The Ups & Down (syndrome) of the Allred Family

Reading is a passion of mine. It's one I have somehow passed on to most of my children.  So when I find a book that includes my oth...

Last week our family went on our much-anticipated family reunion trip to Montana.  This was more than 9-months in the works and was intended...

I've been updating many of my blogs over the last several weeks, and it's given me an opportunity to walk down memory lane.  Some of...

This is my monthly post on Jacob's speech progression using Gemiini. Admittedly, we haven't been using Gemiini as often as I'd...

Yesterday my post was filled with negativity.  I am not a negative person.  I don't want negativity to eat up any more of my life than i...

NOTE TO READERS :  This experience happened about 3 weeks ago.  I was so worked up over the incident, I decided to table this entry until I ...

What a crazy busy week it's been! Jake had is fourth birthday on Saturday (Wahoo!) and it was surprisingly low-key.  What I love about...

Today is a short entry...thank goodness.   It's not my favorite, but it's part of life.  Yesterday was picture day at the ...

This week was the annual IEP meeting where I sat down with all of Jakes therapists to discuss his progression over the past year and their...

If you know me, you also know it's no big surprise that you didn't get a Christmas letter this year (sorry!).  So, in lieu of Christ...

No news is good news.  I promise! :) The last two months have been filled with crazy chaos, doctors, therapists, family, friends, and ever...