Actually took this picture at dusk in December, but it was a neat example of darkness outside and how I captured it with my new camera at the time. But overnight, such a peaceful time. You want everything dark, and quiet, and to sleep solidly and restfully. And you want that comfort and peace [...]
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Overnights – Leave a comment
The brick wall 4 comments
Getting Chris into the placement he needs (National Deaf Academy, which will meet his psychiatric, physical, deafness, and autism needs) has proven to be quite a challenge. Chris recently underwent a med change at our local hospital due to increased agitation and other situations. However, the next step necessary to complete this med change is [...]
Kiddo-update Leave a comment
CHRIS: Chris has slept like 4/5 nights now and we’re so pleased! Dad took him to Home Depo the other day and he had a lot of fun with that, and he also took two walks around our neighborhood. He seems to be doing better after his med adjustment (Abilify went from 10mg to 15mg.) [...]
All things are possible 1 comment
Things have been rough in a lot of ways lately – Chris has been staying up all night just about every 2-3 days lately, and there’s been continuous illness it seems with the kids. But we have a new situation coming up where we will have 40 hours a week of help for the kids. [...]
Spring and smoke are in the air! Leave a comment
0406200804360 Originally uploaded by criscollrj. Our first bonfire of ’08. We and the boys enjoyed the some hot dogs and a beautiful 60 degree day – Colleen and her friend came over later and had fun by the fire. Damp though – we didn’t keep the fire going as long as we will later in [...]
What I’ve been up to: Leave a comment
Directly from my post to my transcription board I have had to take a bit of a posting break. I’ll probably try and get back to posting regularly after Thanksgiving. What’s keeping me so busy: * Everyone being sick, including me, going all the way back to early October. I’ve scheduled a drs. appt. in [...]
Exhausted Leave a comment
Okay, I need to post every day this month. Today I will post about how tired I am. I got up at 3 and typed 25 minutes of audio and finished by 7 (yay!) and got 3 kids on the bus. Then I did proofing and THEN typed 15 more minutes of audio. What is [...]
surveys and too tired to say much else 1 comment
Ahhh, another work break. I had had one briefly before then worked another week. Now I’ve been off since Thurs. morning and am only working Tues/Thurs. morning this week. The kids are doing okay – Colleen had a book report due this weekend and she DID do it though I don’t think she completely finished [...]
the land of the sleep deprived – 1 comment
postings about it to bring back memories of 2004 for you all… 4:17, I think he may FINALLY have gone to sleep? yawn – goodnight.[ad#Google Adsense]
After almost 20 years, a new song Leave a comment
I have had many songs that remind me of the love of my husband and I (1, 2, 3, awwwww ). There was Time after Time, Cyndi Lauper, Hold me Now by the Thompson Twins, Panacea by Rush, there was a Led Zeppelin song (can’t remember the name now) – oh so many – I [...]