Julie Lyles Carr

Ten years. A decade. And the words of King David were read today by the American President in the city of New York. Words that Martin Luther used in the hymn “A Mighty Fortress”. Words that honor and praise the God of Jacob. Psalm 46. 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we…
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~6 and 7 of 8~ ~September of 2008~ ~three years ago~ ~still can’t believe how fast these kids grow…~ Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:17:00 +0000julielylescarr

Why haven’t I posted today? Oh, just a little something called an ill-timed windows update… And one of the kids has found a harmonica upstairs and is serenading the house enddddlessssslyyyyy. Harmonicas and Silly Putty…they are on the list of Banned Objects at the OctaHouse. As should be windows updates. If you’ll pardon me, I’m off to find a Tylenol….
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Guests can now go to the bathroom at my house again. And they don’t even need a tetanus booster to do so. It’s a huge victory. I’ve painted and scraped and redone and sanitized. The guest bathroom. And I will have you know that even after a year and a half, even after thinking I had thoroughly cleaned up one…
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The twins talk constantly. Constantly. Well, 7 of 8 talks constantly. And then tells 8 of 8 what to say. He complies. Usually. We’ve been working on 8 of 8’s language. We’ve got him in with a speech pathologist and an occupational therapist, giving him some strategies for a broader language base and for interacting with others more clearly through…
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