Last week, Kevin, Grace, Graham, and I headed to the county courthouse for Grace’s guardianship hearing. Guardianship allows us to continue in our role of decision-maker for Grace. We’ve known this was coming for years but could only actively pursue the process six months before she turned 18 (according to state law). We hired a … Continue reading She’s still ours
The CT scan that will tell us if Grace’s tumor is shrinking is scheduled for January 3rd. It feels forever away. I am grateful, though, that we’ve had the space to resume some kind of normal in this time of waiting. Grace hasn’t fully recovered from the surgery that cut off blood flow to the … Continue reading January 3rd – a Grace update
When we were in my hometown at Christmas, I spent a few minutes looking at my high school yearbook from my senior year. I was 17 that year. The yearbook has been haunting me a bit – there’s no comparison. Grace turned 17 a week ago. Her 17 is very different from my own. There’s … Continue reading 17
Well, another year is almost in the books! Here’s a month-by-month look back: January: February: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: December: In the in-between, we did all the things – the laundry, the dishes, the paperwork, the driving, the learning, the laughing, the snuggling, the taking of pictures. It’s been a … Continue reading 2022 in Review & Happy Holidays!
16 years, 2 weeks, and 1 day There are a few new babies in my Facebook feed. I love seeing their weekly updates, watching how changes happen between two weeks – three weeks – and four. It’s remarkable. My first baby turned 16 years old a little over two weeks ago. Her birthdays are always … Continue reading 834 weeks, 1 day
the world according to grace, graham, and occasionally a furry dog 