I know it's been a while since I've posted, once again. It seems that my blog is always the thing that always gets pushed to the back burner. No matter how much I want to keep it at the forefront, it never happens. I'm just usually too tired at the end of the day to do anything with it. Also, I'm trying to launch my Rodan+Fields business, so … [Read more...]
Wings For Autism – 2016
On Friday, we were able to participate in a Wings For Autism (http://www.thearc.org/wingsforautism) event in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We had learned about this program a few years ago; however, there was never one in Wichita and it was never a convenient time for us to travel to take the kids. When we checked into this event, Tony was able to take the … [Read more...]
Summer and Back to School 2016 Update
It is hard to believe that on Wednesday the kids will have been in school for SIX weeks! Where does the time go?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I was really hoping that with both boys being in school all day that things would settle down and I'd be able to get some things done. Oh, no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Things have been absolutely CRAZY busy!!!!!!!! Since I … [Read more...]
Struggling with Contentment
This is a very real and candid post. Contentment is something that I have really been struggling with lately. As I was growing up I had a vision of what my family and life would look like. I figured I'd get married and have two kids (with no problems). No where on my radar was infertility or Autism or special needs. I know that God does … [Read more...]
Where Does the Time Go?
It's hard to believe that it's already March 27th. It seems like we just celebrated Christmas and I was getting ready to send out our Christmas letter which if you have not read previously, you can read it here. Since we have celebrated Steven's sixth birthday! We've celebrated Caleb's 14th birthday! (With his friend, … [Read more...]
2015 Christmas Letter
For those of you that I did not have addresses to send Christmas cards, here is our 2015 Christmas letter. For the rest of you, no peeking, your Christmas card is on it's way! (Although there are a few more pictures here than on the Christmas card!!!) November 30, 2015 Dear Friends and Family, Hey, it’s November and I’m already starting … [Read more...]
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...]
Update
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...]
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...]
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...]