Rose, our friend from this video, is in need of a home. So I’m going to Gulu as part of a group to build her one. I’m also going as a board member of the charity, to learn more about the community, the culture, the economy, so I can be better informed about how I […]
[Continue reading...]Necklace Making Frenzy
May 20, 2011
Years and years ago, in one of our cross country moves, the con-artist movers we hired – the same ones who destroyed our china with glee and dodged our phone calls for weeks while we slept on the ground – made off with the box marked “Jewelry”. I’m sure they were disappointed when they opened […]
[Continue reading...]I’m gonna do it.
May 19, 2011
While Atti’s been in school, I’ve been sneaking away to a coffee shop to bury my nose in a book and a hot chocolate. And the book I’ve been reading is Story by Robert McKee, which is widely considered to be the best ever book on how to write something. I’ve written and written and […]
[Continue reading...]Atti’s little lunchbag
May 18, 2011
Now that Atti goes to school everyday, I’ve joined the army of moms who make lunches. Although, I only barely qualify. He really only gets a snack at the end of the day, so instead of making sandwiches I’m collecting a piece of fruit and some crackers. But I have aspirations of sending better, fresher […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #20
May 17, 2011
For years I’ve had over there on the sidebar the goal of building a headboard. But as I started making plans, and Atti and the cats kept growing, I realized that I shouldn’t build a headboard until we upgraded to a King sized mattress. That day finally came and the whole family is overjoyed. I […]
[Continue reading...]Blog recovery
May 17, 2011
I got hit HARD in Blogger’s meltdown last week. I spent the whole day right before the crash working on things only to have it disappear in the bowels of Blogger servers minutes later. It’s looking like what’s gone is gone forever, so I’ll be over here starting all over again. Be back tomorrow.
[Continue reading...]The Wheels on the Bus Take My Baby Away
May 11, 2011
The big day finally arrived. After months and months of waiting for red tape, and insurance baloney, and meeting with all the people who had to give approval, we finally got on the route to have Atti bussed to school. It’s a day I’ve been looking forward to bittersweetly, knowing it would be hard to […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #19
May 10, 2011
I had a fantastic Mother’s Day this year. Atti and I ended up staying home from church, staying in bed for snuggles and storytime, and then when Bear came home he waited on me hand and foot, cooking anything I wanted and giving me all the time I needed to play with my Mother’s Day […]
[Continue reading...]Zoo Day
May 9, 2011
I finally managed to harass Bear enough to take a day off of work during the last week of Atti’s school break, so we decided to make a day of it and go to the zoo. It was our first big expedition with the wheelchair, so as we were buying tickets to get in I […]
[Continue reading...]Tresa’s Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Year
May 6, 2011
So for those of you not keeping track, along with the the regular old facts of my life – child with CP, chronic illness, infertility – this year I am living in a Roadrunner and Coyote cartoon. Dead cat, 3 month sickness including a hospital visit, failed adoption, plus a few behind the scenes things […]
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