Tag: Mickey
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Failure to thrive
It is a sad day a we are forced to acknowledge that Alyssa failed to get any of the desired benefits of joining the swim team. She didn’t integrate socially and she grew to hate the training and competition so much that she quit actually going to practice weeks ago. At this point we aren’t…
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Enoch is baptized
After all the stress and trouble at the well leading up to today we finally had the baptism along with the party and the play (Peter Pan). I was so thrilled that the baptism went smoothly and Enoch didn’t balk at standing in front of everyone. The peace was strongest as we stood confirming him…
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Go, and sin no more.
The boys were terrible in church so I brought them home and made them sit on the couch. Laura was upset by what I told them but after sitting, and each of them being brought to tears, we started listening to scriptures and discussing them. I think it turned out to be a good primary…
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Cleaning up
We managed to get things cleaned up for the start of the week. I mowed the lawn, the kids folded the laundry, finished the dishes, and (bribed by a dinner at Pizza Pie Cafe) cleaned the whole house. I also put enough encouragement on Laura that she was able to try on the pants for…
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Peter Pan parts
The kids auditions for Peter pan went very well according to Laura. She was obviously right because the casting apparently too less than an hour and Alyssa got the party of Smee alongside Isaac as Captain Hook. Laura had told me that they had read together for those two parts (with both of them trying…
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Doing too much
I had talked about working on Alyssa’s room today but instead I fixed the rabbit pen, laid carpet in the downstairs hallway, put up the new Roman shades that arrived today, and got all the kids to and from school at their appointed times. At the same time, Laura was going to her therapist and…
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Soccer coach
Yesterday at night games Laura mentioned to Kim that one of our kids’ soccer team still didn’t have a coach. At this late hour and knowing how much I’ve tried helping coach Isaac I feel interested in filling such a void. Laura verified that not evidence of someone stepping forward had come and then I…
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Alyssa returns
Today Alyssa returned home after her summer away. She had a meeting with Dr. Empey and he said at the end that the summer had clearly been very good for her and that he had high hopes for her succeed in the new school year. I also got a chance to talk to her about…
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Clashing needs
I got my surgery scheduled for August and my CAT scan scheduled for next week. I also managed to go to scouts with Isaac at 7. In the evening, the thing I predicted while Laura was living away came glaringly true tonight. I was able to provide structure in the house but Laura doesn’t follow…
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Progress
Visiting Dr Goldstein’s office today we found that their conclusions confirmed what we had already been learning about Isaac and Alyssa. At work I was able to clear a couple of important tickets so that I now have less than 10 in my queue again. In the evening I got my new Chromebook and made…