And Sarah started a new school. In comparison to last, this week has…
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Homecoming
Apologies for not posting this earlier. It should have been posted on 6.4.12. We were heading out for vacation and packing took priority! Great vacation by the way. Every morning during the school year, I make Catherine’s food for school….
My Very Best Moment
I have been telling the following story to anyone who will listen. I tell it for two reasons. First, I want to remember it forever, and I hope that by telling it over and over again, I will brand it…
The Way the World Works
I find the way the world works to be quite remarkable at times. Frequently, actually. This week has been especially difficult at work. Yesterday, I had a late afternoon meeting out of the office, and rather than go back when…
And Then, Reality Hits
Brian and I are just back from a wonderful respite weekend away to National Harbor and Old Town Alexandria. We try to time our respite weekend over our anniversary, and this year hit perfectly. Sunday, we celebrated 18 years! The…
Hate
The most profound thing I remember about the word hate occurred in high school. I had a Spanish teacher who I thought hung the moon. Mr. Robinson at CCDS (we called him “Robo”) is absolutely the precise reason I wear…
What Not to Say
I recently read a blog post from a woman about what not to say to a parent of a child with disabilities. I recalled thinking after I read the post – and I actually replied to it myself – that…