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Jan 18 2012

Not so Wordless Wednesday

So, this really should be an amendment, or addition maybe would be a better word, to my last post.  If you didn’t read it, well, you should, 2012 has been an interesting health year for us with a lot of emergency room visits (did I even mention Seth’s gaping wound from being run over by [...]

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Jan 11 2012

2012 Really?!

Good Morning people,
I couldn’t think of a better day/time/events to blog about than right now.  So far 2012 has been an unbelievable year for us Schwab’s, although not sure if it is a ‘good’ unbelievable.
Since the new year, we have had barfing, cha-cha(figure it out…the real word is gross), and for the first time and [...]

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Dec 28 2011

Wordless Wednesday

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Nov 02 2011

The Achievement Gap.

I was briefly scanning over my local paper online this morning when I came across an article that sparked interest in me.  It was an article about how Minnesota students/schools are starting to lose ground to students around the nation.
As everyone from Minnesota knows, we have put up with high taxes and freezing, sometimes down [...]

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Oct 18 2011

The Year of The Boy/Never Quit.

Good Morning Everyone!
For those of you with children, especially if you have children with special needs, this post will get you.
As many of you know my son has very high functioning Asperger’s, you also know many of the struggles we have gone through with school, friends, and sports.
My husband and I have fought endlessly for [...]

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Sep 18 2011

Flick the Switch

Published by Outspoken Mom under parenting

Do you ever wish your mind was as clear and filled with all sorts of ideas, when you Actually had time to write them down?!  That is me almost all the time   I have all these great things I want to write about pop into my head, usually as I am driving, waiting [...]

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Jul 27 2011

What am I going to feed my children?

As we head into August soon, I am starting to do some back to school shopping for clothes, trying to get the children back into a mode of doing some daily homework and reading so when the ‘real’ stuff starts coming it won’t be such a shock.  I am also determined this will be the [...]

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Jun 08 2011

Didn’t think I would become the outspoken voice for saving Planned Parenthood, but darnit, I am steaming mad right now!! 
Listen up people, if PP goes away, it will affect a lot of women and children!  I am so sick of policies and cuts affecting women and children most.   I did a lot of research, again, [...]

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Apr 01 2011

Lies, Truths, and Food.

Many of you know I am now writing articles for the Examiner.com at www.examiner.com for the Minneapolis area under Family and Special Needs Parents.  I am hoping to spread the word about the issues parents of children with Special Needs Children face daily and I am hoping I will be able to help others.
My latest [...]

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Nov 01 2010

My Solution to Your (my) problems!?

Oh my readers, I have missed you all so!  Life has been uneventful in times when I was free to write and completely jam-packed when I had no time to write, add to that 2 bouts of pneumonia and well…I am now able to write something!  I am so happy to be writing today!!!!!
Today’s blog [...]

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