At the big fundraiser we had a year ago to raise money to buy a van, someone offered us a stay at a timeshare they have at a resort in Galena, Illinois. We couldn’t say no to that, could we? Of course not. We had the trip booked late last…
Easter We normally go to Lake Lawn for Easter with my mom’s side of the family, but we had a change of plans this year. It was just too hard to coordinate my cousins’ kids’ college schedules, so instead we are planning on spending a weekend up there with them…
This is part 2 of the Cerebral Palsy Awareness daily posts that Stacy has been putting on James’ Facebook page and will include days 16 through 31 of those posts. If you missed part 1 with days 1 through 15, it can be found here. Thanks again to the Firefly company for…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day – A Little Bit Late I got lucky when I met Stacy. Very lucky. Those that know her—and those of you who have read this blog for any amount of time—know that she is an amazing person. What did I do to deserve her? I…
Like she did last year, Stacy has been posting daily facts about cerebral palsy on James’ Facebook page as part of Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. I will be compiling those daily posts into two separate posts here. Below you will find the daily facts from days 1 through 15 along…
This is going to be a relatively short post. Things have been pretty calm around here, which is good, but it also makes us a bit nervous. Just when we think things are back to normal—normal for us anyway—James seems to throw us a curveball. So, for now, we are…
If you follow Fans of James on Facebook, you are probably already aware that March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. James was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, or CP, when he was in the NICU. In spreading awareness of CP, our aim is help people: See the person before the…