Recent Posts Tagged With 'karin'

• Cookie decorating 101

  Posted on Saturday December 26th, 2009 at 10:57 in family, holidays, Faith, karin, spina bifida, kafos

  Decorate cookie. Eat cookie. Lick up spilled sprinkles. Repeat. ...

• Messy

  Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 19:23 in family, parenting, holidays, Faith, adoption, adhd, special needs, karin, spina bifida

  Every evening, we gather around the table, eat dinner, talk about our day, and read a little bit. This December, we are reading about the Jesse Tree and each evening after dinner, the kids all get a small gift. By small, I mean, a roll of lifesavers....

• Thankful

  Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 21:12 in holidays, adoption, karin, rad, spina bifida

  I asked the kids to give me a list of what they are most thankful for. What follows are their lists. Mind you, I do have a running commentary in my head as I share these with you. But alas, I will keep my comments to myself. Isaiah presented a list o...

• The Ugly

  Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 11:53 in learning, adoption, adhd, growing, karin, rad, puberty, special needs adoptions

  I've always wondered where the phrase, "The good, the bad, and the ugly" came from. It always seemed negatively skewed to me. I mean, why can't it be, "The great, the good, and the bad?" Or even, "The great, the goo...

• Adolescence

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 07:58 in family, birthday, adoption, adhd, coping, karin, rad, special needs adoptions, hennhouse

  Where have the last years gone? Wasn’t it just yesterday that I was sitting at my dining room table talking to a social worker about the safety features of my house? I know where it has gone. To therapy. And hospitals. And detention. It has gone to...

• Soccer update

  Posted on Saturday October 10th, 2009 at 09:50 in soccer, karin, spina bifida, orthotics

  Soccer tournaments are next weekend. This season has seemed long at times. And sometimes, it feels like it it flying by. We still don't know if this will be her first and last soccer season. Or if she will try again. But we have learned a few th...

• Shifting goals

  Posted on Saturday September 26th, 2009 at 08:45 in karin

  I am scheduled to run a 5K next weekend. Well, I could run or walk, but I've committed to run, albeit very, very slowly. I am not an athlete. I have never been an athlete. In high school, I was girl who played trombone and acted in the local dra...

• Risk

  Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 11:52 in karin

  Some might say that it is risky in general to have a three-year-old walk down the aisle right before the bride anyway. But a strong-willed three-year-old who uses KAFOs and a walker? Definitely ups the "risk-factor." But that didn't ma...

• Soccer

  Posted on Saturday August 22nd, 2009 at 07:16 in soccer, karin, spina bifida, kafos

  When she announced that she was interested in playing soccer, we started our search for a league that could accommodate her special needs. (...)...

• Friday Family Fun Night

  Posted on Saturday August 8th, 2009 at 07:47 in family, adhd, wheelchair, karin, rad, spina bifida, fffn

  One of the reasons I love our weekly Friday Family Fun Night… …is these memories. (...)...

• New wheelchair

  Posted on Saturday July 25th, 2009 at 08:01 in wheelchair, karin, spina bifida

  I stood with her preschool teacher and watched as Esther-Faith climbed into the "new" wheelchair. It wasn't her chair, but a loaner while her chair was in the shop. Her chair is red. (...)...

• The rain

  Posted on Saturday July 11th, 2009 at 07:11 in learning, adoption, attachment, karin, isaiah, rad, special needs adoptions

  It was supposed to be a quick stop at the craft store. I only needed one special piece of scrapbook paper. (...)...

• Dancing

  Posted on Saturday June 27th, 2009 at 04:38 in family, learning, karin, tim, spina bifida, esther-faith

  Last week, I posted some photos of Esther-Faith "dancing" with her Daddy. She wasn't wearing her orthotics. (...)...

• Vacation

  Posted on Saturday June 13th, 2009 at 08:51 in vacation, karin

  We've been on vacation this week. Oh, we didn't find ourselves at some exotic destination with our bags packed with multiple swim suits and not much else. (...)...