Life and Follow up appointments in general
Hello, hello! I know...I have been shockingly absent over the last few years. There are a few reasons for that. The first is...our life has been pleasantly calm and quiet for the past few years as Covid has eaten away at our mandatory appointments and little to nothing has been happening for us medically, which, [...]
The year 2020 in review!
I certainly owe you guys an apology. I wanted to update you all when we arrived home and got back into routine, but....hmmm...that never happened. Instead we came home to a zombie apocalypse where toilet paper became its own currency and hand sanitizer became the new truffle. Anyways, we are home - we are safe, [...]
Al-Shamal-Shriners-Night-Order-FormDownload in Edmonton, AB Tickets - $25 each or 4 for $90 Ways to buy tickets: Super Easy - Call the Shriners office Monday - Friday (I did this and they took my Visa payment over the phone). They can hold the tickets for you at Will Call. Ph: 780-482-6065 Fill out the form above [...]
Shriner’s Potentate Ball - Ben was appointed Al Shamal Shriners 2020 Child Ambassador while our friend Calum was appointed Potentate
I've spent money on a lot of stupid things over the years, but by far, the stupidest money I have ever spent was on a doorbell for our new dog. "Communication is important" I said. I worried that he was too clumsy to scratch on the door to go out. Whenever I lifted his paws [...]
I bought this book almost two years ago. I knew that the syndrome discussed in the book was also my son's syndrome, but I just didn't want to read a book that was going to be a downer. Finally this summer I pulled it out and literally couldn't put it down for three days. My [...]
Wow! I can't believe another year has flown by. All in all - it was a fabulous year for us! Our whole family was healthy this year; we had no hospital stays, and Ben seems to have somewhat caught up from the gaps in his learning from missing so much of grade one. Here are [...]
Ben's recovery from surgery a year later.
Ben and I just got back from a super quick trip to Montreal. We left early Thursday morning, and we were back late Friday night. It was a busy trip, but we did get a few opportunities to play tourist, which was awesome! We got in after dinner on Thursday and had dinner with a [...]
Crooked Journey 