***At the bottom of this post are updates about many of the concerns people have about this post on social media. *** When my husband and I started looking for homes I knew I didn’t want a raised ranch, but here in NY they are pretty much the norm. I thought that they were all the same, predictable and…
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I don’t know what the word is for that huge lump of weight that has been sitting on your shoulders for a year finally sliding off is, but that is what I want to to type in the largest font possible right now. Last Monday was the day I had been looking forward to for a very long time, our…
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What an awesome summer we had with Little Henry! (Even though I think my biggest highlight was finally being done with his nose stents on August 20th) I know the nose stents are a necessary evil, but boy did I HATE them! Anyway, now we have a whole other hurdle to jump over. Palate surgery. On October 9th, two…
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I had originally purchased this ottoman from Ikea about 4 years ago to use in a staging, and I decided I didn’t like it that house, the next house or in the next house and so on. So in my warehouse it sat, got moved, moved again and ultimately just thrown around. For the past two years I’ve said I…
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One of the reasons we bought this house was an amazing sunroom off of the kitchen/dining room. But it looked like it was out of an 90’s issue of DIY Home, especially the ceiling fan. So as I was priming the walls and a beam in the ceiling I realized if I wanted to update the ceiling fan, I should…
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3 weeks after Henry’s lip/nose/gum repair surgery he had nose stents placed. This is the most aggravating things we have had to deal with so far. The nose stents are put into place to shape and open up the inside of the nose and keep scar tissue from blocking the nasal passage. Some surgeons or cleft teams don’t use them,…
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Are you excited!? That was one of the first things people would ask me when I mentioned that Henry’s surgery was coming up. How do I answer…am I excited about no more NAM and taping everyday? Yes. Am I excited that my son will be put through a 7.5 hour surgery, have a “three” week recovery period with no bottle,…
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