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It all began with a book. Just a normal little girl who had chosen this particular story for her book report. She had seen Elizabeth in the hallways of school but it wasn’t until she had read the book that she really wanted to know more about Elizabeth. I made the decision very early on […]
More… meeting her hero
I am not typically star struck … I have met Presidents, had dinner with a room full of the most powerful men and women in our country, shared a glass of wine with the Speaker of the House and bumped into Tom Cruise, no literally bumped into him! I have met movie stars, sang on […]
More… the rear view mirror
For the last month I have walked past my kitchen table a hundred times, which I have found to be my new favorite place to write. This may be because I converted my home office back into a formal dining room, because everyone needs a formal dining room!! It’s by far one of my favorite […]
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… love the moment
In the year following the divorce I had found myself focusing so much on the future that I couldn’t see what was happening in the moments I was within. I had become consumed with finding the right person, future holidays, the kids growing older, his future with the person he had replaced me with. I […]
More… the nanny chronicles
Long before Josh and I divorced we struggled with finding the perfect nanny. Interviews, for the most part always went great but I don’t think these girls fully understood what it was like to take care of Elizabeth and 2 younger ones as well. Some would last a week, a month … we even had a […]
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… feeding Elizabeth
We have been very blessed with the overall health of Elizabeth. She has rarely been sick, hospitalized just a handful of time over the last 11 years and surgeries have been minimal. Most children with extreme disabilities such as Elizabeth find themselves in and out of doctor’s offices, hospitals and a long list of scheduled […]
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Life with Elizabeth 