This Side of Ordinary

A mom, a dad and two daughters. We're living ordinary lives with a twist of 5p- (Cri du Chat) for spice. But we're about so much more than our younger daughter's genetic diagnosis.

Friday, January 26, 2024

Enough

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IEP season is upon us. I’ve received four emails from the school this week. One was from her intervention specialist to schedule a meeting t...

Sunday, December 31, 2023

2023

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Where to start… We lost our dad in 2023. That’s obviously the biggest, most impactful thing that happened. I think I’m still processing ...

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Growing Pains

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Alyssa has one week of her freshman year of college left. Let's let that sink in. One more week. We moved her to College Town the...

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Monday, April 11, 2022

Messy

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On a recent trip with my mom to visit my aunt and grandma, it was decided that the kids (kids being individuals who wre 16, 15, 14 and 8) wo...

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Edgy

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I always wanted to be one of those cool, edgy girls. You know, the ones with the cool ear piercings and funky hair. The ones who didn’t give...

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Science Homework Hell

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*sigh* Yet another post about the nightmare that is 8th grade science homework. I’m bored and I’m writing this shit. The most curr...

Saturday, March 5, 2022

I Never Knew Teeth Could Be So Beautiful - Olivia Ordinary

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After three years and four months, Olivia got her braces off on March 3. It was a big day for her. Not only were the braces that had abused ...

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