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Obsession
Remember the perfume Obsession? They made it sound so alluring, captivating, enticing and, of course, sexy. It’s also a synonym for fetish or mania – doesn’t sound so alluring now does it. Dealing...
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If Our God is For Us
Our worship team sang songs that were sung at a local prison this past week. The main theme of all the songs was redemption. These are songs that speak to the depths of Callie’s soul. She was...
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Get Behind Me Caution
Track and Field season has begun. Never mind that we got 8″ of snow last night – it has begun. Two weeks ago we were actually able to practice outside, last week – too much snow and last night – an...
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Fact or Opinion?
Our Callie has been especially talkative today. It’s been a rainy/stormy day, one that generally sends her to her room to “hide” from the storm. Not today. Today she is Miss Expressive. Perhaps...
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Seizure Free No More
Today we started Shannon on seizure meds once again. She had been seizure free for nearly 5 years, but about 5 or 6 months ago, they reared their ugly head again. When we saw the neurologist he...
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When Steroids are a Great Thing
Steroids aren’t always a bad thing, sometimes they are a Godsend. Today Shannon had her bi-yearly steroid injections along with her hip arthrogram. The arthrogram showed that her hip, not...
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Expanding Her Palate – In More Ways Than One
Well today was the big day. The day we’ve talked about ad nauseam to Callie to prepare her. The day the palate expander was put into place – or the palate exploder which is what Callie heard when...
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Too Many Appointments – Too Little Time
Today is the first day all of the kids are in school, at the same time. Looking at the calendar I was frustrated that Shannie had two appt’s next week during school hours, one for her seating system...
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Adoption Month 2013 – Stories to Share
All the family, except our Kelsey – Fall 2013 Every cause has it’s month to celebrate and November is National Adoption Month. Three years ago I decided I would tell each of our children’s stories,...
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It’s Hard to be Humble
Callie and Chad used to be great buddies. At some point in this past year, that’s changed. He bugs her. His annoying little behaviors drive her nuts. He purposely drools on his food or silverware...
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In It For the Long Haul
Caring for medically fragile children is all kinds of exhausting and it requires all kinds of letting go, if you are to survive much less thrive. For me having trustworthy and loving caregivers over...
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I love this person because ___________
Yesterday in school Callie had a writing assignment. It started like this – One person I love is __________. and then the paragraph started out - I love this person because _____________ Sisters...
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Not Answering That
Yet again, more forms this week. First we had Shannie’s yearly review with her social worker. Apparently the assessment is being overhauled and next year we can look forward to it taking at least...
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Sensory Overload is not Misbehavior
Many adoptive parents are parenting children who experienced trauma early in their life, before they became a part of our lives. Our Callie is one of those kids. When she was younger I would sometimes...
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Today Was a Fresh Start
Yesterday was a terrible first full day home. Shannie’s O2 kept dropping and her heart rate soaring. We nearly had to call 911, but after bipap-ing, suctioning and 4 liters of O2 her stats finally went...
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Celebrating Shannie’s Birthday and Springtime Finally!
We celebrated Shannie’s 17th birthday yesterday, a year that was marked by some major health issues – two hospitalizations for pneumonia and this dislocated hip and, frankly, we weren’t sure she’d...
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#TBT – Finally a Girl – February 1985
Our boys were settled in and I was ready for a girl. We updated our homestudy before Robby moved in and so 4 months after he moved in we were ready to welcome Kelsey – for her adoption story click...
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the wedding by Callie Reeves
Our neighbors hosted a wedding yesterday and this was how Callie commemorated it. Love, weddings, kissing – all some of her obsessions. John Miller created her favorite roller coaster, those being her...
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Appointments, Equipment and Wheelchair Colors – Oh My
Sometimes you just need a new plan of attack. Shannie’s been having more and more respiratory issues. Her stats drop, she needs oxygen and suctioning. Time to reassess. Every time it’s time to reassess...
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Clueless Psych Dude – See ya Never
Today’s appointment with the psychologist who was giving Callie her IQ test went south quickly. When we first got in to the room it was set up with a little table and two chairs for us and the books...
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