Date night...

We are about to play a board game that Joel just set up on the dining room table.
Joel "Sit anywhere you want."
Keri "Can I sit on your lap?"
Joel "No! You'll see my cards."

... gamers.

Hicks Cousins

I spent today with Misty & Vanessa!

Clovers and Lavender

Facebook post

"The other day my kid brought me a picture he made at school to put on my fridge...he's 42. That just strikes me as wonderful." ~Keith Fisher

Picture from Aunt Stacy

With her shopping cart!

Sable the sweet

Ready for school!



Playing on her Leaptop

un-Labeled

Einstein may have been autistic. Click HERE to read more. Other people suspected to be undiagnosed include; George Orwell, Beethoven, Mozart, Hans Christian Andersen, Immanuel Kant and Thomas Jefferson.

New Life

It's amazing how life changes when people get laid off; I can't believe there are still people who don't know how much they spend on milk at the grocery store (what a luxury!). Although losing 80% of our previous income has been devastating to us and our family, I can think of the few good things that have come out of it, like: We actually value good health, we are using/wasting less oil, we are shopping in our basement for old treasures instead of shopping for new ones. I actually like my minimalistic wardrobe and wear everything in my closet (that feels good), we are eating healthier because we're at home more, gift certificates = Date night fun! "Hardship Plans" are helping us to get rid of our debt faster (and forever) and keeps our credit in good standing. Joel gets to experience being a stay at home dad and understands the struggles of running our household better. We are all able to be in school, I'm finishing, Joel has recently started and Sable is learning a lot with her friends.

It's a struggle, but we've got a plan

Independence is a lot of work

I keep dressing her and she keeps taking it off.

Update: I'm ready to staple her shirt to her pants.

Little Monster

Onward (but slowly)

Sable had a Neuro-Developmental check up at Childrens Hospital today with "Dr. Beth". She's making progress but there's nothing new to report. They are thinking about doing an MRI on her head to see what's going on in there... I'm having flash backs to my Epilepsy diagnosis and all the doctors appointments I had. They would have to sedate little miss Sable and that's making me hesitate on making a decision. We are doing the genetics test next month. Almost everything in our lives lately feels like we are walking into a dense forest and we keep getting asked "How much deeper in would you like to go?"
What would you do?