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Her smile is still cute
Jon and I both went with Grace up to Dartmouth today.  The dentist met with us pre-op and said after looking at the x-rays, she thought her front teeth looked really bad and she expected to have to take out the four upper front teeth.  This just seemed horrible to us, but I signed the... (More)
Posted by joyful on January 19, 2024, 8:51 pm
Category: Grace
Third Dentist...
Warning: I'm feeling better now, but the following post pretty accurately how I felt for most of today. After a good appointment in Hillsboro, they still wanted us to go to a pediatric dentist who was familiar with chemo/transplant issues, so Heather headed up to Dartmouth this morning in the... (More)
Posted by jondaley on January 16, 2024, 11:51 pm
Category: Grace
Two Days of Appointments
For the most part, these last two days went pretty well.  Grace was a trooper as we navigated the multiple confusing buildings and talked with many providers and was poked and prodded by various specialists. Her audiology appointment went pretty well.  The doctor was impressed with... (More)
Posted by jondaley on January 12, 2024, 3:18 am
Category: Grace
Pre-transplant workups
We are heading to Boston tomorrow and Thursday for a myriad of appointments. Faith will also have her donor preparation appointments. I also discovered yesterday that a segment of our friends still had old dates. Because of our Christmas COVID, everything got postponed. So if all goes as... (More)
Posted by joyful on January 9, 2024, 10:07 pm
Category: Grace
Next Steps: Boston Children's Hospital / Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Due to getting COVID, Grace's transplant date has been re-scheduled and we are currently scheduled to start the prepatory chemo (much stronger than the previous chemo she has received) on January 30th and then the bone marrow transplant a week later. We expect to be in the hospital for at... (More)
Posted by joyful on January 8, 2024, 2:51 pm
Category: Grace
Pregnant!
We were intentionally not posting online to allow for some in-person notifications, but we are happy to now announce that we are expecting a baby in late May!   There are various people rooting for a girl to make the statistics and/or pattern more "fair", but we don't know for now and... (More)
Posted by jondaley on December 14, 2023, 3:37 pm
Category: Pregnancy
7th child, doesn't get a blog post...
We haven't been blogging much, just living life and having fun together.   But, it is sort of sad that Grace didn't even have a category for her until today.   We are working on more content and to make a central place for people to get information so we don't have to... (More)
Posted by jondaley on December 14, 2023, 3:29 pm
Category: Grace
Heating
Since I'm on a roll of typing out the insulation we've used, I figured I might as well post about our heating systems too. We have five different heating sources for our home, and someday we'll get a sixth... 1a. Oil burner base board radiators. I grew up with base board radiators and I... (More)
Posted by jondaley on October 30, 2020, 10:46 am
Category: General, Reviews
Backlog
Jon has implemented a system for me where I can send an email to post on the blog. I will be back-dating posts so they flow with the timeline of our lives. It will take a while, but I will eat it in small bites! (More)
Posted by joyful on June 4, 2020, 11:38 am
Category: General
In Memoriam
In honor of the end of World War I one hundred years ago today, I post a picture of Joy hugging the tree that was planted in memory of her great-great-granduncle Harry Faulk. See my mom's Armistice Day post for a few more details of my family's involvment in the war. (More)
Posted by joyful on November 11, 2018, 2:32 pm
Category: General, Joy
Pocket Notes
I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 4/1 - JPD, "'I'm goin' back to my work, after watchin' Jonathan do that awesome trick,' said Popcorn Man." 4/1 - Nathaniel started saying "yes" clearly - so cute!! 4/3 - NPD do turtle puzzle, self w/ encouragement... (More)
Posted by joyful on April 30, 2017, 12:00 am
Category: Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel
Pocket Notes
I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 2/1 - Jonathan, "Even Einstein didn't have a triple-digit IQ." Noah, "Isn't that the guy with screws in his ears?" Jonathan, "No, that's Frankenstein." Noah is losing teeth all the time, I have trouble keeping track... (More)
Posted by joyful on March 31, 2017, 12:00 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel
Pocket Notes
I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 1/4 - The whole family plays Cousin Memory. Nathaniel repeats incessantly, "I turn! I turn!" January - Nathaniel knows where all the dishes go. He loves helping to unload the dishwasher and he is good at sorting... (More)
Posted by joyful on January 31, 2017, 12:00 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel
Pocket Notes
I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 11/10 - Nathaniel was a messenger to me from Joy: "mum" [come], held my hand to bring me to her. 11/22 - Jeremiah singing while playing, "I love you God, 'cause you make me happy..." 12/4 - Joy pinworms ~12/10 -... (More)
Posted by joyful on December 31, 2016, 12:00 am
Category: Noah, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel
Pocket Notes
I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 9/3 - Referring to two years ago, Jeremiah said, "The other day of the oott-her day (stretched out, and louder) we tipped over in the big boat." He wanted to know if the motor boat was going to tip over or not. So he... (More)
Posted by joyful on October 31, 2016, 12:00 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel
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