Jennifer Briggs

We now have a rising 10th grader! Sarah is all done with school! Somehow I had no cognitive dissonance when I knew her graduation activities were on Friday June 2, but that her school calendar went through June 6. I assumed she would have the graduation activities and then finish out school on Monday and… Read more »

Amy did not get fitted for a scoliosis brace on Monday. Instead she threw up on the drive there, got mopped up, threw up on the drive home, showered, and slept for most of the day. She was miserable when she was awake, hating being sick. Monday night she slept next to me, but she… Read more »

I heard back from She Writes Press, the hybrid publisher I submitted to a few weeks ago… they gave me the green light! They want to publish my book! They said I passed their selection process with flying colors. I got the email Monday morning in between clients and I thought I would climb out… Read more »

Last Sunday after Sarah’s piano recital she slept for 13 hours! I woke her for her evening meds and some gatorade, but then she went right back to sleep. I was worried that she was getting sick and that it would impact her musical. She wasn’t getting sick! I think that long sleep was what… Read more »

Amy’s English Language Arts teacher has had various art contests going alongside their various writing assignments. On Friday the winners were announced. Amy won 2nd place for two of the contests and 1st place for another! She was very excited, and this was a nice finish to her week that included PSSA testing. That testing… Read more »

This is a busy time of year for Sarah (and me as her chauffeur). She has rehearsals nearly every week day for her school musical, except on Mondays when I have her skip is so she can have her piano lesson. A week from today she has her piano recital and then May 12 and… Read more »

I SUBMITTED my book!! That means I submitted the first fifty pages and detailed summaries of every chapter, plus a summary of the book as a whole to She Writes Press. It is a hybrid publishing company so somewhere in between self-publishing and going through a traditional publisher. I still need them to accept my… Read more »

I know this update is coming later than usual. This morning a friend of mine who does myofascial restructuring was working with me, Sarah, and Amy. I had worked with him once already to help my right leg and as of a few days ago I was noticeably moving more smoothly and comfortably than I… Read more »

My right leg continues to not be as easily functional as it was even a few months ago. I don’t know if it was overdoing exercises and PT and or my fall. But I’m definitely not walking as well, painlessly, or as far as I was before. This has been disheartening and worrying. I just… Read more »

When Sarah swims she rarely gets the full arm movement going and I often think it is helpful for a teacher to physically move her arms for her so she can get the feeling. So far her current teacher hasn’t done that and I haven’t yet suggested it. This past Monday the swim teacher was… Read more »