Halloween We had a bit of a mishap with our Halloween decorations. The Damn wind blew away the two Styrofoam headstones we had. I was able to capture one of them, but it was so beat up from hitting bushes and concrete that we decided not to put it back…
I really need to get better at posting some events before they happen. October 7th was World Cerebral Palsy Day, so the above picture probably should have been posted in my October 4th post, not two weeks after it happened. Stacy almost dressed James in a Cubs shirt on the…
We’re Getting a Bit Famous This is getting to be a bit crazy! Three weeks ago, there was an article about our bathroom renovation in the Daily Herald newspaper: https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150913/entlife/150919731 Two weeks ago, there was a little blurb about it on a local radio station. A sound clip can be…
Unfortunately, this is us. Stacy and I are the parents that have to sit there and watch as James seizes. Hard doesn’t even begin to describe it. We just feel so helpless. We’ve pretty much tried every available treatment for these damn things, but they just seem to be…
Back to School I often hear that “kids grow up so fast.” You really don’t realize just how fast until you watch your own kid grow up. James went back to school last week as a 1st grader and we don’t think he was quite ready for that first day…
Yesterday was James’ 6th birthday, and the gang from the Paw Patrol, one of his favorite shows, called to wish him a happy birthday. I don’t know how they knew it was his birthday, or how they knew our phone number, but it was pretty cool for them to…
Ready to Go Back to School It’s been such a busy summer with getting the new pergola roof put on and then James’ bathroom renovation. It just flew right by and now James is getting ready to head back to school on Monday. First grade. Two years of preschool done.…