It has been more than a few weeks since I have had time to write anything. Time has just slipped away. Ema has started school and has adjusted so well. The staff have been busy reading the RETT SYNDROME handbook and have managed to make going to school for Ema enjoyable. She enters the building […]
Happy Father’s Day! It is crazy busy around here for June. My second oldest son, Colby graduates from grade 12 this week and Mackenzie has her farewell for grade 8 and Academy awards the following, so I am not done working on my next post just yet. I thought I would post a picture video […]
It was difficult to ask people for donations and be OK with it, BUT I am happy to say I raised $595. “Gracious acceptance is an art – an art which most never bother to cultivate. We think that we have to learn how to give, but we forget about accepting things, which can be […]
When I posted Raising Money & Dealing with Fears & Anxieties I didn’t know if anyone would donate to my cause let alone read the blog. I have learned over time not to expect anything from anyone, that way I am never disappointed. (It isn’t meant to be a bad thing…something like “Don’t count your […]
I was super excited to open an email over a week ago from Ema’s kindergarten teacher, Mrs.Thiessen. It was asking if Ema would like to go along on the grade K/1 field trip to the zoo. Sometimes it is difficult to include Ema in activities. She doesn’t fit the stereo type of a 5 1/2 […]
We learn while living in Rettland that the most simple things are a sense of huge excitement. This week-end had one amazing day. I am not a huge fan of the song “HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY”, but that is how I felt this morning! “We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of […]
Like I said in one of my early posts, I made the choice to complain (and I did complain) about our Manitoba Healthcare system to my local MLA. At first I thought it was a great idea, then I started getting calls and I sort of questioned my decision. What did I get myself into? […]
EYES on EMA 