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We Bought a New Van!

WARNING: This post ended up being way longer than I intended. I intended to use our experience as sort of a guide for others that are starting to think about (or are in the process of) buying a wheelchair accessible vehicle. What I ended up with was a blog post…

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Still Need Help Buying a New Van

You may have noticed that I missed last month’s post. There just wasn’t enough to write about so I decided to skip it. I sat down this weekend to write a post to cover everything that’s gone on in James’ life over the past two months. As I was writing,…

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Van Fundraiser, Father’s Day, School, and an Eye Update

Van Fundraiser I had a thought while I was scrolling through Facebook while having my morning cigarette. Several friends have been posting pictures of these amazing vacations that they’re either currently on or recently took with their families. It got me thinking about the memories that their kids will have…

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June 2023 Monthly Update

This is another one of those posts in where the original title, “Oral Surgery Consultation, Spinal Fusion Anniversary, Mother’s Day, School, Van Fundraiser, and Working with Mommy”, was just a bit too long, which is why I shortened the headline to “June 2023 Monthly Update”. My last two posts covered…

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Fundraiser Shirts, Health, and School

Van Fundraiser Shirts In addition to the monetary donations, we are now selling shirts to help raise money for a new van. The fundraiser we had in 2014 to raise money for our current van was called "Rollin’ for James”, and while we don’t technically have a name for this…

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April 2023 Monthly Update

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you have probably noticed that I usually organize regular blog posts into sections: School, Holidays, Doctor Appointments, etc. Then I simply take each of those sections and use them in the title of the post. The problem with doing it this…

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Van Fundraiser, Valentine’s Day, Health Issues, School Spirit Awareness Week, and Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month

  Van Fundraiser As you may know, our van has been having some maintenance issues lately, and it’s starting to make us a bit nervous. I don’t want to end up in a situation like we were a couple of years ago when the water pump in my car broke…

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