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Tag Archives: Halloween
Wearing the Latest in Monster Fashion
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt #5 Halloween is coming! Show us what your kids will be wearing. When I saw this week’s prompts I knew immediately this was the one for me. Any excuse to have his costume … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, Halloween costume, holidays, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Spider-Man, Tyler
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When Do I Tell My Child We’re Poor?
As many know, chronic illness often brings about chronic poverty. My husband and I have been dealing with this since 2008, when I got laid off from work and found myself too sick to look for another position. We qualified … Continue reading
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Tagged Angry Birds, Christmas, chronic illness, Emily, Food Bank, Grant, Halloween, Peter Parker. Aunt May, poverty, Santa, Social Worker, Spider-Man, Tyler, WIC
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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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Tuesdays With Tyler: Halloween at Tyler’s House!
I say Tyler’s house, because he has been the main thrust of our Halloween decorations. I have collected plenty of decorations over the years but if there were no Tyler, neither Grant nor I would have been motivated to put … Continue reading
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Tagged arts and crafts, Beanie Babies, decorations, Emily, Halloween, Halloween decorations, holiday, Michaels, Target, Tuesdays With Tyler, Tyler
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At the Endocrinologist’s: Confusion Reigns
Before you read this post you may want to read The Walking Dead in which I describe my first trip to the endocrinologist. I am so confused I find this a very difficult post to write! Earlier this week I … Continue reading
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Tagged blood sugar, cortisol, cortisol level, diabetes, diabetic diet, diet, dietician, endocrinologist, excessive fatigue, excessive tiredness, Gestational Diabetes, Halloween, holidays, lab tests, nausea, sweating, the holidays, thyroid, thyroid nodule, weight gain, weight loss
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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
For My Son on His 5th Birthday
Well, my darling, you have hit the “big 5!” Today after school we will take you to Toys r Us to pick something out and we are going to have a cake, a small celebration, just the three of us, … Continue reading
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Tagged "good girl", 5th birthday, Birthday, Cars 2, Cartoon Network. Batman, Disability, Emily, fear of dogs, Grant, Halloween, karate, Legos, Lizzie, Looney Tunes, Ninjago, OCD, Phineas and Ferb, Scotty, Spider-Man, The Mickey Mouse Club-House, The Smurfs, Tourette's Syndrome, Toys r Us, Tyler, Winnie the Pooh
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