by Alison on June 18, 2010
“Yep, I know you do honey, I want you to go home too!” Updates: 6/18 9:45 pm, settling in to sleep, 93% O2 on “room air”! Now if she can just keep it up there for the night… We’re hoping she can go home tomorrow, the earlier the better. 10:30 pm, sleeping soundly, holding steady [...]
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by Alison on June 17, 2010
(the note to remind me to pick up her black bear) I hear “maybe she’ll grow out of it soon” a lot. I have the hopeful thought myself, frequently. She still could grow out of it, but the present reality is that Gracie has landed herself in the hospital something like 10 times in the [...]
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by Alison on June 16, 2010
Monday: Grace had a touch of cough every now and then, increasing in frequency by evening. O2 stats fine (97-98%). I told her she needed to use her albuterol inhaler before bed, as a preventative measure, as her cough was sounding more asthma-like. (When you’re an asthma mom, you learn to listen for the different [...]
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by Alison on June 14, 2010
We had a cd of Sunday School Songs playing yesterday. As much as I love classic hymns, I may love Sunday School songs just a wee little bit more because they’re so easy to memorize and it’s so cute to see little children light up and sing along. There I was, softly singing along as [...]
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by Alison on June 12, 2010
You know the old expression “Break a leg!” you are supposed call out to out to your pal/son/daughter/sister/brother before they head out for a performance on the stage? Well, with 3 kids in a production, and thus 6 legs at stake, well, I don’t really care for the old expression… There were a couple of [...]
by Alison on June 9, 2010
My aunt, LouAnn, is such a great cook. We can always count on her to bring something fabulous to a picnic. She came through again last week (Memorial Day) with what has now become my new favorite salad. I’ve been hankering for more cold salads and things that go well on the summer menu- you [...]
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by Alison on June 8, 2010
3 of the newest Pinocchio cast members! Fun times! Day 2 of their 1st Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre production is in the bag, and let me tell you, they are having a blast! I have to admit, so am I
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by Alison on June 7, 2010
(*unrelated pic, see end of post ) I have a story to tell, but it needs more writing. There has been another asthma flare-up, and like He has done so many times before, the Lord has taken such good care of us and our girls. I’ll try to get it up for tomorrow. For now, [...]
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