Sheila on February 24th, 2006

I took both girls to the doctor today. Maggie hasn’t been eating much and woke up today just not herself. She was laying on the couch and had no interest in doing anything. Katie, on the other hand, was practically bouncing off the walls she was so full of energy and happy.
About an hour before [...]

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Sheila on February 23rd, 2006

Why is it that when one child is feeling sick and not wanting to do anything the other one seems to collect all the energy the first one isn’t using?

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Sheila on February 22nd, 2006

At dinner tonight, Katie spent minutes painstakingly sweeping a bit of grated cheese from the table into her outstretched hand.  She made sure that she positioned her hand perfectly, just a little under the edge of the table so that nothing would miss.  She checked the curve of her palm and fingers to make sure [...]

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Sheila on February 22nd, 2006

Today when I picked Maggie up from school, her teacher mentioned that she knew lots of words that started with the letter of the week, and that she shared a whole list of them with the class.
The letter of the week is “P.” I am a little afraid to find out if she shared her [...]

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