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Last Day of School

May 21, 2015 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

Last Day of School

Today was the boys' last day of school for the 2014-15 school year.  It's hard to believe that I officially have an eighth grader and a kindergartener!!!!!  It's also hard to believe that we are completely finished with the ECC (Early Childhood Center) program through Maize.  We started with them 10 years ago and seen them evolve from 2 special … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caleb, Steven, Uncategorized

Update

May 16, 2015 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

So I know it's been quite a while since I've been here.  I guess it's kind of fitting that it's May that I come back to my blog, in that May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  I have been away from my blog due to my depression.  My depression has kicked my rear!  So much has  happened in the last three years and things have finally started to calm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caleb, depression, Mental Health Awareness, Steven, therapy, Tony Tagged With: Caleb, Cassandra, depression, Mental Health Awareness, Steven, Tony

Autism Awareness Month – What is Childhood Disintegrative Disorder?

April 4, 2015 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

April is considered Autism Awareness Month.  In our house, we are aware of Autism 24/7, 365 days a year, as we have two boys that have been diagnosed with the disorder. Autism is a spectrum disorder and each person does not present the same way.  It can be very hard to diagnose Autism, because it can mimic so many other disorders, i.e., ADHD, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism Awareness Month, Caleb, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Uncategorized

What a day!

February 20, 2015 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

So the boys were out of school today and yesterday due to parent/teacher conferences.  Yesterday was not a bad day, but today they were both rambunctious and would not listen.  It didn't help that I had a bad headache! Caleb had a routine appointment with his ENT this afternoon just to check his ear tubes.  We talked about the appointment prior … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caleb, ear tubes, health, neutropenia

Happy Birthday, Steven!

January 30, 2015 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

Happy Birthday, Steven!

My precious Steven, Happy 5th Birthday! It's hard to believe that you are 5 years old. It seems that it was just yesterday that we were getting all of the phone calls back and forth making arrangements for me to go up to the hospital to learn how to take care of your needs and learn all that you had been through in your short 11 days before we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Steven

Caleb’s Health Update – Part 3

January 18, 2015 by cassandrasines 1 Comment

So last Wednesday Caleb had an appointment with his infectious disease doctor in Kansas City, so I thought I had better update on what is going on with his health. In case you didn't see either of the first two posts, you can read part 1 here and part 2 here.   Just click on the links and it will take you to those posts. We have had to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caleb, health, neutropenia Tagged With: health, neutropenic, neutrophils

Fun Filled Morning = Meltdown Filled Afternoon/Evening

January 10, 2015 by cassandrasines 1 Comment

Fun Filled Morning = Meltdown Filled Afternoon/Evening

This morning, Tony and I took the boys to the first of four sessions of a bowling league for special needs children that Caleb has participated in in previously.  This is the first year that Steven was able to participate.  We didn't tell the boys where we were going because we knew that we would be constantly asked when it would be time to go, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caleb, special needs sports, Steven

Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015

January 2, 2015 by cassandrasines 5 Comments

I had never been so glad to see a year end as I was to see the year 2014 end and be able to switch the calender to 2015.  If only I was able to erase all the bad -- actual horrible -- memories from 2014 from my psyche that would be even better.  But God doesn't allow that!  He uses those trials to grow us and make us stronger.  I used to think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Year End

Book Review – “Living Well, Spending Less” by Ruth Soukup

December 30, 2014 by cassandrasines 10 Comments

I was selected to be a launch team member for Ruth Soukup's new book, "Living Well, Spending Less," which is available to purchase today.  I was giving an advance Kindle copy to read.  I couldn't believe how much Ruth's experiences mirrored my own, right down to the depression. Ruth  is very open, honest and real in this book.  If you … [Read more...]

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Permission to Heal

December 24, 2014 by cassandrasines 1 Comment

"You have to give yourself permission to heal," is what my therapist said to me two sessions ago as we were talking about how I have been doing about the heart-wrenching decision that Tony and I had to make earlier this year.  I never really thought about "needing" to give myself permission to heal.  However, since we had that session I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: healing, therapy Tagged With: healing, therapy

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