tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64809276768968094752024-02-19T17:02:21.148-08:00Wrong in All the Right Waystravcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11679450369231859195noreply@blogger.comBlogger421125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480927676896809475.post-46245432024084965602015-02-09T15:51:00.002-08:002015-02-09T15:51:47.615-08:00Sidewalk Talk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our neighborhood seems like a really quiet place (at least before we moved in). In an effort to get to know our neighbors a little better, we wrote a little note in front of our house. </div>
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I was pretty amazed at the response. We had messages all up and down our block. </div>
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I think it perked up our quiet street quite a bit.</div>
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Some people were really artists </div>
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We're working on decorating our front porch too. Little by little, we are feeling more at home. </div>
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I am thinking of keeping the Christmas lights up all year round. What do you all think? </div>
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Catherine and the dogs have decorated the yard with lots of fashionable holes. </div>
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With all their help, I am sure our house will be fabulous in no time. </div>
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I have always been big on names. Each of the kids have six names each, including a saint and an angel name. Some of the kids have unusual names, like little Catherine (I still refuse to be called big Catherine). Her middle name is Scheherazade. If you haven't heard the symphony that she is named after, I suggest you go listen to it. It is one of my favorites.</div>
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So, I guess it is no surprise that little Catherine is following in my footsteps when naming her Barbies. The poor dolls already have several strikes against them. First of all, Catherine and Victoria refuse to allow them the dignity of wearing clothes. Well, sure, occasionally a boy Barbie will be allowed to don the Elsa dress, but mostly they are nudist. </div>
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And they all have serious injuries, thanks to a sweet, destructive pup who is visiting with us. His name is Malachi, which means angel. Don't let that cute face fool you. He is no angel. He refuses his nutritious kibble, but he will devour a bar of soap eagerly. But, I digress. His favorite pastime is finding the poor Barbie family and tearing their limbs off.</div>
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Catherine is very fond of them. </div>
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She even has very special names for each of them. </div>
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Stumpy and James</div>
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Ghost Guy (only his head survived)</div>
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And I love finding them in random places, like on my mantel. I'm not sure how they get up so high, when the little ones can't reach up there. Maybe the Barbies are trying to help me decorate. Or maybe, they are really trying to escape.</div>
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I see a trend emerging here. Very soon Francesca and Victoria will soon be ripping the heads off their dolls. But I guess when life hands you destroyed Barbies, you gotta make the best of it and have ghost family.</div>
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Such a sweet sight when I go to tuck her in......just a girl and her heads. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, we have a fabulous house of our very own. The house was built in 1922 and has lots of charm, but it was quite a disaster when we moved in a few months ago. We still have a ways to go with fixing it up. Our yard is one big sand pit, which really cuts down on mowing the grass. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Isabella has gotten so grown up! She just turned 14. She is a great cook (wayyyyyy better than me) and she is very dedicated to her karate. She and Anastasia are trying to start a babysitting business called "Two Sisters Babysitting". Two for the price of one! Spread the word! They certainly have the job experience from helping out with the little ones. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Anastasia is 11 and always keeps us laughing. She is quite the entrepreneur and her latest venture is figuring out how to save enough money to buy an iphone 5s. She loves karate and is quite the artist.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Little Catherine, is well, little Catherine. She is 7 now and is so smart; she reads everything. She has her own sense of style and is thrilled to be able to wear her bathing suit year round. She is quite determined and very, very strong willed. Between her and Victoria, I have to be quite creative to figure out how to keep a step ahead of her. She is growing her bangs out. She just started karate and I expect she will be quite good at it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Francesca is almost 6! I can't believe it. We still have some issues with toilet training, but she tries. She loves to help me. Her language is really improving too. I think she has short term memory issues and definitely attention problems. She is great in social situations. We discovered that she really has a way with animals. </span></span><br />
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I am so glad that summer is here! It's my favorite time of the year. We all love being outside as much as we can, even our cats, Squirrel and "small headed" Garfield.</div>
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My mom's garden is really in full bloom.</div>
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Grandpa came for a surprise visit. We were all so glad to see him! </div>
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Isabella and her fairy horses. </div>
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Francesca loves being outside too! </div>
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This is Victoria's angry stomp. She gets quite mad if she can't have what she wants. She is really starting to learn that she has to talk and ask for what she wants. Tonight at dinner, she told me "No noodles mama, milk please!" Pretty darn impressive! </div>
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Hope everyone is enjoying your summer! I would love ideas about how to keep five kids occupied during the really hot months. </div>
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Some children need to learn to hold still when Mom has scissors. Sigh. Luckily, she doesn't care too much about her appearance yet. </div>
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Uh-oh. She just found the mirror. Maybe I better hide the scissors when I sleep or I might wake up with a scary haircut of my own. </div>
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Doesn't Victoria look so much older! </div>
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Somehow, the looks seems to fit Catherine's personality.</div>
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Francesca got a new do too! I did lots of layers because she still shakes her head back and forth at night and gets it mega tangled. I love her curls. </div>
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How did they all get so grown up looking?! </div>
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Isabella decided to do a photo session with the fancy chicklets. </div>
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There is a little know fact that is rarely seen....Victoria has dimples!!! </div>
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We have been having such a nice time just doing ordinary things lately. We are all so excited that there is only 2 more weeks of school! Next week, the girls have their yearly testing, so we decided to relax with friends on the weekend. That water was really cold! Can you guess how long it took before everyone was soaking wet? And who do you think whined the most? </div>
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These are money plants in my mom's backyard. I am hoping that romping through them will bring us some financial success! </div>
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We have had some new developments. My baby is growing up. She lost her first tooth! She actually yanked it out herself. The tooth fairy brought her two quarters. The first thing she said was, "Mom, I will take you to the store and buy you some M&M's with my money." Such a sweet child! </div>
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Such sweet, loving sisters......at least for the picture! </div>
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Notice anything different? Someone else is growing up too! Victoria insists on wearing underwear and gets downright offended if you try to put a diaper on her. </div>
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Who needs tv? We have a new favorite game around here. Blindfold the mischievous children and let them try to find their way around. On the one hand, they are slower finding things to get into trouble with, but, on the other hand, they have managed to make a new record for broken objects. </div>
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Need a little extra oxygen to the brain? Call Isabella for a quick flip.</div>
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I lost my mind and took all five girls shoe and bathing suit shopping. Francesca has already lost her new sandals. Catherine wanted a size 10 bathing suit the size of a Kleenex and Anastasia tried on 20 different bathing suits before I started hiding in the Hello Kitty pajamas. They may be going naked this summer. </div>
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The girls' school had a field day. The face painting took a long time to put on......</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> .........but the water slide took it all off in less than a minute. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"> Time well spent! </span><br />
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This mud hole made me so glad that I had wasted precious brain cells in buying new bathing suits. </div>
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Hopefully, Catherine likes the Georgia clay fashion statement, because her new bathing suit will be staying this way. Sigh.</div>
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Nothing like a playground on a sunny day! </div>
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I love this determined look on Victoria's face.</div>
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Clover chains! </div>
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The girls love to sit on the roof when we go to get milkshakes. Probably, this is not very good for my car, but how important is a smooth, non-dented roof anyway. </div>
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Hello everyone!!! I sure did miss you all!! Thank you so much for all the kind thoughts and prayers. They have helped so much. </div>
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So, what have we been doing all this time? I have some difficult news to share. My husband and I are getting a divorce. It has been a really tough time, but I do believe it is for the best. </div>
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The kids and I (and the dogs and cats) have been living with my mom for quite a while. All of us are squished into her little three bedroom ranch. My mom is a saint! Thank you so much Mom!!!! I am so blessed to have your support and love always. </div>
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Everyone is adjusting, but it has been a tough time. I guess I have been feeling kind of down and overwhelmed. Though we have had some hard days, we have also had some amazing developments. </div>
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Things are definitely getting better......day by day.....frequent doughnut eating really helps.</div>
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As you can see from the video, Victoria's walker is growing cobwebs on it now. Though the doctors said she wouldn't be able to, she is walking, even long distances (like all around the driveway) totally unassisted! She used to be terrified to even attempt to walk outside, but her confidence has soared recently. </div>
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She also has developed quite the temper when she doesn't get her way. I have started being stricter, but she can pitch quite a fit. She is putting three word sentences together, but is really hard to understand. We work on annunciation alot, but she doesn't like to move her mouth much when she talks, almost like a ventriloquist. Such a difference from the withdrawn little one from a year and a half ago.<br />
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Victoria also knows almost all her letters and can count to five. She can still seem distant sometimes, but she takes everything in. </div>
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Francesca is totally potty trained, except for at night time. She is quite proud of herself. She is talking much more than ever before, though she is still very hard to understand. She has such a happy spirit and has so much empathy. If I say I can't find my shoes, she will look and look until she finds them. If I take out the garbage, she is right there, trying to help me drag the big can. She loves to help and loves to give hugs. She seems to be following in little Catherine's fashion sense. </div>
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Catherine had some blood work done recently to see if we could discover why she isn't really growing. They took 8 vials of blood! In true Catherine fashion, she just watched the needle calmly and asked lots of questions. The m&m's helped too! All her bloodwork was totally normal, so we decided that she is just petite. </div>
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Anastasia and Isabella are such big helpers. I don't know what I would do without them! Grandma has been teaching them a lot about cooking. They have been going on some really fun field trips at their school. </div>
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As for me, I am adjusting to taking care of six kids on my own. I sort of miss being able to go to the bathroom by myself, ever. I like to think that as time goes on, and everyone feels a little more secure in the changes, that I may be able to pee in solitary blissfulness. </div>
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We have all certainly learned alot about working together and keeping a joyful spirit. Even during difficult times, we are all so lucky to have each other. </div>
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Forgive me for not writing lately. The children and I have been going through some difficult times lately. I am confident things will work out, but we could use some prayers right now. Thank you all! I promise to write more soon! </div>
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When life gives you lemons....</div>
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There are so many things Francesca can do now. She is walking, talking in sentence, though still rather hard to understand. "Poop" and "shoe" sound way to similar. The other day she said, "I want more fries, Mom". </div>
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She is almost potty trained and most importantly, she is totally and completely bonded to me. When she first came home, she would go to anyone. Now, she runs to me and calls out "Mama" with such joy, I want to cry, wondering what I did to deserve her. </div>
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The three little ones all have such a special relationship. They are definitely partners in crime, always together, always getting into trouble. Francesca calls little Catherine, "beano" when she is happy or "ta ta" when she is tattling. If Catherine is gone for a little while, Francesca runs to hug her as soon as she is back. She worries about Victoria. If Francesca has a snack, she will say "Toria, eat?" She never wants to leave her out. </div>
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A few months ago, my friend, Anya, who lives in Ukraine, wrote to Francesca's parents and told them that she had been adopted. At first, her parents were angry. They thought it was some kind of cruel joke. Finally, they understood she really had a family. Anya told them about her surgeries and how much she was loved. Her mother had been grief stricken, worrying about her. Her father told Anya that they had wanted a baby for a long time. They didn't have any idea that Francesca was going to have Apert syndrome until she was born. They were devastated. Her mother was too upset to see pictures of Francesca or to know more about her. </div>
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Francesca has such a sweet, kind spirit. She loves to help. I am amazed at her empathy. If I've lost something (which happens alot), she is the first to start the search. She sets the table, even if we aren't eating a meal. She brings me my shoes. She never, ever wants to displease me. </div>
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How lucky I am to have such a wonderful daughter! </div>
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It occurred to me the other day, that I have never taken Francesca and Victoria to a museum. Pretty sad. Elliot was signed up for every class, learned Spanish, and attended symphonies before he was five, but number five and six are getting jipped. Francesca is going to be four soon, so I had to get cracking. </div>
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Sure, taking five kids to a museum is a little challenging, but I couldn't let that stop me. </div>
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We went to the Museum of Natural History in Atlanta. I practically passed out at the cost. It was actually cheaper to get an annual pass, so at least we can come back! </div>
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Solemn Victoria. Though lately, she has been giggling alot more and we realized that she has dimples. They are very hard to catch on camera though. </div>
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(Snack break #3)</div>
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Francesca got some bangs for Valentine's Day. She can actually see now. What do you all think?</div>
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We didn't have enough of a sugar high with just the doughnuts. </div>
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Isabella made me some beautiful jewelry.</div>
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My mom made me my favorite meal; I could eat it everyday! </div>
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We're still wearing the frosty pajamas in the hopes that it will snow, just once, please! </div>
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Victoria is finally understanding the fun of pretending. Whenever she sees a doll, she says, "waaaaaaa, no boo boo baby!" (she is actually kissing the doll here, not eating it's face)</div>
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This face is the result of too much sugar. Perhaps it has made her color-blind as well, though I kind of admire her "Pippy Longstocking" sense of style. </div>
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When Great died, I wanted to do something to honor her memory. We decided to volunteer at a nursing home. This place is much different from Great's assisted living home, but one thing is the same. We have made some wonderful friends already. It's the best two hours of my week. </div>
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The power of touch makes such a difference to us all.</div>
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This is Anastasia's favorite friend. Her name is Dot and she painted her room bright pink. Her room is filled with baby dolls and she loves to share them with the kids.</div>
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Emily and David were so adorable. Emily told me they are engaged. Love can bloom anywhere! </div>
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Larisa has worked her for 12 years. Guess where she is from? Ukraine! I find it so interesting how you can meet some people and feel like you have known them forever.</div>
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This is "Mama B". Isn't she the cutest? She is 93 years old and walking all over the place.</div>
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This is Randy. The first time I met him, I thought, "awww, the poor guy". I talked to him like he was a little kid. He was only speaking jibberish, or so I thought. Little Catherine tugged at my sleeve and said, "Mom, he is spelling something to you." </div>
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He loved the children and asked me to take his picture with them. He has lived at the nursing home for 17 years. He is 70 years old, but told me that he "looks very young for his age". </div>
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The girls invented a very creative game this weekend that I absolutely love. It's called "pretend you are really sick and you have to lie still."</div>
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Big the really big weekend news was that Francesca went out to the store wearing her underwear and did NOT have an accident. We have attempted this before, always leaving puddles (clean up, aisle 7!) in our wake. This time though, she actually sat on the big toilet! This calls for a huge celebration. Maybe I will let the kids play the "go to sleep at 6 pm" adventure, but only if they are very, very good. </div>
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A smile brighter than the sun. She makes me so proud. I want to be her when I grow up.</div>
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Hello! Nice to meet you. You might be wondering why I have kind of a crazed look in my eye. I am a special needs mom. </div>
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There's a few things I would like for you to know.</div>
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Sometimes, I get cranky. I am no hero. I get worn out with doctor's appointments, hospital stays, therapies, delays, and bonding issues, so please forgive me if I am not always perky. </div>
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Always, I don't need to be reminded that I chose to adopt these kids. Sometimes, this is why I am afraid to share my feelings. </div>
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Sometimes, I might seem like I am not paying attention, but I just have alot on my mind. </div>
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Sometimes, I dread going out in public, to see the looks of pity my kids get, and worse, when people just look away from them. </div>
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Always, feel free to ask questions about my kids differences. I won't be offended. Not so long ago, I had no idea about the plight of special needs kids in other countries either. </div>
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Sometimes, I don't know what to talk about when I meet new people. "Hey, sunny day, isn't it? My kid has to be in casts for six months and I am totally stressing out." just doesn't sound quite right. </div>
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Sometimes, I worry if I am making the right decisions for my kids. Should they have more physical therapy? Should I be researching more? I would love to talk about my concerns, but I don't want to burden anyone. </div>
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Sometimes, I forget my kids have special needs, until I see other typical kids their age. Sometimes, I feel sad when I see other typical kids that are my children's ages. They can do so much more than my child and yes, I know, I know, my kids have made wonderful gains, but I still feel sad. I wish my child could do what your child can. I wish my child had someone to love them and smile at them when they were tiny. </div>
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Sometimes, people have differences you can see and differences you can't see. </div>
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Always, please talk to your kids about people's differences so they don't laugh at my kids. My kids may look different or act different, but that doesn't mean they don't understand.</div>
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Sometimes, my feelings get hurt more easily than they should.</div>
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Always, if you smile and tell me my children are beautiful, it will absolutely make my day! </div>
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Sometimes, I want my kids to perform for you, so I can show everyone they are not dumb. I want people to see how amazing they really are. </div>
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Sometimes, it's too exhausting and stressful to go out. </div>
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Sometimes, my kids might act embarrassing. Sometimes, I dread going to social events. </div>
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Sometimes, when my kids get overwhelmed in new situations, they shriek. They make funny noises. They just stare into space. <span style="text-align: center;">Sometimes, I don't know what to do when they act like this. </span></div>
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Sometimes, people think my child is just being a brat.</div>
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Always, I don't want advice on how to stop them from being a brat. Please give them a chance and see beyond their behavior. </div>
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Sometimes, I need someone to push me to get out and have some fun! </div>
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My friend, <a href="http://lorainefamily.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-risk-of-isolation.html">Erin</a>, who adopted two special needs children internationally, explains how parents of special needs kids can feel isolated.</div>
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Sometimes, I think we really all have some kind of special need, so let's just all be kind to each other. </div>
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Always, always, I am proud of my kids and so glad to be their mom! My kids are rock stars, just like yours! </div>
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I am getting a little tired of the neon cheese in the Kraft box. So, at approximately, 5:32 pm (cause I am all about good timing), I decided we needed an adventure in the kitchen. </div>
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As with all adventures, there will always be a few obstacles to overcome, like no clean pots. </div>
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and a gallon of milk spilled all over the refrigerator .......any guesses as to who was responsible for this flood?</div>
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I assembled my ingredients. My plan: homemade low-acid spaghetti sauce in 30 minutes using all natural ingredients (plus anything else I could find that was not milk soaked)</div>
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"Wow! First a dairy disaster and now I get to hold a tomato!" I spare no expense to entertain my kids. </div>
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Dancing ensued. I feel the need to mention that Francesca now dresses not only herself, but Victoria as well. </div>
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here a chop, there a chop (by the way, in case any of you are thinking of attempting this daunting task, you are supposed to peel the tomatoes, but we like to live dangerously!)</div>
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It didn't exactly turn out the way I planned (nothing ever does), but it was pretty darn good. </div>
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Can you believe it? She actually ate her dinner. </div>
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About a year and a half ago, I met someone who became a very dear friend. Jen and her husband, Wayne, were adopting <b>three</b> children from the same orphanage as Francesca and Victoria. They have nine children under the age of nine! </div>
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Sorry I haven't been around much this week; my creative juices haven't been flowing. I have been in kind of a funk. I guess this was a good thing, because my kids seem to learn the most when they are bored. Victoria has been practicing climbing up and down off the couch, over and over. I couldn't really see where she was going with her efforts. </div>
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Then, use those little muscles to pull herself up onto the arm of the couch. Ok, cute Victoria, but, really, what's the point here?</div>
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She is! She is trying to stand without any help. Should I try to help her a little? Na!</div>
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And, she did it!!!! She obviously knew what she was doing the whole time. Yet one more thing doctors and physical therapists said she would never be able to do. I always worried that she would just have to lie on the floor like a slug and wait for someone to help her stand up.</div>
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So, now that Victoria has proven that she is definitely not a slug, (thank you very much for not helping mom), we needed to design something that could be a little more portable. It's kind of hard to drag the arm of the couch around when you need to stand up. These pillows are keep falling over, so if anyone has any other ideas, please let me know.</div>
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Our wonderful "Great" died on Sunday morning. She was 95 years old! </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> She died peacefully in her sleep. I know she had a wonderful life, but we really miss her!</span><br />
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This picture was taken two days before she died. Great had fallen off her bed into her wheel chair. She had quite a few stitches, but she never let anything keep her down. When she was at the hospital getting her stitches, she kept yelling, "Hey, get the doctor in here! I'm tired of waiting already!" </div>
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She sure had spunk.</div>
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Great was always cheered up with Cheetos and Twizzlers. When I would ask her if she wanted some chocolate candy or some licorice, she would always say, "Bring them both!" (I obviously take after her in my love of all junk food).</div>
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Her infamous "Hello Kitty" slippers. </div>
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Here is Great when she was only 16 years old. She was born in Chicago, but grew up in Pittsburgh. She had five daughters and then she decided to go to college to become a teacher. </div>
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She and my Grandpa (who I called Grumpus) were married for 65 years! They had a wonderful, loving marriage. They always kept their sense of humor. Once, when they were younger, Grandpa had forgotten to pick up Grandma at the store. Great smushed a pie in his face. Then, they both dissolved into laughter. </div>
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That's my mom on the left! </div>
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They were always dancing and having fun together and they worked hard together too. Grumpus worked at a steel mill, and then opened his own business designing logos. He and Grandma worked many long hours with their business in the basement. Grandpa had his own column in the newspaper too. </div>
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In their later years, they moved to Florida. Grandma always made the best stuffed cabbage! She was feisty and was known for her "creative language" when someone bothered her when she was cooking.<br />
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Great was definitely a rock star! </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Grumpus died in January too, about 9 years ago. Grandma had a dream about him and he told her it wasn't time for her to come be with him yet. About eight years ago, Grandma came here to live with my mom. As her legs got weaker, we got her a Power Chair to scoot around in. Many times she would be zooming around and knock down entire displays at the store. </span><span style="text-align: center;">"Did I do that?", she would ask me, as she darted away. </span><span style="text-align: center;">We are so lucky that we got to spend so much time with her. </span><br />
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Catherine made a special angel picture for Great. </div>
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Today, I had to go clean out Great's room at her assisted living home. That was tough to do. I will miss all our friends there, but we will still visit. </div>
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You're always in our heart Great. You and Grumpus have fun up there! </div>
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I feel like some adventure today....</div>
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These steps look fun. I think some doctor said I would never be able to climb steps, but how tough could it be? </div>
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Especially when you have a big sister to help you out.</div>
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First one foot, then the other. </div>
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See how strong I am? I can pull myself up. Almost to the top! </div>
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What was that you said doctor? </div>
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Of course, Francesca needs some attention too.</div>
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Great job everybody! Isn't little Catherine a fantastic big sister!? </div>
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Tomorrow I'm climbing a mountain! </div>
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