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The Perfect Present
What is it about getting older that has completely changed how I view what I wanted for my birthday? Years ago a friend of mine told her husband and children that all she wanted for Mother’s Day was...
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Independence Days
It’s interesting, being a parent. I can see now how it starts to consume you, this child that relies solely on you for every necessity. It’s difficult to separate “life” and “life as a parent.”...
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Daily Adaptations
Life with a quadriplegic is interesting. It requires constant adjustment to things that many people naturally don’t have to think about. Shoes have to be pushed out of the pathway if they hope to...
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Life is Hard
Sometimes I think my life is hard. Like last night when I was running to the bathroom to throw up because of food poisoning and Cole was crying in the kitchen because he thought it was a race and I had...
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I’m A Mormon – Love It
I want Coleman to love things. To love life. To love friends. To love family. To love reading. To love soccer or lacrosse or chess or whatever activity he chooses. Jason is a very loyal,...
View ArticleDownload Day – I Am Woman…
We had some trouble this weekend. Jason was in a car accident - he was the only one in the car and is not hurt. Don't worry. But his handicap-accessible van that he was driving is not so fine....
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I heard a new song on the radio today. I skip between the local alternative music station and the country ones - this was on a country station and I thought I recognized the voice. When I got home I...
View ArticleLessons From Rock Band
When we first moved into our house about a year ago we planned a family get-together with my family. My brother was down from Washington with his kids plus all of my siblings that live here in Utah so...
View ArticleI’m Grateful for Bananas
Jason went to the grocery store for me again the other day. He does this a lot. I don't like shopping in general and although he can do many things to help me with Cole, he can't lift him in and out...
View ArticleLabor Day?
So, I admit that I knew nothing about the origin of Labor Day until this morning. Then my curiosity was quenched with the help of our good friend Wikipedia. I did some quick research to familiarize...
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