Daily Archives: October 20, 2016

31 Days of Parenting Kiddos with Special Needs: Blogger Spotlight on Kathleen of “So Much to Say…”

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31 Days of Parenting Kiddos with Special Needs

I’m fighting a bad cold so you’re getting another “cheater” post today.

Why Iā€™m spotlighting this blogger: I got to know Kathleen probably 5 years ago while doing the “7 Quick Takes” meme when it was still hosted by Jen Fulwiler. We bonded over a love of music and our kiddos. She was one of my first blogging cheerleaders for Daniel because she knows what it’s like for your kiddo to *FINALLY* hit a milestone — her daughter Julianna was born with Down Syndrome and Kathleen has dealt with many of the same things with Julianna that I’ve faced with Daniel.

One thing I seriously love: she and her husband Christian take Julianna to medical schools to meet and talk to medical students so that they can see that while Down Syndrome can be a potentially “scary” diagnosis, it is not “incompatible with life” in the least.

Go check her out!

7 Quick Takes: Sick As A Dog Edition

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7 Quick Takes

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Prayer Request. Yesterday, I got hit with the crud Daniel had last week as well as a severe fibromyalgia flare-up. The pain was so bad that I was almost in tears. I’m slightly better today but I had to miss class to sleep off the Flexeril I had to take to try and help with my achy joints and muscles. If you could pray for some healing for me, I would appreciate it. šŸ™‚

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Voting early and voting often. I got my absentee ballot in the mail on Monday and voted immediately, tossing it in the mail on my way to campus on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the mainstream media didn’t get my message that they could cancel the debate last night and as well as all the political discussion because I had already voted.

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Speaking of the debate… Having the debate between Clinton and Trump was kind of pointless because I really don’t think there is anyone who hasn’t decided between those two. A more helpful thing would have been to have the debate between Jill Stein, Evan McMullin, and Gary Johnson — you know, the third party candidates that a lot of people are considering because they can’t fathom voting for Trump or Clinton.

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Doing your devotions. Jessica talked this week about how she has her devotions. Mine really depend on the day and what’s going on but I’d love to know what all y’all do. Leave me a comment or email me and let me know!

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A day in my life with Daniel. I blogged about a day in my life with Daniel yesterday. It’s slightly atypical in that I’m not usually in my jammies so early in the day, I don’t usually spend that much time in bed, and I usually have choir on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it was Day 1 of me being sicker than sick so I had to bow out of choir.

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New glasses. I ordered my new glasses from Firmoo on Friday and they arrived in the mail yesterday! I cannot say enough that is positive about Firmoo — they have been a wonderful company with whom to work.

Glasses #1
Glasses #2

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Astonished. I got another 98% on my Accounting test on Monday. (I missed a 2-point question on a definition.) Considering how mathphobic I used to be, I’m laughing at how much I am enjoying this. I even worked on Accounting homework while sick in bed last night!

For more Quick Takes, visit Kelly at This Ain’t The Lyceum.