Highs and lows of being four
Jordan is a range of emotions these days. She can go from crying about something super silly to running around and giggling at the top of her lungs in a flash. It’s mind blowing at times. The worst is when I wake her in the morning. She wants to go to school with me dropping…
Read More +MUD
I am clearly more permissive when it comes to having a second child and dirt. Earlier this week I took Jordan to her brother’s baseball game. It’s rained a lot around here, so the kid play area was covered in puddles. But that didn’t stop Jordan and her friends from playing and playing and eventually…
Read More +Saying goodbye one more time
This past weekend my family traveled to Kansas to bury my aunt who bravely battled ovarian cancer for more than ten years. We celebrated her life with a great family gathering in a small town at a large Mexican restaurant. The kids didn’t get to attend my aunt’s memorial service, so I’m glad they could…
Read More +A sweet Mother's Day
We had a busy weekend that started off getting up early to attend my Aunt Jan’s burial in a small eastern Kansas town. We snagged my mom and brother and brought them home for a few day. (My mom lives in Florida and my brother lives in Washington, DC) So we’ve had a chance to…
Read More +Session completion!
Jordan wrapped up another awesome Spring equestrian therapy session. She scored and AWESOME huge ribbon to celebrate her great work. She was so super proud and extra excited to get a ribbon that was blue. She missed her class last week when she fell into a five-day stretch of a strange high fever that would…
Read More +Stories for Haiti
I love connecting with families of children with limb differences and I crave learning stories from adult amputees to see if there are lessons I can share with Jordan. Not long ago I was invited to participate in a group called Amputee Empowerment Partners. The group is connected to the larger amputee world compared to…
Read More +Needing a mind shift
I had an “aha” moment this week. I talk to a lot of people I’ve never met before on a regular basis. And when my life story comes up, I mention how I have two kids and how I transitioned from a traditional newsroom manager to a web-based manager at the best of times. I…
Read More +Cowgirl in charge
Jordan had a super cool opportunity today. She was invited to represent her therapeutic riding center at a horse show by handing out ribbons to the winners.The equestrian event was a fundraiser for the center. Jordan got to hand out ribbons for all kinds of horse riding styles. She loved the power of handing out…
Read More +Celebrate!
Jordan got to celebrate her brother’s birthday party along with four other kids from the neighborhood – four boys who spent the night at our house. She had fun… and some how convinced each boy to push her on her swing. (Except for her brother) They all played, danced, ate pizza and had fun. Of…
Read More +Problem Solver
Jordan was really brave at a St. Louis play area called the City Museum. It’s hard to explain the spot – it’s full of climbing. There are slides, there are balls, there are tunnels. It’s kind of scary for a mom… And it was kind of scary for a little girl who has recently shown…
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