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Holiday Specialties: A Fun And Engaging Earth Day Idea For The Whole Family
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We always want to make Holiday Specialties an interesting, memorable and fun blog to read but we also would like everyone who reads our posts to get some enrichment as well as fulfillment from the few sentences we give you in every post. Welcome To All Our Favorite Holidays. You Have come to the right place to read great stories and see terrific video of all your favorite holidays! Wednesday, April 10, 2013. A Fun And Engaging Earth Day Idea For The Whole Family. Go directly to this months Linvilla Activ...
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Holiday Specialties: What Only A Mother Can Possess
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We always want to make Holiday Specialties an interesting, memorable and fun blog to read but we also would like everyone who reads our posts to get some enrichment as well as fulfillment from the few sentences we give you in every post. Welcome To All Our Favorite Holidays. You Have come to the right place to read great stories and see terrific video of all your favorite holidays! Thursday, May 9, 2013. What Only A Mother Can Possess. Happy Mother’s Day to all young and old Moms Everywhre! Look Into Gar...
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Thriving in Holland: August 2010
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010. This past Sunday I took my twelve-year-old daughter, Geneva to see her first Broadway musical:. Having heard so many rave reviews, and knowing the powerful message behind the well-known song “ Defying Gravity. 8221; I had for years wanted to take my tween daughter to see this show, an enchanting spectacle that taught us both some important lessons just as Geneva is about to start junior high school. For those of you unfamiliar with the story,. Is an alternate take on the story of.
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Thriving in Holland: February 2010
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Soon after Jukie’s diagnosis with Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome. Of course, my husband Andy and I have schooled the kids as well, buying them books about having a sibling with a disability. Geneva especially devoured them. Some of her favorites are:. The Sibling Slam Book. What It's Really Like To Have A Brother Or Sister With Special Needs. Views from Our Shoes: Growing Up With a Brother or Sister With Special Needs. Both by Don Meyer. Jukie is not SLO. 8221; she said. Anoth...
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Thriving in Holland: July 2012
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Monday, July 23, 2012. Today I had one of those moments every mommy dreads. I took my six year-old son, Truman, to camp and left him watching me with all the stoicism he could muster. I don’t think he bought my confident façade, and I caught a glimpse of his lower lip trembling, thus betraying his own brave veneer. Truman struggles with a form of social anxiety called Selective Mutism. And I will use it! 8221; Truman desperately wants to speak freely, telling me, "I always talk in my dreams.". Clearly, s...
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Thriving in Holland: January 2015
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Thursday, January 29, 2015. Today is such a happy day that Geneva keeps laughing, I keep crying, and neither of us can stop smiling. We’ve been waiting for this day for four years. Today is the day Geneva was liberated from her back brace! Look at her joy. Sunday, January 4, 2015. Fourteen years ago today you entered my world and changed everything. Your birth was so quick that no medical staff made it in time to help; we were on our own — just you and me in the water with your Daddy and Grammy...Daddy s...
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Thriving in Holland: July 2010
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Thursday, July 29, 2010. It Shouldn't be this Hard. And here’s what I’m facing now: it shouldn’t be so hard to get Jukie the medicine that he needs to be healthy. Born with. Jukie cannot effectively produce cholesterol. Cholesterol is necessary for brain function, and other essential functions in the body. Jukie needs cholesterol to. Denies the medical necessity. Who also need medical foods). Doesn’t anyone see our struggle? 8221; I’m still crossing my fingers that the billing piece works out. ...Mommy t...
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Thriving in Holland: April 2015
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Monday, April 13, 2015. 8220;I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.” Maya Angelou. My son Jukie was born with a rare genetic syndrome called Smith-Lemli-Opitz. While we are not granted emotional shortcuts in life, I’ve learned a few lessons which I wish I could have shared with my frightened self of all those years ago. Although I may not have fully understood or even believed what my more experienced self would share, I’d like to imag...To Jukie̵...
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