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Living with Fragile X Syndrome

It was a big day here!

Umma | August 28, 2010

First, Duhdee totally broke my heart when he said no to this… I don’t understand how anyone could say no to an 8 month old Australian Shepherd mix.  Sure they are flipping INSANE but they’re insane in that “OMG, let’s do it again” kind of way.  There are very few dog breeds that I’m willing [...]

A morning interlude.

Umma | August 25, 2010

This morning, as he was getting dressed, Duhdee grabbed a belt.  Monkey loves belts though he won’t wear one himself.   As Duhdee threaded the belt through the loops, Monkey grabbed the buckle and said, “Pull!”  And he did. Duhdee, understandably, exclaimed, “Heyyy!”1 Monkey looked up at him, grinned and replied, “Oh, dear!” à la Winnie [...]

Ohhhh, I want!

Umma | August 22, 2010

Monkey has something similar but it’s not as big and not nearly as cool.  I want, I want, I want! Available here. It will satisfy my long wished for one of these…

It explains a lot.

Umma | August 8, 2010

Yesterday I had the privilege of spending some time with my extended family.  I know I’ve mentioned more than once that my grandfather was one of 12 siblings.  That tends to result in a fairly large extended family.  Once a year, at my Uncle Dave & Aunt Carol’s house, we are all invited to gather [...]

Wilderness Edition: The last day.

Umma | July 16, 2010

They say all good things must come to an end and this is precisely why I hate “them.”  Our last evening in the wilderness was a lot of fun.  The neighbors, I shall call them the TMI’s (and they know why, no one makes me blush…ever!!), came over for dinner, drinks and fun.  We had [...]