Monthly Archives: November 2009

Partiers

Our family was invited to a Make-A-Wish fundraiser. But Julian and Gage are camping tonight for Cub Scouts and so I am taking Quinn to the party. They have asked me to speak about what Gage’s wish meant to us … Continue reading

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Friday Photo Fun, Obvious Edition

How does Gage really feel about school? And no, we won’t allow him to wear it to school. “Homework Kills Trees, Stop The Madness!” Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this … Continue reading

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Living in Gage's Head

Gage wanted to write in his journal (“Anytime I have something new to say.” he says) He writes: (typos corrected) “Every day I go to Mrs. Special Ed for math and reading. I like it a lot. I have a … Continue reading

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The Thank Yous are Piling Up

I have so many thank yous to write. And if I didn’t have Quinn’s 2 months past due birthday party on Sunday they might be going in the mail. In fact, they might be addressed. And written. But sadly they … Continue reading

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How are the kidneys?

On Monday I brought both kids in for a clinic visit. It’s typically not a long appointment. Enough for a transplant coordinator to go over meds, the doctor to take a quick look, and enough time for you to ask … Continue reading

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The Change is Constant

Each day when we wake up with Gage we aren’t sure what we’ll find. The morning might be great and school is rough or flip that around. Either way, we are never sure. There isn’t any trigger we’ve found for … Continue reading

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Photos are good fillers.

Cain Hall and Jon Nite (pictured here) as well as Rachel Farley played at the Walk for PKD. It was awesome to have live music. (I will find some links…). And they were really cute, too. Post Footer automatically generated … Continue reading

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It was a good day.

The day was fantastic. Another Walk for PKD is behind us. Everyone worked so hard to make it look great and run smoothly. Julie Wolfe, the reporter that did Quinn’s story locally, was a great emcee! There was no dead … Continue reading

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Dreams Come True

I’ve been prepping all day for the Walk for PKD in Atlanta tomorrow. I will get up at 5:20am and by noon it will be over. I’m stunned and proud that we’ve raised $50,000 (Gage and Quinn’s Team is nearing … Continue reading

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Friday Photo Fun

So happy for an easy post on my posting everyday month thing. Just your typical day at the graveyard. Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share … Continue reading

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