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Ankle Update
This is the lovely bruise that has developed, yesterday, five days after the fall. Today it's turning into a funky green colour.News from the doctor is that she needs crutches for at least ten more...
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Valentine Cupcakes & Blood Sugar Bliss
Bet you don't usually hear those two terms in the same sentence. The blood sugar's likely blissful because no cupcakes are being consumed.A few days ago, I decided the string of recent highs Kenny's...
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Snow!!
That's it, I'm out of room. It can stop snowing now and be spring.Oh yeah...Kenny was here!
View ArticleLEGO Creations
Kenny's been at the LEGO again. He loves watching the videos that are on lego.com, so today he wanted to make one of his own. Here it is:
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Brother Birthday
Happy birthday Mark. Pretty spiffy banjo clothes you got going there. By the way, have you read Huck Finn yet? I don't think there was actually a banjo in that book, I'll have to re-read it myself to...
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Organizing
Check this out!All of those specialized, hard-to-find pieces have been sorted into a tackle box. I haven't had to dig for a piece in days!I also put windows/doors, people, and tires and axles into...
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Focus!
Everything's about focus. Getting homework done in a reasonable amount of time, getting work in the classroom done on time, eating breakfast and getting dressed in the morning, scrubbing the floors,...
View ArticleDress Rehearsal & BG Update
Tomorrow is the music festival (string division) starts. Miranda is all set to play and asked me to record her -- I think she just wanted an excuse to wear her new dress. It's not perfect, but she has...
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Springtime Snowlady
Well it warmed up enough to make the backyard snow heap sticky. So with some prompting, a little help, a trip to the park behind the fence to get arm sticks, and a short pause for some Dex-4s, here is...
View ArticleStar Wars Overload
This one's for my brother. Now that you've got three kids and all those animals to worry about, you can get your Star Wars fix all in one go! See, I just found you a bunch of extra hours in your day....
View ArticleLutes are Cool
I've been wanting a lute for a long time. Probably ever since I first got a John Dowland piece way back, sometime in the 80s.Lately I've been reading a lot of Philippa Gregory novels and watching The...
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Lego Meters & Diabetic Snails
Look at me! Two posts in one day!This is what a diabetic kid makes out of Lego when he's home sick with a cold: The Lego meter even has blood on the test strip. Mr. Snail has diabetes and has to drag...
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The Politics of Nine Year Old Friendships
When you're 9 years old, can you really say that somebody is your BFF (best friend forever)? Forever is a really long time. I'm a Facebook friend of the girl I was best friends with when I was 9, but...
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Easter without all the Sweets
Sweets and chocolate and sweets and chocolate and more chocolate. That's what kids get at Easter, right? We've done that the last couple of years, and carb counted all the Easter treats. This year, we...
View ArticleYou Have Got To Be Fracking Kidding Me!
“This is war. You never want to fight fair. You want to sneak up behind your enemy and club him over the head.”– StarbuckI'm going to blame the new shoes and rubber boots for this one. New shoes and...
View ArticleDiabetes in my Dreams
The other night, I had a very realistic and convincing dream where I got up and did Kenny's three a.m. check. His number was 7.44 mmol. In my dream I was pondering this odd number, thinking that it was...
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The Princess & the Worm
This is a portion of an interesting conversation I overheard my kids having outside the other day:Kenny: "Hey Miranda! Look!! I found a worm!!!!!"Miranda: "Ewwwwwwwww. GET IT OUT OF MY FACE...
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Down the Hatch
This is a super-healthy-your-body-won't-know-what-hit-it drink made with my fancy new Nutribullet "superfood nutrition extractor" that I got for my birthday. Looks like bile right? I'm pretty sure that...
View ArticleCups
I can't believe that it's been almost a month since I've posted anything. I've been busy painting my living room/hallway/accompanying ceilings and trim. Yeah, that took a while, but it's done and it...
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Earwigs Everywhere
We went camping again. And once again, we stayed in a yurt.I wanted to stay for longer, but there were only two night available when Tom was on holidays.It was great fun, Kenny and Miranda had fun...
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Goodbye Grandma
A couple of weeks ago my grandmother passed away. Even though I didn't see her as much as she would have liked or I would have liked over the past year or so, I know that my children and I would have...
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Sugar Free Cupcake?
"Oh look! Mom's camera!!"I've been bowling (twice), to a gymnastics club and to a school gym all in the name of keeping diabetes in check at birthday parties. Up until this summer, I never had to pass...
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Big Bug Update
CraneflyI was pretty sure these weren't giant mosquitoes. I don't know why I didn't look them up before. I think once they all went away last year, I put the horrid things out of my mind. Right now,...
View ArticleThis, That, The Other Thing, & Tummy Shots?
Yesterday I met with Kenny's teacher. I think the meeting went as well as could be expected. She took the time to read all of the information I provided and spent a lot of time on his website which I...
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Ye Olde Sprained Ankle
My poor, sweet Miranda is now sporting a wickedly swollen ankle, neatly wrapped with a tensor bandage and propped up with a cushion, because of a skating accident. She even has crutches. The doctor...
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