Paul
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Cookie day 2013
Jessica and her sisters had been planning today for some time. Today was cookie day… or perhaps, as I think of it, Cookie Day. We estimate a number of greater than six hundred cookies were made in the course of six hours. That’s not bad for having a single oven.
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For the better
Some thoughts of a special needs parent.
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My tiny hero
Perhaps you remember me mentioning TinySuperheroes.com – they sent Namine a cape after one of my readers sponsored her.
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Creativity
Namine came up with this one all on her own. I have a brushtache!
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The shark bites
My dad sang this song to me when I was a boy. Just passing it along.
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ENT and therapy
We took Namine in to see her ENT doctor today. She’s been complaining of her ear bothering her, so we feared the worst: an ear infection. Fortunately, that turned out to not be the case.
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Tonight’s gem from Namine
I was in the kitchen getting some water when Jessica called in to me, “Can you grab me a seltzer?” Namine hollered in after, Can I have a saltzer too? Hey, what’s a saltzer?
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Like father, like daughter
Last night, Namine and I made beer bread and chocolate cake. The bread was just part of dinner, and the cake was in celebration of Jessica’s birthday. (She is celebrating another anniversary of her 21st birthday, in case you were wondering.) While we were eating dinner, I noticed Namine doing something… familiar.
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Namine’s glasses
With her new glasses, Namine looks a little (okay, a lot) more grown up than I’m comfortable with.
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Namine’s quote of the day
Namine was banging two toy eggs together in lieu of musical instruments this morning. I asked her why, because she has a box full of musical instruments in her room. And the box is on the bottom shelf of her toybox rack, so I knew she could reach it. I’m using eggs because my tambourine…
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Happy birthday Jessica!
Yesterday was perhaps not the birthday that Jessica wanted – with Namine’s cardiology appointment revealing tachycardia – but it is indicative of the life we have with each other.
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Loose tooth no more
Namine came scooting into my bedroom this morning. “Daddy Daddy Daddy! My loose tooth fell out here it is my loose tooth came out you have to come see!” She was just a little excited.