Today, March 21, is World Down Syndrome Day. This will be the ninth year officially recognizing three copies of the 21st chromosome. The theme of this year's celebration is focused on health and well-being. Truth be told, it didn't...
It has been almost a year since we first announced to the world that we were hoping to adopt. We went at it alone, without the use of an agency, ready to put the power of social media to...
Let me start by saying that I was a snot toward my sister when we were younger. Allow me to share just one instance with you to help illustrate the level of my {snotness} ...
Once, as a grade-schooler, my sister...
My dad's name is Patrick Leonard Kelly. He was born on March 17th (St. Patrick's Day); to say my family is a little Irish may be an understatement. :) My grandmother's maiden name is McNamara, and all my siblings...
Remember that time that we were having a baby, selling our house, leaving our amazing jobs, leaving an amazing town, moving back "home" three hours away, finding new jobs, and buying a new house?
I do. It's now. As in,...
Yesterday, we spent a whole day in the room where she’ll sleep.
At one point, I actually managed to wrangle all three of my wriggly worms to some sort of order across my diminishing lap - and in this millisecond...
It's no wonder that Kansas City has been listed as one of the top 10 cities in the United States to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! With more than 250,000 Kansas Citians claiming Irish heritage, March is a big month...
Consignment and garage sale season is nearly upon us! Now, the important disclaimer here is that I definitely don’t claim to be a frugality expert - in fact, I have so much room for improvement in the money-saving department...
It's 4:15 on a Tuesday afternoon. We've spent an hour outside in the cold weather, as the snow thaws and the ground offers mud puddles for planting stick "trees" (fallen twigs from our enormous maple tree, stuck upright in...
The doorbell rang. I took a deep breath before my husband and I answered it together. We opened it to a brown-eyed, speckled, ten-year-old boy in a Star Wars t-shirt. Next to him was his foster mom who said...
Although sometimes the days seem tedious, lined only with lunch messes and laundry, detailed only with diapers and disasters, we as mothers know just how quickly they are passing - and although there is definitely a time and a...
Legos. Matchbox cars. Puzzle pieces. Sports balls. Game pieces. Transformers. Baby bottles. Crayons. Legos. Baby dolls. Tonka trucks. Did I say Legos?
These are items which have caused injury to my feet after stepping on them; items which can often...
(Note: The following tips are based only on my personal experiences; not all states and/or school districts operate in this way.)
When you realize that your parenting journey is different than you imagined it would be, it can cause a...
“Do you think it’s weird that she doesn’t walk at this point?” I asked our pediatrician.
“Some kids just walk late.”
By the time my daughter was 18 months, she didn’t really talk much or understand. She wasn’t walking, either. But,...
As we were boarding our plane to leave Orlando earlier this week, a mom in line in front of me was lamenting to her husband about their Disney World vacation. "At least we got THAT out of the way,"...
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