*Not my typical blog…just for fun! 🙂 Garage sale season is upon us and I think those holding garage sales need a few reminders. As a customer, I am very tired of being misled over and over. I come from a long line of professional garage sale go-ers. My mom, grandmother, and great-aunts are true professionals. I have learned from the best.   If you are advertising a “multi-family” sale there better be more than 2 families treasures at your sale.  “Multi” to me means multiple. Several. Just because your neighbor walked over with a fishing rod he’d like to sell does NOT mean you can advertise “multi-family.” If you…

I sat alone in the family waiting room while our son was in the operating room and I cried. I tried to hold it in, I didn’t want the other families there to see me break down. I texted my husband, I was afraid to call because I knew my voice would break and the tears would fall. I didn’t expect this. The audiologist showed me her results of the ABR (auditory brainstem response) with a look of concern and empathy. His hearing loss nearly doubled and is now considered “severe” in many of the tones. She told me that during the test she called our son’s audiologist to let her…

Perspective: “the ability of someone to take into consideration and potentially understand the interpretations, outlooks, or actions of their self and of other people.” (psychologydictionary.org) One of the greatest lessons I have learned since Christopher was born is perspective. I sincerely try to write and share pieces of our life simply for a bit of insight. I want people to know what our life is like raising a child with significant needs. My ultimate hope is to share our family’s  struggles and triumphs in a graceful way. I never want to come across as complaining or that I’m sharing for sympathy. Believe me, your sympathy is the last thing I…

I was having one of those I want to crawl out of my skin days the other morning. I was feeling down about myself and my body. Definitely woke up on the wrong side of the bed. At 6:30am I already didn’t feel thin enough or just plain good enough. Good morning body shaming. I could barely put my shirt on due to the aching in my left arm. I was exhausted as soon as I stepped out of bed. I so wished I could have crawled back under the warm covers and let the day slide by. (And waking up with stronger, thinner body would have been a plus.)…