It has begun. This past Monday we emptied what used to be the Sarah-Rise room and what used to be the girls’ shared bedroom. Carl spent time each night this week working on wall and ceiling repair. Yesterday we did more wall repair, sanding, vacuuming, wall-cleaning, and taping. Amy loved spackling and Sarah was an… Read more »
January 2020
January 19
Last Sunday after I wrote my update, the day went downhill. Everyone seemed to be clashing with everyone. Amy continues to have times when she has no space for Sarah to be her sister and to be Sarah. Walking most of the way home independently has helped, but then the anger towards Sarah is there… Read more »
January 12
Sometimes you know a change may come eventually and then suddenly you realize that the time is now. As you know, the walks home from Amy’s school are often fraught with Amy being mad at Sarah for being there, for walking, for existing, for pushing a stroller. It was heartbreaking for me to hear as… Read more »
January 5
Amy has braces! She picked clear brackets with teal rubber bands holding the wire on the brackets. As you can imagine, her first few days were rather miserable at meal time. Even mac and cheese was too uncomfortable to eat, so she had lots of applesauce and mashed potatoes. By the time school started she… Read more »