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October Birthday Bash 2021 -- in pictures
Nov. 4th, 2021 06:51 pmIt was amazing, very human, and omg, I'm so in love with my family. Have a peek if you want; family vacation pictures:
( 19 Pictures! )
( 19 Pictures! )
So, first, this happened:
"Hi Lisa, we had another offer that did not involve a land contract and have accepted it last week. I thought I should let you know about this immediately. I'm sorry it did not work out."
And the next day this happened:
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And the next day, *this* happened! ( Read more... )
"Hi Lisa, we had another offer that did not involve a land contract and have accepted it last week. I thought I should let you know about this immediately. I'm sorry it did not work out."
And the next day this happened:
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And the next day, *this* happened! ( Read more... )
update on Christopher
Jan. 4th, 2018 10:30 am"Dude, you are such a dick!"
I was coming upstairs and heard Jake, one of Chris' aides say that, and I had to smile. Because Chris was giggling and I could imagine what was going on. Some people would say that calling Chris a dick is abuse, but the thing about Jake is that he treats Chris as just one of the guys, and Chris gets that. He loves Jake.
I heard Chris spit -- again, I assumed. Jake's voice took on an edge of annoyance, "No, seriously Chris. That's uncool. Stop it."
I have to admit that I was standing on the stairs, eavesdropping. Chris made a low hooting sound, and Jake said, "Yeah, ok. Come on, wanna go for a drive?"
I continued upstairs, "Hey, how's it going guys?"
At the beginning of December, Chris started getting sick. He had bad diarrhea, stopped eating and started loosing weight. I took him into his family physician, and they couldn't find anything -- no infection or virus or such. Finally, I took him into the emergency room. They admitted him, gave him a feeding tube and he was there for five days while he stabilized.
In the hospital, he wasn't having any diarrhea and he was handling the tube feeding ok, so he was discharged. He came home with a tube feeding pump and we had him on that for about two weeks, until he started signing for "eat" and started first with one meal a day, then two, and now he's eating three meals most days. He's still having intermittent diarrhea and no one really knows why.
His mom says that it's probably just depression. "He was like this when his dad and I split up, and when we had to move."
Chris has 12 hrs a day for an aide to watch over him. Right now, I have Kayla, my daughter-in-law, and Jake, a friend of Sam's who's become a part of the family. They're paid $12/hr by the State, and Chris adds another $3/hr from his SSI check. This uses all of his check, but we also get chore services money of about $700/mo, and he has food stamps and gets his incontinence supplies from Medicare.
Even after six months, we're still all getting used to having Chris with us. Mostly, it's a lot like have a perpetual toddler -- he can't be left alone, he needs help with feeding, and he's incontinent.
Last month, the day he got out of the hospital, the court awarded me guardianship. On February 15th, Chris will turn 30; I turn 57 on Jan 14. The only thing that I have to worry about at this point is that my health stays good so that I can keep him in my home. That's the plan.
Chris, Jan 4 2018
I was coming upstairs and heard Jake, one of Chris' aides say that, and I had to smile. Because Chris was giggling and I could imagine what was going on. Some people would say that calling Chris a dick is abuse, but the thing about Jake is that he treats Chris as just one of the guys, and Chris gets that. He loves Jake.
I heard Chris spit -- again, I assumed. Jake's voice took on an edge of annoyance, "No, seriously Chris. That's uncool. Stop it."
I have to admit that I was standing on the stairs, eavesdropping. Chris made a low hooting sound, and Jake said, "Yeah, ok. Come on, wanna go for a drive?"
I continued upstairs, "Hey, how's it going guys?"
At the beginning of December, Chris started getting sick. He had bad diarrhea, stopped eating and started loosing weight. I took him into his family physician, and they couldn't find anything -- no infection or virus or such. Finally, I took him into the emergency room. They admitted him, gave him a feeding tube and he was there for five days while he stabilized.
In the hospital, he wasn't having any diarrhea and he was handling the tube feeding ok, so he was discharged. He came home with a tube feeding pump and we had him on that for about two weeks, until he started signing for "eat" and started first with one meal a day, then two, and now he's eating three meals most days. He's still having intermittent diarrhea and no one really knows why.
His mom says that it's probably just depression. "He was like this when his dad and I split up, and when we had to move."
Chris has 12 hrs a day for an aide to watch over him. Right now, I have Kayla, my daughter-in-law, and Jake, a friend of Sam's who's become a part of the family. They're paid $12/hr by the State, and Chris adds another $3/hr from his SSI check. This uses all of his check, but we also get chore services money of about $700/mo, and he has food stamps and gets his incontinence supplies from Medicare.
Even after six months, we're still all getting used to having Chris with us. Mostly, it's a lot like have a perpetual toddler -- he can't be left alone, he needs help with feeding, and he's incontinent.
Last month, the day he got out of the hospital, the court awarded me guardianship. On February 15th, Chris will turn 30; I turn 57 on Jan 14. The only thing that I have to worry about at this point is that my health stays good so that I can keep him in my home. That's the plan.
Chris, Jan 4 2018a walk in the woods
May. 28th, 2017 11:32 pmA walk in the woods, just as it started to rain --
I was in the UP a couple of weeks ago. Luke is doing very well and I miss him. We went to go look at a piece of property that I have my eye on.
the Septober babies
Oct. 5th, 2015 07:47 pm
Carli Aurora, born September 25th (parents Carl and Crystal)
Elliot Lincoln, born October 5 (parents David and Bekkah)
Twelve has arrived!
Oct. 5th, 2015 01:24 pmAnother October birthday for us! My grandson Elliot has made his appearance -- just little over an hour ago. Pictures pending. Mother and son are well.
Edit: Pics!
"Our beautiful baby boy Elliott Lincoln joined us today at 12:06pm. He is 8 lbs 1 oz and 22 inches long. We are all happy and doing well."
Edit: Pics!
"Our beautiful baby boy Elliott Lincoln joined us today at 12:06pm. He is 8 lbs 1 oz and 22 inches long. We are all happy and doing well."
Carli Aurora
Oct. 2nd, 2015 09:42 amMore baby pics! Here's Eleventy, also known as Carli Aurora:
Home birth in a birthing tub -- I gotta say that mom and baby look pre'damn good for an 18 hr. labor.
Rocking the Geoffrion/Dupras genes!
With sister, Eilie (just shy of 2 yrs)
Home birth in a birthing tub -- I gotta say that mom and baby look pre'damn good for an 18 hr. labor.
Rocking the Geoffrion/Dupras genes!
With sister, Eilie (just shy of 2 yrs)
Welcome to the world, Carli Aurora! My son and his wife, Carl and Crystalyn, are safely delivered of a girl-child, born this morning at 2:45 am, weighing exactly 7lbs and measuring 20 inches. Such strong features! I love it.
I haven't blogged about this, but Carl and Crystal decided to do an unassisted home birth. Thankfully, everything went well and mom and baby are fine. Beckka and David are due today, so Twelve will be coming along any time now!
Carl and Crystalynn
Aug. 15th, 2012 08:44 pmAbout a gazillion years ago, my son Carl, a high school sophomore, met me on the front porch steps as I was coming home from work. It was spring. He looked nervous. Uh, oh. I thought. What now?
I expected him to say that he broke a window, or that he was flunking a class. I didn't expect him to say that his girlfriend was pregnant.
Carl moved in with Crystal that summer. He was sixteen. And though he only lived across town, and it's a little town, I missed him so much. We were running our little coffee shop then, and he rode his bike in every morning and worked before school.
Today Carl and Crystalyn went down to the courthouse and got married. They just wanted a simple ceremony, and they asked that Mike and I not come -- because they want to have a big ceremony next year, and then it will feel special, with us there for the first time.
So here you go, this young family. They got their almost-4 yr old, Seth, a ring, too. Here's a few pics -- someone must have been holding their little guy, Jareth, who was born in December.
( pics )
I expected him to say that he broke a window, or that he was flunking a class. I didn't expect him to say that his girlfriend was pregnant.
Carl moved in with Crystal that summer. He was sixteen. And though he only lived across town, and it's a little town, I missed him so much. We were running our little coffee shop then, and he rode his bike in every morning and worked before school.
Today Carl and Crystalyn went down to the courthouse and got married. They just wanted a simple ceremony, and they asked that Mike and I not come -- because they want to have a big ceremony next year, and then it will feel special, with us there for the first time.
So here you go, this young family. They got their almost-4 yr old, Seth, a ring, too. Here's a few pics -- someone must have been holding their little guy, Jareth, who was born in December.
( pics )
