From the monthly archives:

December 2007

The Best Part of My Life

December 31, 2007

Last night I was sitting in bed studying for an exam and my daughter came running into the room and hid between my bed and her bed (yes her bed is in my room).  There is about nine feet between the door and where she hid so there was no way I could miss her.  [...]

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What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

December 28, 2007

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is a question that every parent will ask their children at one point in their lives.  For a while my son would say that he wanted to be an Egyptologist.  Then he switched it and would answer with a question of his own “What [...]

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Christmas 2007

December 25, 2007

For those that celebrate, Merry Christmas.   2007 will go down as the first year both of my children “got it” with regards to Christmas.  My son has always understood it but prior to this year my daughter didn’t.  A family tradition we have is that Santa stops by our house just after dark on Christmas [...]

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Superstition Wilderness Adventures

December 23, 2007

This is a bit off-topic but I do have the catch-all category of Mutterings so it has a place to go.  I wanted to take a minute to brag on my father.  He and a friend are starting up a new company called Superstition Wilderness Adventures.  They will lead hikes into the gorgeous Superstition Mountains [...]

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Candlelight Vigil to Support an Autism Insurance Bill in Arizona

December 17, 2007

Many autism and Asperger’s parents groups in Arizona are trying to get a bill out of committee that would require insurance companies to provide insurance for autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, PDD-NOS and other spectrum conditions.  Arizona would not be the first state requiring such coverage but would most definitely be one of only a handful of [...]

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Mindless Mommy Lives!

December 14, 2007

Wow, it has been nearly four months since I last posted.  Life happened.  Actually something really big happened, I decided to return to school to finish my bachelor’s degree.  For the first time since 1994 I signed up for a college course.  Wow, 13 years – amazing.  I am considered a junior but since I [...]

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