Tag: Laura
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New family standards
I came home from work early feeling ill today. I’m sure it was the result of fatigue and stress after having an EXTREMELY intense conversation with Laura early into the morning and only going to sleep at 3AM. I took my test and finished Influencer. In the process of finishing I formulated some new family…
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Storage space
Today Laura rented us a storage unit so we can begin to make space in our house again. In the evening we took the loaded trailer and put that first load in the shed. Savannah had to go compose herself rather than help because loading the trailer makes moving to real for her. She is…
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Lost bunnies
At 8:40 this morning Mariah called me to tell me that the bunnies had escaped from the outdoor pen I had constructed again on Saturday. I told her there was nothing I could do from work. The truth is that I prayed. I asked that we not have a repeat of Spice, that if we…
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DCFS again
As if it was Groundhog Day, our day was dominated by DCFS again when, for reasons not yet shared with us, Adelyn pulled basically all our kids out of class to ask what their parents are like when they are angry. I found out as Savannah tried twice to call me and then told me…
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A path forward
I took today off to be at two meetings for Enoch. Each was scheduled for an hour and each took over 2 hours. At the first meeting we went to Matt’s Place and meet with a counselor named Shirlene. I love the fact that she soon identified that what Enoch needed was to have the…
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So many options
I failed to do scripture study yesterday because Laura and I spent all evening – until 2AM – talking about possibilities such as selling the house to pay our debts and moving. The real possibility exists that we could pay the debts and still put 20% down on a house that is big enough for…
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Looking at changes
As we continue to struggle for stability in our family we are constantly looking at potential changes, big and small, which might achieve our goal. Currently we are working with Mom to bring more appreciation and training so that the kids develop more consistent habits of doing the little things to keep the home up.…
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Journaling 2018
51 weeks ago (yesterday) I began journaling again regularly. Of course everything was focused on Laura. Laura tried to kill herself. Laura’s in the ICU. Laura’s in the psych ward. Laura’s at Mom’s house. Laura had a good day. Laura had a bad day. When it no longer seemed compelling to report on Laura daily…
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End of fall soccer
Today amidst all the work of clearing Alyssa’s room and moving the bunny cages outside again to enjoy whatever is left of fall weather (and with Savannah at a ballroom thing in Idaho) we played our last three soccer games if the season. Ezra scored his first goal of the season and Noah played well…
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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…