Monthly Archives: January 2006

Rest in peace.

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Julia Roberts

"Pop" 1923 – 2006 Husband to one. Father to four. Grand and great Grandfather to eight (2 of which are mine). WWII Vet (Thanks Pop!). Gardner. Collector of string, rubber bands and buckets. Pack Rat. Flirt. Hunter. Loyal. Lived a … Continue reading →

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Cleverly disguised as all about Gage.

Posted on January 20, 2006 by Julia Roberts

Clearly, it’s no secret that we’ve had our share of behavior problems with Gage. At home and school. We’d tried several things…time outs, earning back toys with good behavior, pennies for good behavior and “shopping” trips at the Mommy Store, … Continue reading →

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You know your kid has behavior issues when…

Posted on January 6, 2006 by Julia Roberts

His teacher says: “He had a great day!” And I say: “Really? Oh, great!” And she says back to me: “Yes it was a good day…he only tripped a deaf child in the hallway.” And stunned I say: “Um…I don’t … Continue reading →

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So long 2005

Posted on January 5, 2006 by Julia Roberts

Lessons learned. 1.       It’s no fun being the patient, but it was a helpful reminder of how it feels on that side of the needle. 2.       The capacity to bear bad new grows.* 3.       … Continue reading →

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Friendly circles.

Posted on January 2, 2006 by Julia Roberts

When we moved from our old neighborhood a year and a half ago we were in panic mode. We moved in two weeks before Gage began kindergarten (Take 1) and one of those weeks included our annual vacation to the … Continue reading →

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