Monthly Archives: December 2007

Ouch.

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Julia Roberts

Way back before acute kidney failure and that pesky dialysis when Gage and Quinn had labs we went to a local LabCorp office for the blood draws. After a few years of schlepping them to the hospital and all the … Continue reading →

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Thanks Teacher.

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Julia Roberts

This morning when I dropped off Gage after labs (that’s another post entirely) his teacher made a point to tell me that while Gage has been challenging in the behavior area as of late that all the kids are a … Continue reading →

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Checking in on Gage.

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Julia Roberts

We had an early (oh, how I loathe early meetings) meeting about where Gage is educationally since the change up about 6 weeks ago (or is it 5?) to take him out of the classroom for reading help. Seems that … Continue reading →

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Giving artists.

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Julia Roberts

An email found its way into my inbox today and reminded me of photography services offered (for FREE) to people during difficult and joyous times in their lives. www.celebratingadoption.org – (this has music) This organization offers sessions for families that … Continue reading →

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Mothering the different child.

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Julia Roberts

When I was at the pediatrician’s office last week to get Quinn’s ears checked (a little irritation, slightly painful but mostly annoying to Quinn) the doctor asked how Gage was doing. It was nice to catch her up on all … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Fun – Double Quinn

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Julia Roberts

Quinn had her holiday school performance last night and I got a little teary eyed. She will graduate from her special ed school as she is aging out at the ripe old age of 6. It’s a magical place and … Continue reading →

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Smug.

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Julia Roberts

Gage was a complete angel today (did lose a stick at school, so no TV). I picked him up early for a dreaded dentist visit (just dreaded for Gage, but it went surprisingly well). Julian swears it’s the new plan … Continue reading →

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Constant state of change.

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Julia Roberts

We are changing things up on Gage again for the behavior modification plan. He’s really give us a hard time and it SUCKS because he is really controlling some things and that is a big no-no, so we talked about … Continue reading →

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Liver.

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Julia Roberts

I called the liver team on Friday to remind them to check Gage’s labs for liver counts from his labs on Thursday. Got that? I called them back today to see if they had a chance to look at the … Continue reading →

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Spoken in the Mutant Family Household.

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Julia Roberts

Quinn: I like Hanukkah because you get chocolate. Happy Hanukkah to my friends… Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet … Continue reading →

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