A Little Bragging…

I have said it before and I will say it many times over, I am a very lucky girl. Not only do I get to be Casey’s mom- that on it’s own puts me in a class of lucky all on it’s own. But, I also have a pretty great husband. I have shown a …

So Long 2015!

We are a few days into 2016 now and I am pretty glad to see 2015 has ended. It was a rough year for Casey. I know as she gets older we will have more and more hard days, weeks, months, and years, but I am hoping 2016 is MUCH better than 2015. The Lows …

Where are you Christmas?

It has been unseasonably warm so far this fall/winter. There have been a few days with cold weather, but not many. When it is so hot that you break a sweat walking to your car and you are wearing tshirts and flipflops instead of boots and sweaters it makes it really hard to find your …

Getting Christmas Ready

Casey has been doing a bit better over the past few weeks. She is still on oxygen most of the time, but there have been a few days where she was able to take it off for a few hours here and there. Our nursing situation has improved a lot as well. We have a …

Halloween

Well, we were 1 for 3 out of our Halloween plans this year. We had our party of the Saturday before Halloween and we all got dressed up and ready. Casey was so excited to have her friends come over. We put her into her wheelchair just as people were starting to arrive and she …

We Are Getting There

Casey has been having such a rough time lately, but I am happy to report that the past few weeks have been showing improvements. We are still very short handed (day and night nurses). It is better than it was, and we are still hopeful that we will get our full schedule back in place …

Those Crafty Barnes’

Many of you know that Tim took up the hobby of wood working many years ago, and he has gotten really good at it too. From time to time we post pictures of cool things he has made to help store medical equipment, or make our lives a little easier, or just really nice furniture …

New Logo!!

Thank you to the amazing Studio Julie Ann we have a brand new logo!! Julie donated her time and services and I love what she came up with. The colors, flowers, everything looks great with the rest of the site too. And most importantly, Casey loves it. Thanks, Julie. And if anyone out there is …

About the Pumpkins

I want to make an official statement about the pumpkins this year. As many of you may know about 5 years ago Tim and I started working with our neighbors and friends to make Halloween inclusive for Casey. Some did this on their own while we took stickers, pencils, etc. to others. Since Casey can …