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Angela on September 3rd, 2010

Simmi has had her first experience making muffins, and let me tell you, this child was in heaven! She loved pouring in all the ingredients, stirring it and of course putting her hands in everything. Her fingers would flitter as she stuck her hands in the agave nectar, she loved putting both hands into the [...]

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Angela on August 19th, 2010

As my thoughts begin to migrate towards the end of summer, I’m left wondering, “Where do I find great therapists?” I gave Simmi a break from her therapies because she was no longer receptive to anything they had to give, she was angry, hostile and would just run and hide after a few minutes of [...]

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Angela on August 6th, 2010

Simmi is just the sweetest little cutie pie and she always keeps us smiling and cracking up laughing. She is this delicate little flower, uniquely scented with a thrill for life, curiosity, tenacity and pith. Do you remember when you were a child eating cinnamon toast? I do, and that is what Simone reminds me [...]

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Angela on July 30th, 2010

We moved into our new home about two weeks ago and I was surprised at how well Simmi adapted to her new surroundings. The previous owners had two huge Irish Wolf Hounds and their hair was EVERYWHERE. We were told by them that they never let the dogs into the house since they were so [...]

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Angela on June 17th, 2010

How time flies my sweet Simone! You were born on June 10th, three years ago, and from the moment I held you, I knew that you were such a treasure. Oh how you have grown from that tiny 6 lbs 11oz sweet pea with strawberry blond hair and deep beautiful eyes! While your red hair [...]

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Angela on March 4th, 2010

Simmi truly is the sweetest thing in the world. As I sat with her today, we watched Alice in Wonderland and I couldn’t help but tear up as she started acting out a part of the movie. Alice was in the garden and the flowers were singing to her. Simone bursts out in song, waving [...]

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Angela on March 2nd, 2010

Today Simone’s speech therapist came and finally gave a diagnosis of Apraxia of Speech. In September 08′ a neuro-developmental pediatrician had given Simmi a partial diagnosis of “speech disorder of unknown origins.” It can take a long time for a child to be diagnosed with a speech disorder, and after almost a year of working [...]

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Angela on February 26th, 2010

Simmi has been through so much since November 09′. It started with her being allergic to our dog Sugar, making her itch and scratch, and feel totally uncomfortable. Then after the peanut M&M incident, her skin just seemed to get worse from there. Purple spots plague her torso, and her skin feels like sandpaper. Back [...]

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Angela on February 15th, 2010

Its amazing how quickly time goes by. Simone will be three years old in four months. The picture on the left is of Simmi and Poppie walking down a the road on a piece of property we went to see this past Saturday. We were walking around on that land for almost two hours, and [...]

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Angela on December 22nd, 2009

I don’t usually post more than once in a day, but something had been irking all day and I couldn’t figure it out. I felt like I was forgetting something, and then I remembered! On December 22, 2000 little Joey Bergsma lost his battle with Retinoblastoma. I’ve been in contact with Pam Bergsma who is [...]

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