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Wide Open Spaces
We made it to Arizona! Sunrise in Illinois Gateway Arch, St. Louis Big skies, Oklahoma Sunrise Oklahoma Sunrise Texas New Mexico My navigator taking a nap Rainy and icy New Mexico Arizona! After driving 32 hours in 3 days, we … Continue reading
Posted in Car, Family, Photography, Travel, winter
Tagged Arizona, photography, road trip, sunrise, travel, USA
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On The Road Again…
We are driving from Mississauga, Ontario, across the USA to Arizona! It is about 3,600 kms through nine states. Tonight we are in Terre Haute, Indiana. We left at 6am this morning and arrived just before 5pm tonight. The weather … Continue reading
Making it Work
The first week at work continued to be hectic. I was either driving the bus or driving the car to appointments. Becky’s regular helper has been away the whole time, so there’s no breaks for me during the day. On … Continue reading
Posted in Car, chaos, Disability, Family, Food, Independence, Life, parenting, wheelchair
Tagged bus, casting, cinnamon buns, disability, family, food, Home, life, tomatoes, work
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Spring At Last
I just checked in on the blog, and was stunned to see so many people still reading it, so I thought the least I could do is write something. The last post in October had me longing for a rest, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Car, Disability, Gardens, Home, Life, parenting, Photography, Travel, wheelchair, winter
Tagged Arizona, Canada, car, Chihuly, Desert, disability, family, Gardens, life, Ontario, travel, Utah, Van, wheelchair, winter
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Today Is Cancelled
I expected the attendant care to cancel this morning, but when I hadn’t heard anything by 8:50 am, I realized that I had to start shoveling the driveway to make a space for their vehicle. As I was digging out … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Car, chaos, Disability, Home, Life, parenting, winter
Tagged Canada, chaos, disability, family, Home, life, Mississauga, Parenting, snow, support worker, winter
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It’s Not January!
Yippee. Another month of winter behind us, and so far, a good start to February. I’m loving the new camera and try something new every day. This week I was asked to join a Photo Challenge group, so here is … Continue reading
Posted in Car, Disability, Family, Home, Life, parenting, Photos, Repairs, wheelchair
Tagged condo, disability, family, February, Home, independence, January, life, Mississauga, Parenting, photos, repairs, Valentine's Day, wheelchair, winter
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Two Out Of Three
The fridge arrived and so did Becky’s Dad with his van. My laptop is still in for service, but two out of three, so the saying goes, ain’t bad. In celebration, Becky and I decided to go out for dinner; … Continue reading
Posted in Car, chaos, Disability, Family, Humour, Life, parenting, Repairs, wheelchair
Tagged car, chaos, disability, family, fridge, humour, life, Parenting, power door, repairs, Van, wheelchair
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For Want Of A Nail…
…the battle was lost, or in our case; for want of a bolt, the van was lost. I’m hoping it doesn’t reach that point, but there are major difficulties locating a replacement part for the van. The manufacturer of the … Continue reading
A Good Start to the Year
I’m sure you can sense the sarcasm in the title of this post. It didn’t take long for life to hit the Chaos Highway with no exits in sight. I took the van in yesterday morning for repairs at our … Continue reading
Taking the Bus
Becky took the bus home today. This was the first time traveling from her day program. She used TransHelp a couple of years ago when she was at the height of her independence. Things took a little dive after some … Continue reading
Posted in Car, Disability, Family, Home, Independence, Life, parenting, wheelchair
Tagged bus, disability, Home, independence, life, Parenting, TransHelp, wheelchair
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