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Leanne Menzo
Apr 7, 20222 min read
The Choir
Dear Addie. And just like that, it's Autism Awareness Month. The month I’ve always had conflicting feelings about since beginning this...
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Leanne Menzo
Mar 31, 20221 min read
I Wondered
Dear Addie, It was a warm, spring evening this week as I was finishing up yard work when I looked over at you. There you were in an all...
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Leanne Menzo
Mar 24, 20221 min read
Welcome Spring
Dear Addie, Spring has sprung and the showers now pour, but it’s not all that bad because old friends are at our door. Here they come...
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Leanne Menzo
Mar 17, 20223 min read
Crack
Dear Addie, When I became a mom, I had no idea just how many hats I would own. I know what you’re thinking, that’s weird, because I truly...
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Leanne Menzo
Mar 10, 20223 min read
Sheet Marks
Dear Addie, A creature of habit, our mornings are almost always the same – except some days are quieter and calmer than others. It’s on...
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Leanne Menzo
Mar 3, 20225 min read
Hold Yous
Dear Addie, Parenting is a wild ride. It’s the only job in the world where you can have no experience or training and are tasked with...
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Leanne Menzo
Feb 24, 20226 min read
Change Please
Dear Addie, Our day started like any other day. Everyone got up and ready for school and then we set out to start our morning carpool...
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Leanne Menzo
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Another last
Dear Addie, And just like that, it was the 100th day of school. Traditionally not anything I’d actually find to write about, but with...
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Leanne Menzo
Feb 10, 20224 min read
A Clock
Dear Addie, We have a clock. It’s a beautiful clock that came from your late great grandmother often referred to as “Garara” by you being...
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Leanne Menzo
Feb 3, 20224 min read
The Tiger
Dear Addie, This week we celebrated. Not for a birthday or for any monumental developmental milestone, but for the Chinese culture and...
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Leanne Menzo
Jan 27, 20224 min read
French Toast
Dear Addie, It snowed. Well technically, first it dumped buckets of rain. Then it froze. And THEN it snowed (only two inches by us),...
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Leanne Menzo
Jan 20, 20223 min read
Three And A Half Weeks
Dear Addie, And scene. A mere three and a half weeks after Christmas and your birthday, you’ve finally finished opening your gifts. Now...
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Leanne Menzo
Jan 13, 20223 min read
The Art Of Waiting
Dear Addie, This week we went full force into our New Year of living and with that came an ongoing lesson of waiting and patience....
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Leanne Menzo
Jan 6, 20223 min read
Living
Dear Addie, It all started with a social media post from someone who is not only a dear friend but also a fellow special needs mama… This...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 30, 20214 min read
Merry Birthday
Dear Addie, And then it was Christmas. A day we’ve been waiting months for. A day full of love and excitement! A day when in our little...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 23, 20214 min read
Doritos And Cocktail Sauce
Dear Addie, I walked over to the counter to check out the half-eaten charcuterie board daddy made. Side note: I hope I never have to...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 16, 20215 min read
Fortune Teller
Dear Addie, It’s that time of year again where we try to follow through on an appointment made 6 months ago where somehow a 6-month...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 9, 20213 min read
A List
Dear Addie, This week we started exploring something that’s caused a pit in my stomach since the day you started 5th grade. Yes. I’m...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 2, 20213 min read
Low Tide
Dear Addie, From November 1st to the end of the year, our life is full of colorful Christmas lights, eating turkey, and an overall sense...
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Leanne Menzo
Nov 25, 20214 min read
They Stayed
Dear Addie, There’s going to come a time in your life when you are granted a reason to see things from a different perspective, good or...
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