Posts in ‘2009’

Our life has become an emotional roller coaster.
The lows are so low.
The highs are oh so high.
There are bad days like Saturday and Sunday where Anissa has difficulty controlling her emotions and making sense of things.  Her speech seemed to take a downward turn.  Her comprehension wasn’t all that great either.  We think she’s “replaying” [...]

Just thought I’d share a shot of the Mayhew Family Christmas 2009:

We got up to the rehab center a little late, but Anissa was in pretty good spirits.  The kids took some of their Christmas gifts up there to play with.  Nathaniel had some Legos, and the girls took their Littlest Pet Shop toys up [...]

This is a long one, and it’s a couple of posts I didn’t get to finish tied together.  Sorry if it’s confusing.
I stumbled on this clip earlier Thursday morning and I think I must have watched it 100 times throughout the day.
That’s my Anissa.  She’s intelligent, beautiful, vibrant, quick witted, well spoken and funny.  She’s [...]

The past few days are an absolute blur because the playing field has completely changed.
I took Peyton up to see Anissa Sunday.
I had prepped Peyton the night before, just like with the other two.  I showed her one of the videos and explained to her that mommy was still pretty sick and needed sleep.  I [...]

If I had ANY marketing sense whatsoever, I’d quit blogging and turn this into a book.  I’ve got the perfect cliffhanger every stinking week it seems.
I really don’t want to, but that’s life with us Mayhew’s these days.
If you saw my bank balance, you’d know I don’t do it for the money, or web hits, [...]