The Perspective Elephant
It is Thanksgiving. And I never posted what I am thankful for....I hope that's okay and I hope you know all that we are thankful for....you who stop in and read what we are up to; provide support and well wishes. Thankful for seizure meds and the ketogenic diet. Thankful that we live during a time that can provide medical care for Samantha. But this year I am especially thankful for a little perspective. Three years ago, around Thanksgiving time it became clear to me that Samantha wasn't progressing the way a baby should. But I didn't talk about it. In fact no one really talked about it, not even Samantha's doctor...."Place her on

Find those Moments!
In the spirit of Thanksgiving....that and I am baking at 11:30 at night....I am thinking about my life and what makes me happy....One of the 'perks' of being a special needs mom is that you meet other special needs moms. I swear, if I'm ever caught on the Golden Gate bridge, in the middle of an alien attack in a snow storm, don't call Superman or Spiderman, call one of these moms; they are truly amazing. I live off of their strength like one of those crazy creatures in Aliens.If you need a source of inspiration this weekend, take a tip from my friend Maria. She wrote this week two in the ICU....MOMENTS OF JOY

Books!
I'm starting to realize my book button is a little confusing :) If you would like to buy a book and have it signed, click on the 'Buy Now' button to the left underneath the Blessing Bowl pic; This will send me an email and I can send you a book! If you are in the Denver-NoCO area, just shoot me an email and we can coordinate a time to meet up. Perhaps over coffee? :) If you are in the Loveland, Fort Collins area, come to the book signing party! (Send me a note if you're interested and I'll send you the details). Chicken Soup books make GREAT Christmas presents!

Highlights from the book signing party!
We have a talented group here at Team Samantha. It's a good thing too cause Samantha's mama needs a lot of help! Here are the highlights from the party....thanks to Dad for taking the video, Cynde for producing, Tracy for taking pictures, Mom for being the accountant, Hubbie for his support and lovin' his girls.

But I Don't WANT to be the Grownup!!!
About a month ago my friend Tammy got tickets to the midnight showing of New Moon. Now, I'm not the Twilight fan Tammy is. Come to think of it, I don't KNOW a bigger Twilight fan than Tammy but I knew it would be a fun night and I hate to turn down an evening with the girls. Midnight showing? Home at 3:30 in the morning? Heck yeah! This week has been kind of tough for Samantha. We found out she has a UTI. We didn't get her on the right antibiotics until four days into the infection. As the week has progressed, Samantha has become more and more uncomfortable. Today she didn't look so good. She was lethargic and so congested she was really working