Well, it’s dinner party night at the Collins’ house. I am ready to host my husband and two children. That’s the extent of the dinner parties at this abode. It starts off with the planning stage. What to eat? Let’s go with fancy tonight, spaghetti and meatballs. I know that I am setting myself […]
A Day In The Life Of A Mom And A Special Moment
A day in the life of a mom……well, just a small part of the day….like a few hours. 🙂 We were up at 7:30am, which really is a decent time. Brinley always crawls into bed with me, we snuggle and we wait for Adele to start tooting and calling for dada. I get out of bed, […]
Not A Good Day….
Today started off pretty great, then it went downhill. I decided to take the girls into the city to meet James for breakfast at Tim Horton’s. We’ve never done this before and our only others plans today are for the girls to get their hair cut. We arrived at Tim Horton’s and found a table for […]
50 Things That My Child With Down Syndrome Will Do
I’ve been thinking about yesterday’s post. I felt that I needed to write part two. What Adele and her friends WILL do. 🙂 1) Change the world 2) Impact lives 3) Smile 4) Love deeply 5) Join Special Olympics 6) Make friends 7) Go to school in a mainstream classroom 8) Volunteer 9) Get a job 10) […]
She’ll Get There
Last week was a crappy Down syndrome week for me. I had a lot of moments where I was hoping that I would wake up and some of this journey was only a dream. I don’t like to compare my children to others, but I do like to know when other children hit certain milestones, […]
I’m Going To Date My Husband
Our lives are so incredibly hectic, filled with appointments, diaper changes, feedings, therapy, snuggles and kisses. All of our attention is focused on our children. We neglect our partners, we forget what it was like so long ago. In our home, we have two little ones who are 16 months apart and we have […]
New Year. New You. Naked Hot Yoga. All Over The Place With This Post.
As we all know, being a mom is the hardest job in the whole world. We want to throw the towel in at least once a week, well, once a day, we lose our patience, more easily some days, we swear, or maybe it’s just me. I have sworn. I still swear, sometimes. We leave […]
Dear Renée,
Dear Renée, I attended your husband Dan’s, celebration of life yesterday. As I walked into the auditorium, immediately, the beautiful picture of Dan caught my eye. You are instantly drawn to his smile and really awesome hair. It was an inviting and welcoming atmosphere for all of his friends and family. I knew from the […]
A Look Back On 2014
A Look Back On 2014! New Year’s 2013 Our first donations for the baskets Mom and dad think that the bear pictures are coming to an end Working so hard My first love Mom walked away Just one more month EEG – I loved it My first love My mom is on a mission First […]