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Christmas and its trappings.

Today we rearranged some furniture and put up our tree.  A rather small tree.  But a tree.  So our house is starting to feel rather festive. It seems different this year. Is it because two kids are in college? Is it because David is so far away? I don’t know. Maybe it is a combination of each of these things. Rather than focusing on the gifts this year, I think that we should all focus our energies on becoming better people. After all, Walmart hasn’t been around for 2014 years has it? Tweet #fighting4answrs

The first pass of this trip.

David has been on a plan.  This relates to behaviors they display in the residence hall.  As a result he was at risk of losing part of his pass / visit with me. I am not complaining.  My reality is that if he is exhibiting behaviors, and I am in town, then he loses pass time.  My rules.  It is harsh.  But he is being held accountable for his behavior. So when I found out he was on a plan, I was a bit leery of how any pass would go. Imagine my surprise.  The pass was incredible.  No issues.  We ate supper in the dining hall, and it reminded me a lot of military mess halls. He ate 90% of his supper, which I gather is unusual.  His meds take away much of his appetite so he basically eats and gets rewarded for doing so. When David was at

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