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My Kids
Son: Age 8
Son: Age 4
My Location
Texas
My Quote
Love and Joy are choices requiring action every day.
About Me
Once I measured myself by my skills and accomplishments: event coordinator, writer, graphic designer, photographer, videographer, marketeer. Today I measure myself by my relationships: wife, mother, friend. I am just an everyday woman trying to find her path through this world.
About My Family
I have been married for more than a decade and my husband has been the love of my life for more than two decades (Yes, we dated for 8+ years before finding our way down the aisle.) We were blessed with a beautiful 12 pound baby boy before my husband was diagnosed with cancer and could no longer have children. Years later and cancer free, we were blessed with adoption of a beautiful baby boy. Together we enjoy pizza and movie night, riding bikes, feeding ducks and camping.
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Love and Joy are choices requiring action every day.What I've Been Talking About
Parent Moments: Karma in a Teething Ring
Teething and tantrums we were ready for, but not this. It did not take long to realize our new baby never cried; he never made a sound. We had about two years of creepy quiet before our child started making utterances. The utterances didn't get the response our child expected, so behaviors such as hitting, kicking, and anything that would get our attention followed. There was nothing physically wrong with him, so we got him tested for attention deficit disorder (A.D.D.). Thankfully, he is not A.D.D., but they did discover that he is speech delayed, not retarded just delayed. How can you tell a 3 year old is speech delayed? I don't' know, but our school district has a staff that does. In only 6 months of speech therapy, our child is a completely different kid. He talks non-stop, and we can understand him. He is a joy to take out in public and makes friends with everybody he meets. Speech delay at three years old, who knew? But I am sure glad we got the tests and the therapy.
Not Acceptable?Are We There Yet?
Like most when my husband suggested a minivan, I was mortified, but then I test drove one and was sold. 10 years later I am still driving that minivan. It has held up well, but it is ready to be retired. The versatility of a minivan is awesome. Moving seats to make room for grocieries, kids, pets, and all other odd things that come up on this strange road called life is a great option. I can't actually afford the Chrysler T&C or any other vehicle, but if I could, I would recommend the V6 just cause with more space comes more optimism that you can carry more and it is nice to have the power to do it. I would also recommend the third row. I only have two kids but they have friends. The 3rd row is also a savior on trips when the "He's looking at me!" has struck that last nerve. I am jealous of your adventures in the Chrysler T&C. Hopefully, my turn will come soon.
Not Acceptable?The Best Ways to Raise a Reader
Kids will be kids regardless of best intentioned parents. I started reading to my first son from the moment we got home from the hospital. He loved books, so I thought. In Kindergarten my son realized he was being forced to learn to read himself. His comment to me was, "Why do I need to learn to read? You know how." I tried everything from bribery to comics to free choice of literature. He didn't want to learn. But something stranged happened in the 3rd Grade. His teacher loaned him a book he thought was funny. He then went to the school library and checked out every book in the series. He then read every one without me saying a thing. He is not the ferocious reader I would like him to be, but at least he is a confidant reader and enjoys it from time to time. Oh, I still read to him every night, but I have found that to be more about one-on-one time than the book time. I could read the label of a soup can as long as I was sitting with just him, reading and talking.
Not Acceptable?
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