We’ve had another interesting week – this time due to our day care situation. We’ve been very happy with our daycare at Brandi’s for the past 2 1/2 years ever since our original day care was shut down. I remember my mind racing with possibilities about a year and a half ago when she saidContinue reading “Day Care Saga”
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Amelia update
Amelia’s been through a lot of ups and downs over the past month or so, and I’ve been slacking and not updating as often as I should. After her second seizure, our doctor recommended we have an EEG (electronic brain activity scan) and meet with the pediatric neurologist. The EEG was not pleasant – theyContinue reading “Amelia update”
Trip to Mission Ridge
Each time we go out to Becky’s family in Onida, SD, I look forward to taking a trip with her grandpa, Bud. I like to explore areas of the Missouri River (Lake Oahe) and he loves to show me around. He was the county commissioner before and he knows just about everyone in the county,Continue reading “Trip to Mission Ridge”
Tab
Nobody believes me, but I love Tab pop. I’ve always loved it since I was a kid. I remember drinking it and it being my favorite pop prior to the sad day in 1983 when the announcement came about this new replacement – Diet Coke. I’ve never liked Diet Coke, and not just because itContinue reading “Tab”
Perfect Saturday
* Note – this was written on the plane and was supposed to be put out last week, but I forget to post it This past Saturday we got to spend the afternoon and evening at my parent’s lake cabin. It was quite warm (around 90) and with very little wind, which is quite rareContinue reading “Perfect Saturday”
Outside project
Whenever I need to convince Katie to help with something, I call it a "project." She loves to help with pretty much any kind of project – so we have lots of projects around the house. Over the past few weekends, we’ve been working on some real projects. We are desperately trying to get ourContinue reading “Outside project”
Parenting not for the Easily Disturbed
It’s been a long weekend, since we were essentially sequestered in the house with two sick girls. Katie picked up Amelia’s virus on Saturday and was pretty lethargic both Saturday and Sunday. She never says "can I go night-night" and we heard it twice this weekend. She was running a bit of a fever, butContinue reading “Parenting not for the Easily Disturbed”
Amelia Had Another Seizure, But She’s OK
Amelia woke up with a high fever on Thursday morning. I was working from home that day, so I decided to take her into the local clinic to have her checked out. We’d never been to the local clinic, so it was a bit of a trial to get in. Once we got in, weContinue reading “Amelia Had Another Seizure, But She’s OK”
Amelia’s First Steps
Amelia took her first steps tonight. She took about 5 little steps towards Becky when she brought her her drink. We had tried to put her to bed twice but she was just too excited to go to sleep. She had taken one step on Saturday night at our friends the Uggerud’s and sheContinue reading “Amelia’s First Steps”
Katie’s First Day of School (kind of)
Today I took Katie and her friend Jalynn to a summer music class for kids who will be entering Junior Preschool in the fall. Katie and Jalynn both plan to start school in the fall as they will be 3.5 which is the eligibility requirement. They were both excited to go, and as Katie likesContinue reading “Katie’s First Day of School (kind of)”
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