Category Archives: General Family

For better or worse. Or worse.

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Julia Roberts

I am not sure when I knew I’d get through some hard times with my marriage to Julian intact but I am sure I thought it would be when we said, “Yes” and “I do” in 1994, but it wasn’t. … Continue reading →

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The Catapult Experiment

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Julia Roberts

Last Friday we visited Gage’s school for what was the exhibit of the school’s science fair. Gage spent a couple of months on an experiment using a catapult to see if a long arm or short arm or if pulling … Continue reading →

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Togetherness

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Julia Roberts

Fighting to stay awake to immediately get on Amsterdam time, we visited the famous town with windmills, near where both of our hosts workSee? I could be talking about the BlogHer Special Needs Mini-Con or I could be talking about … Continue reading →

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Experiencing. Living.

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Julia Roberts

We are only a few days into our European vacation and besides Jman being sick (he’s on the mend hopefully) we’re having grand time. Because of a heck of a lot of sky miles (1,000,000) and generous friends (Kirsten & … Continue reading →

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A Wall Quote

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Julia Roberts

Sometimes in my world we are focused. We have purposed to each appointment, each tutoring session, each home-spun, each article I write, each charity I support, and every goal I set personally and professionally. Some days are just hard. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of Swinging

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Julia Roberts

You start physical therapy at age 4 months of age. A therapist comes twice a week to your home to help you build your muscles to sit, crawl, walk, run and jump. You also see an OT therapist to build … Continue reading →

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List to Remember

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Julia Roberts

Great things about our family time (for the record)at the beach include… – Some 20+ times of playing at the beach. Not all were successful trips, but the majority were. Gage was, for nearly every trip, a nice brother to … Continue reading →

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The Last Time (This Year Anyway)

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Julia Roberts

We are wrapping up the Walk for PKD in Atlanta. We’re so excited that is was a successful event with just two comments that were negative. They were from the same family. They are a non-issue and in no way … Continue reading →

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Just $20 to Help Fulfill Our Mission

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Julia Roberts

I know these are some tough times. Believe me, I get it. Business is slow and we’re cutting our expenses where we can as many people are. That’s one of the reasons I’m reaching out to more people to fulfill … Continue reading →

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Living a few hours at a time.

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Julia Roberts

For some reason I have a lot going on right now. Client is in town tomorrow during the day, spider bite management, kidney stone management, Walk for PKD work, regular (hopefully paid) work, Quinn’s pre-transplant schedule, bathroom quick fix remodel, … Continue reading →

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