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Kelsee's Page

It's June 18, 2006 and I'm actually updating my page - not that anyone will look! LOL

I'm adding some new links. See our Family Interests page to see other topics especially interesting to us as a family.

I've had these links on my page for a long time but I'm leaving them because they are still favorites:

I'm adding:

Cottage Living (I LOVE living in a 40's style cottage)
81 Gingerbread Lane (my clothing company I run with my mom)
More Than Mulch (where I work as the office manager a few days a week)
FamilySearch (feeds my on again/off again genealogy addiction)
Mothering.com (feeds my hippie, tree-hugging, environmental, attachment parenting, cloth diapering needs)
All-recipes (feeds me, period)

I still love being a mom! Haley (3) is a challenge and a delight to raise. She is the best thing that has ever happened in our family! She keeps me on my toes, focuses me on what is really important in life and helps me remember not to say naughty words like "crap, "stupid" and "hate". Of course, not being able to be a potty mouth makes it really hard for me to drive - I'm just glad we moved away from Seattle. My language has improved immensely... ;)

I still love to read and have to admit that medieval romances are my favorite secret indulgence. Don't let Haley know or she'll probably ban them from our house along with my potty words! I read lots of different things when I have (or take) the time. I also love chatting on a few special message boards I belong to. My "message boarding" has changed dramatically over the last few years as I've moved from adoption and special needs sites to regular old parenting sites. I still really enjoy the support and information on some special needs/hydrocephalus/Dandy Walker sites but I find that I don't need them as much as I did when Haley's diagnosis was so new and everything was so scary.

I actually started a blog but I'm not going to post it here yet. I've been embarrassingly bad at keeping it updated. Ugh!

I guess the biggest news for me is that I'm still recovering from a very serious spinal injury called Cauda Equina Syndrome. Basically, I had a disc rupture in my back sometime this past winter and it crushed my cauda equina (the base of the spinal cord or nerve roots of the spine). Everything below my waist was affected. I had emergency surgery in late January and had some great improvements in the first two months. I'm making a very good recovery, relatively speaking. I have to admit that I cried yesterday when Jason was helping me shave my legs to go to the lake--the feeling in some parts of my legs is awful and I had a little mini breakdown yesterday. Those are bound to happen, right? Some days it feels like my whole world has turned upside down. I really am doing well, physically and emotionally, though. I'm getting used to my new normal. :( It's just going to take some time.

I think that's it for now. Look around and drop us a line. We love to hear from our family and friends!

Kelsee