June 2010 - Posts

And The Tummy Troubles Continue
June 29, 2010 9:19 PM by Devon Alley

A. hasn't been to her day care center since early last Wednesday morning, and she's missed a couple of days before that due to this illness, as well. She remains perky, happy, and full of energy, but she just runs to the bathroom most of the day and has Read More...

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Busy Social Saturday
June 28, 2010 10:05 PM by Devon Alley

Late Friday night, A. appeared to be on the mend from her illness. Her tummy seemed to have settled down, and she wasn't complaining of any problems on Saturday. As such, we felt it was safe to meet our previously scheduled social engagements -- one for Read More...

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Bad Days, Sick Days
June 24, 2010 9:03 PM by Devon Alley

Yesterday, I took A. to the doctor. For almost the past two weeks now, she's been battling a stomach bug that she couldn't seem to shake. She'd be fine one day, and then the next her tummy would be upset again, usually resulting in the day care center Read More...

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Battles At Mealtimes
June 17, 2010 7:01 PM by Devon Alley

It's been a fairly decent week. For the first part of it, A. had some sort of a stomach virus, which of course made things very difficult for her. I caught the stomach bug from her and felt fairly out-of-commission myself for a day, which meant that we Read More...

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Creative Collaborations
June 15, 2010 2:52 PM by Devon Alley

I have a confession to make. I have failed in my attempts to raise A. under my own slightly simplified, somewhat hippie-like beliefs about worldly goods and the importance of money. A. is very, very interested in money. After all, if she doesn't get a Read More...

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The Summer Routine
June 14, 2010 7:50 PM by Devon Alley

I may have intimidated myself a little bit with my last blog entry. Every once in a while, you put something out there that's very well-written and that gets a lot of attention, and then it's difficult to follow-up that particular performance. This has Read More...

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On The Subject Of Vaccinations
June 7, 2010 8:10 PM by Devon Alley

For some reason (I'm assuming due to the controversial and heated nature of the discussion), many people, upon learning that A. is autistic, ask me if I believe her early childhood vaccinations caused the condition. My answer to this is always, emphatically, Read More...

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Expect the Unexpected
June 4, 2010 8:01 PM by Devon Alley

I was braced for Thursday to be a really terrible day for A. She'd had a really rough night the evening before, and she started off on the wrong foot, throwing a tantrum in the back seat of the car on the way to day care. Thursday was going to be her Read More...

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It Was The Best Of Days, It Was The Worst Of Days
June 3, 2010 9:42 PM by Devon Alley

Over the weekend, we threw a small housewarming party and invited our families over to see the new house, eat chili and hot dogs, and drink beer. Additionally, since my family lives out of town, they came to stay with us for the long weekend. It was a Read More...

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