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Tag Archives: Grant
Chronically Stressed During the Holidays
Every December for me is always the same. What should be the season to be jolly is looked upon as a season of dread, depression and the feeling that I am not living up to what is expected of me … Continue reading
My Thanks to You
It gets hard to write a meaningful Thanksgiving Day post when one tries to be meaningful and thoughtful every day. You read my blog, you know I am grateful and thankful for my family and friends (mostly) all of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Chicken, bethszimmerman.com, Emily, giving thanks, Google+, Grant, Happy Thanksgiving, holiday, Hope in Bracelets, I See You Looking at Me, LinkedIn, livingwithfibromyalgia.ca, Lupus, Lyme Disease, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Selfish Mom, Silicon Valley Moms Group, thank you, Thanksgiving, The Nerdy Nurse, Twitter, Tyler
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A Kitty Wedding Proposal
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 3. Married? Tell us how the question was popped. The story of how Grant and I met is so unique it was written about in different countries. We have told it so many times, one … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, Cats, Cats Magazine, Emily, Grant, how we got engaged, how we met, kitties, Kitty, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Wedding proposal
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Tuesdays With Tyler: When Girls Attack!
Ever since Tyler has been in kindergarten he has told me he has not liked a fellow student I will call “Drizella”. This is unusual because Tyler has been in love with ladies big and small ever since he saw … Continue reading
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Tagged antibullying, antibullying laws, boy being bullied by a girl, bullying, Grant, New Jersey, Tuesdays With Tyler, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: Halloween!
For the first time ever, I’d be willing to bet, school was closed on Halloween. Due to the storm, some schools still didn’t have power and roads were still closed. I’d also bet that it was the first time the … Continue reading
Vacation Lost
Due to Grant getting his disability and us now having a small nest egg, we decided to do something with Tyler we had never done…take him on a vacation. It was going to be a mini-vacation to Hershey Park’s “Halloween … Continue reading
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Tagged Disability, disabled Mom guilt, Emily, Grant, Halloween, Hershey Park, joint pain, joint swelling, Mom guilt, Social Security Disability, Tyler, vacation
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Why I Stay
(I read Lost Edens as a member of the From Left to Write book club. I was given a free copy of this book. This post is inspired by the book. Welcome to all of my fellow book club members or … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, alcohol abuse, anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Book club, Consumer Advocate, Disability, disability accommodation, disabled, drug abuse, Emily, fatherhood, From Left to Write Book Club, Grant, Jamie Patterson, Lost Edens, marijuana, marriage, Mental Illness, Mental Illnesses, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, parenting, Prozac, psychiatric drugs, psychiatrist, Social Security Disability, therapist, therapy, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: Spookley the Square Pumpkin!
When Tyler was a month old, five years ago, Grant eagerly bought our son a couple of Halloween books. The only problem was they were for toddlers, at least. “We can’t read these to him!” I said, laughing. “Oh, I … Continue reading
The Meeting With the School
On Wednesday Grant and I met with a child study team after receiving a call on Friday that Tyler was being disruptive in school, had speech delays, and fine and motor skill delays. I first lamented the fact that I have … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety in children, bullied, bully, bullying, case manager, child psychologist, child study team, Emily, fine motor skill delays, fine motor skills, good parenting, Grant, gross motor skill delays, gross motor skills, guidance counselor, iPhone, MacBookAir, OCD, OCD in children, parents, preschool, special needs child, special needs children, speech delays, support staff teachers, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: The Fall Festival!
One of the things I love about living where we do is that you can be in New York City one weekend and down on the farm the next. All of you people who make fun of New Jersey think about … Continue reading
