Anthony had a rough time this past winter. He seemed to pick up every cold that went around and also had increased problems with gastric reflux (stomach content backing up into his esophagus). At times the reflux was so bad that you could see the Pediasure bubbling up in the back of his throat. Add [...]
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The Making of Anthony’s New Room
Before Ripping out closet and cabinets Need to extend lift track 9 feet Putting up walls Installing door Installing drywall, inside room Outside wall New track section installed, modifying door for lift system tedious plastering and sanding Painting Making use of extra kitchen cabinets for storage Wall Decals Curtain to hide access to water heater [...]
Merry Christmas to all
and to all a good night.
Three Stooges
This year’s Christmas card photo: Christmas’ Past Photos Happy Holidays Friends and Family!
Project Smile:-)
Anthony is technically in 11th grade, but because of his significant disability, he is in a specialized program called “Project Smile”. Most of the kids in Project Smile are wheelchair dependent, non-verbal and have severe developmental disabilities. The classroom is at a typical high school, so there are some inclusion opportunities. One neat program they [...]
First Day of School
Officially, Anthony starts 11th grade and the twins start 10th grade today. Although grades don’t really mean much to us. None of us were too happy to get up early this morning, especially Mom who has to get up at 4:30am in order to get all of the boys up, fed and off to school [...]
Birthday Celebrations
Happy Birthday to my oldest friend Nancy! Well, she is not really THAT old, but we’ve been friends for a very long time. Her mother used to take her by the hand over to my house to play, which was just around the corner. We went all through school together, we both became nurses and [...]
Happy Birthday Anthony!
Today – May Day – is Anthony’s 16th Birthday and also his official adoption day. He was only 6 years old when we first found him in a foster home in NYC. He was heading to a residential placement and we were looking to adopt, so the timing was right for all concerned. Anthony fit [...]
Halloween 2008
The boys had a fun time trick-or-treating. The weather was super and we have such a nice little townhouse community where we do all of out trick-or-treating without having to leave home. Below are a few photos, more at the Kodak Gallery.
Pumpkin time!
Fall 07, originally uploaded by BissellBlog2.0.
