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Category Archives: Overcoming obstacles
Matt Iseman- Our Celebrity Warrior
OK. So this one unfortunately has to start with major disclaimers. I’m so eager to have you get to the meat of my message, that I have to start with all the caveats that will get you past all the … Continue reading
Transition starts now….
I am a procrastinator by nature. Despite years of effort to change that, and despite those many, many times I barely skated in just before a deadline (or even just after) – I still often wait until the 11th … Continue reading
We are officially PRN (aka kicked out:) )
So, we had a rheumatology visit last week. I’m embarrassed to say it was our first visit in a YEAR. Our last visit was in May, 2014. We had another scheduled last September – and then the doctor needed to reschedule … Continue reading
Edge of Seventeen….
My daughter Caitlin, my oldest child, turns seventeen tomorrow. Writing it, saying it – doesn’t make it any more believable. Wasn’t I just carrying her in a backpack? Weren’t we just painting the bedroom pink and thrilling over Princess sheets and … Continue reading
Big Sur, big moments….CCC days 3 and 4
“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into thin air.” John Quincy Adams So, the riders actually made it to Big Sur on Monday…and soaked their feet in the river, sitting in … Continue reading
Posted in CCC, Overcoming obstacles
Tagged Arthritis Bike Classic, California Coast Classic
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Back in the Saddle, CCC 2014
I was going to start with an apology intended for those that have no interest in reading about this particular event – but I changed my mind. Because, frankly, I’m too dang proud of my husband and the other 190 … Continue reading
I hope you dance….
I wasn’t prepared to cry, really. I was excited, and maybe a little bit nervous for her. But I wasn’t prepared for the floodgate to open. It was so simple and mundane – so normal for most parents. Just one number … Continue reading
My JA Family
” Family is like music. Some high notes, some low notes. But always a beautiful song.” I have a huge family – I mean tremendously gigantic. I’ve never even met most of them and probably never will, because there are … Continue reading
Super JA Mom
Today, on Mother’s Day, I am celebrating the women in my life, who have nurtured and mentored and created beauty. They have taught me, shared, and supported and loved freely. Not all of them are mothers – some are aunts, some … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Overcoming obstacles
Tagged JA Mother's Day, juvenile arthritis mom, Super JA Mom
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The Super-Magnificent, Splendiferous 100th Post!!!
OK… It’s not all that spectacular, really. But in honor of this 100th post, I thought I would take a look back at where we were when I first started this blog, in September of 2009, and compare it to … Continue reading
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