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Bittersweet Father’s Day
It’s a bittersweet Father’s Day. The first one without Shannon, who was a daddy’s girl as anyone who knew her knows all too well. We both miss our girl so much and these particular holidays are tough...
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Minor Surgery/Major Anxiety
I’m ever so grateful I’m not in this parenting adventure alone, although I doubt I would have accumulated the family I have by myself, but I have been known to be impulsive. Today Christian has a...
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When the Happiest Place on Earth is too Stressful
Today’s misadventure is brought to us by Callie. Our Callie girl’s happy place is our local amusement park and for the past two years we’ve been season pass holders so we can go often and generally...
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Let Freedom Ring, But Could you Hold it Down a Little
For those of you enjoying fireworks this weekend I’d only ask one thing. Remember those who are not fully embracing it. There are those of us for whom the sights and sound of the 4th are just...
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Say This not That
I consider myself pretty thick skinned. I’ve spent much of my adult life in a family that has been a lightening rod for looks, stares, gawks and criticism and I rarely give it much emotional energy. A...
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Danger! Beware! or Maybe Not
One of Callie’s favorite pastimes is coloring and cutting out the pictures. Sometimes I copy about 20-25 pages for coloring in her free time. At home she likes to do this in her room, specifically...
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Sanity Saving Creativity
It’s tax day at our house. Mark is armed with his briefcase full of paperwork to take to our tax preparer. She’s known us for 13 years and helped us through several years of confusing paperwork due to...
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Loss and Legacy
At a routine doc appointment with Chad today, Mark thanked the doc for the lovely note he wrote us after learning of Shannie’s death last year. He never met Shannon, as she needed more specialized and...
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Luxury of Peace
Sunday was a gorgeous day here and we were bound and determined to enjoy it. Two of the kids had places to be, so me, daddy-o, Chad, Callie and little man headed to a park to walk around the pond. Two...
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Our Precious Shannie
One week ago tomorrow, Apr. 16, our Shannon’s struggles came to an end. She was every bit the warrior her last few days just as she’d been her whole life. She did not lose this battle, she surrendered...
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