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The Squeaky Wheel
Becky’s wheelchair has six wheels. About two weeks ago, one of them started squeaking. I ignored it for a couple of days, but finally broke down and hit the shed in search of tools. It took about ten minutes to … Continue reading
Posted in chaos, Disability, Family, Home, Life, parenting, Repairs, wheelchair
Tagged disability, family, Home, life, Parenting, repairs, wheelchair, wheels
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It Begins…
The long awaited bathroom renovation began today. I wasn’t sure how I was going to juggle everything, letting workman in and out at the condo, taking care of Becky at the house, driving back and forth, training new person at … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Home, Life, parenting, Repairs
Tagged bathroom, condo, disability, life, Parenting, renovation
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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 Game of Luckily, Unluckily
Luckily, it was the end of the week Unluckily, the fridge broke down. Luckily, we had an unused freezer in the basement. Unluckily, I was up till 1:30 am cleaning up the mess. Luckily, I ate all the thawed cocktail … 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
Wheels in Motion
I have not been blogging lately; not because there’s nothing to say, but because it would have been pretty negative. I don’t like to be defeatist, but that’s how I’ve been feeling. I have two staff away at the moment. … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Friends, Independence, Life, parenting, Repairs, wheelchair
Tagged Canadian Tire, cell phone, disability, family, library, life, Parenting, repairs, wheelchair, wheels
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I Think My Car Hates Me
I picked up the van from the garage on Wednesday and thankfully put it into ‘drive’. The next day, I went to pick up Becky from her day program, when suddenly, no accelerator. I was turning into a driveway, and … Continue reading
Posted in Car, Family, Humour, Life, Repairs
Tagged 2001, Canadian Tire, car, Christine, mechanics, repair, Space Odyssey, Stephen King, Van
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The Wacky Races
Do you remember “The Wacky Races”, Dick Dastardly and Penelope Pitstop? I had an experience today that brought that series back to mind. It started as a typical Tuesday; running around like mad trying to put out the garbage, get … Continue reading
Posted in Car, Family, Life, Repairs
Tagged CAA, Canadian Tire, chaos, Dick Dastardly, life, Mississauga, Penelope Pitstop, repair, Van, Wacky Races
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