As a shopaholic, I have bought my fair share of products both awesome and hideous. Cheap and expensive. Gorgeous and meh. And oh, the rationalizations... "We'll use this 400 million times.""It practically pays for itself.""How innovative!""That sale won't last long." "No doubt this will sell out again." My bad habits are nothing if not predictable. So when Jake and I started seriously discussing putting in a swimming pool at the house back in 2016, only a year after moving back to Augusta, I made my pros & cons list. Pro I will suddenly have time to take up reading...in a serene outdoor settingour kids will spend time outside and away from electronicsI will entertain like a pro, throwing fabulous parties and playdatesour kids will become Olympic swimmers, each ... [Read More]
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Zella the Zebra…Fish
ADNP syndrome has stolen so much from our girl. At nearly 4.5 years old although she can chug along slowly with a walker, Zella is still unable to walk independently. She has a handful of approximations and signs, but we fear she may never utter a single word. Zella still can not scoop food onto a spoon to feed herself. She is not and may never be potty trained. Fatigue overwhelms her body.Frustration overcomes her mind.Milestones are never met on time, or at all... until now. Despite our initial assumption that she would never swim without a flotation device, Zella is defying us all and swimming independently at 4 years old. (My apologies for the toplessness...this is how we roll in the backyard). We could not be more thrilled with Zella's progress ... [Read More]
