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I have several places online where my life story is told. They're all in bits and pieces and for the most part not well written. Writing is not my forte and never has been. Give me a good old math problem to solve and I'm happiest. I am an open book. On Facebook, I…
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We have quite a few changes in our lives this academic year: Michaela starts college at the local community college and it's paid for. Woohoo! Jordan starts somewhere new for ballet. I'm keeping the details of this one close. Emma starts dual credit math classes. I have a freshman and junior in high school. ONLY…
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I thought I would write down everything about what I go through. Talk about my treatment plan as of right now. Today. Every 28 days, I receive a Faslodex injection which entails 2 shots on each side of my big muscle, my glutes. The needle is quite long and it takes an inordinate amount…
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Dear R****** and J***** M**** M**** (and all ballet teachers and directors plus anyone who works with teens), There are so many directions this letter can take, but I'm going to address the biggest issue. The issue is your treatment of my girls. You can treat me terribly all you want even if it's wrong.…
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Boy, it's been a long time since I've been here to talk about things other than autism. This journey as a homeschooling Catholic military family is incredible. One of the many things I've been asked in regards to homeschooling has been the socialization. I never thought I'd be worried about it because well, we are…
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On Saturday, we took the children to a child safety class. They learned stranger danger and how to recognize and run from it. They learned that unless we, the parents, tell them, everyone is a stranger. And, that every stranger is bad. Why? Because you can't tell by looking at them. This training has affected…
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There were two bees in there. My mom's squash. Brother's first cucumber. Each child planted cucumbers. I don't remember whose these are. A sunflower.
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Praying after First Reconciliation.
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My children are learning first hand and the hard way about first, second and third order effects of actions. We went this morning to purchase tickets for the Nutcracker. The children asked if they could go wander into the theater. I said no. They ignored me (why bother asking?). Honey tripped and twisted her ankle…
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We went to the local production of Disney’s The Beauty and the Beast. It was a fantastic show with great singing, dance numbers, and sets. A dear friend’s three girls were in the show. My three girls gave them each flowers.