This past week I started back to the Preschool (officially)..I’ve been there A LOT this summer because I was promoted to lead teacher so I’ve been trying to get the classroom organized! This week consisted of LOTS of training and meeting new staff members! Addy was thrilled to know I was going back to work because they meant more time with Nana! Wednesday morning the lead teachers had CPR/First Aide and when I walked in I thought I was going to die. Lying on the table where 10 Infant practice dolls and they all had what I call “SMA legs”. Now you are probably wondering what “SMA legs” are and if you’re an SMA parent then you know exactly what I’m talking about. If you go back and look at pictures of Addy her legs are turned out like a frog (knees facing outward), because Addy has no muscle tone she can’t hold her legs up (knees facing upward) so they fall out. For some reason that day those 10 practice dolls got to me but thankfully I had my wonderful co-workers and friends there to help me through that short moment. Yikes…it always gets you when you are least expecting it! Now I am officially CPR certified which I’m very grateful for since that is something I’ve wanted to learn since Addy’s diagnosis!


The month of August was SMA Awareness month and so the Addy Grace Foundation decided to raffle off an EasyS wheelchair stroller. This is the same stroller that we have for Addy and the majority of Type 1 families use. It allows kids to lay completely flat which is a necessity!!! SMA families were able to go to our website and donate money. Every dollar got their name in the drawling so the more they donated the better their chances were. Yesterday James, Addy and I did the drawling and we were so excited to find out who won! It was the Grindles who live in Michigan and their son Ben (approx. 18 months old) needed it badly!! They had the Size 1 stroller and it was too small for him…insurance was telling them they would not purchase them another one. This was just another reminder to me that God is always in control and answers prayers! We actually have met the Grindle family and they are wonderful people! When we went to Wisconsin the end of July for Addy’s pulmonology apt. with Dr. Schroth their family was there too. Ben had clinic day the same day as Addy so we met them there but also had dinner with them and a few other families. Congratulations Grindle family!!

Addy choosing the winner 

who has #182???? 

The Grindles!!!  Gooo Ben!

Addy and Ben on clinic day in Wisconsin

please pray for this sweet girl named Kendra.  We also met her and her family in Wisconsin and she is in the Hospital.  She is such an adorable girl and I pray she feels better soon!!

Yesterday (Sept. 1) James and I celebrated our 4 year Wedding Anniversay.  It is so hard to believe we have been married 4 years...it seems sooooo much longer then that but I guess that's because in October we will have been together 8 years!  Yeah that number seems more like it..haha!  We went to dinner at a place in Salem called "Blue Apron" and it was amazing!!!  The head chef and owner use to be the head chef at Metro but him and his wife decided to open their own restaurant.  We definitely recomment it and will be going back again!!! 

Other exciting news is...that we are officially house hunting and serious about it! HAHA!  Our house has been on the market since December with no luck.  Because James parents own our house they have told us that if we find something we like go for it and they will drop the price of our house (they both know how badly we need to move).  We have found a few houses we like and are in the process of working up a contract.  Please keep your fingers crossed and pray pray pray!!!