When Jeff and I got married we disagreed about how many children we would have.  I wanted one (only children are amazing after all) and he wanted 6 (he was an under achiever).  Then we had Jenna and I said “Wow, this is so great.  I could do this forever and ever.  Let’s have 205 [...]

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He was 3 when he came to live with us.  He was angry, angry, angry.  I remember when he had only lived with us for a month or so and I had to tell him no about something, don’t you know that little stinker kicked me right in the shin!!  (I kicked him back.  Shhhh.)
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Jessica came to live with us when she was 2 years old.  From that time she desired a pet bunny.  That was always an impossibility due to her behavioral issues.  For 7 years we have been saying "Someday."  Someday there will be time for a big responsibility like caring for another living being.  Someday she [...]

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Remember that old commercial "This is your brain…"

Now they need "This is your kids’ brain after you’ve done drugs."
Yesterday I found Josiah sitting in a corner pouting.  After determining that the thing he was pouting about was not that important and really not worthy of all the drama he was affording it I sent him [...]

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You guys are right.  We should work with what we have AND put the kids to work.  I took your advice to heart.  One of the things I really want is a fall garden.  It was a beautiful day. 

Someone who will remain nameless, but whose initials are Jacob Bettendorf, had a very bad [...]

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Remember Lina?  Remember my little dilemma with her behavior? We fixed it.
See the chair?  That’s where I sit when I am nursing Jodi.  You remember Jodi.  See Lina?

 
This is good.  She is playing frogs and cups.

 
She has strings as well.

 
And she is being GOOD.  She is alone so there is no one to [...]

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We are going HERE today.  I’ll be sure to post pics tomorrow.
You’ve all heard the stories about my FAS kids.
This is what Lina looks like when she is playing by herself because she can’t be trusted with others.

 
This is what Lina looks like when she is refusing to eat the food she just [...]

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After Jodi’s birth I think I was in bed for 48 hours.  I could hear the kids out in the livingroom testing the limits and although I wanted to do something about it the idea of sitting out there with them was SO not appealing.  On day 3 I did emerge and spend some time [...]

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Lina says to me the other day “These were dirty when I loosed them?” (Are these dirty because I used them?) And I replied “Yes, they are dirty.” Then she stares at me for probably 3 seconds, suspended in time, unaware of her surroundings. It is irrelevant whether I choose to stare back. What I [...]

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Well who knew that one simple post would turn into this? I have responded to the comments that came up before 11pm my time. But boy this is going to be a LONG entry. I also have pictures from the last two days to post so hold on tight. First some examples from today and [...]

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