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The Calm After the Storm
Remember when you were a kid and your school closed for a snow day, before going to bed? Not only was this instant bliss that no alarm was set, but you could sleep peacefully without worrying about school. The night before a school snow day was always my favorite. It was also the best time…
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6 Minutes
Our day began as all Saturdays do: kids get up at the crack of dawn and Derek and I pry ourselves out of bed, barely functioning. Luckily today, I decided it would be a good morning to clean the carpets and then go outside to plant flowers and do some yard work. Around 8:00, I…
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A B(e)acon of Hope
If you’ve been reading previous posts, you’ll know that G’s appetite has come and gone several times over the past year. He’s extremely picky when it comes to textures and hates spicy foods (to which Derek is convinced he’s not his child). It seems that if Greyson eats something he doesn’t like, he will never…
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The Tooth Fairy
For the past 2 months or so, Greyson’s insurance company has been bugging me to take him for his first dental appointment. Coincidentally, I’ve been avoiding taking him for the past 2 years or so. With the amount of specialists we see on a regular basis, I really neglected his “typical” appointments. I finally bit…
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Magic (Greyson) Mike
An evening ritual at the Martin house Greyson is going to love overalls. At least he better, because he’s going to be wearing them round the clock soon. For about a month now, we have had our evening Magic Mike show, featuring Greyson Michael Martin. It’s the same routine- come home, change his diaper, eat…
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“2018: The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year”
One of my favorite childhood books growing up, was Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. The book (which was later adapted into a movie in 2014) revolved around a little ginger kid named Alexander that was having a pretty crappy day. I would force my mother into reading…
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Is that genetic?
I feel as though not much has happened since my last post, but thinking back to November 4th, lots of stuff has happened. Derek has just completed his first two classes of his ABA certificate with a 4.0 GPA and I am still addicted to caffeine. Greyson had a reevaluation in late November for his…
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Halloween Mask
A few days late, but happy halloween! This year we kept on with the Star Wars theme and Greyson went as Chewbacca (he was Yoda last year). Despite having several costumes, and changing her mind daily, Roslynn decided to go as Vamperina. Halloween last year was fun, G only made it down the walkway at…
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Super Glue
Greyson was scheduled for a 48 hour EEG in the pediatric wing of York Hospital on Monday. Check-in was set for 7:30 am and we had about a 45-minute drive to the hospital. Luckily, I packed Greyson’s bag, favorite blanket, toys and cozy PJs up on Sunday evening, so we were ready to grab and…
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The Fine Line
When a family or person calls into CADD to request an evaluation or services, I am the first person the requestor will speak to. Most calls generally last about 7-10 minutes each because it takes awhile to obtain the information needed from the family and to explain our evaluation process and services. There’s always a…
