exploring...this is what I do!

Yesterday, we tried to go to the Governor's Mansion in Richmond. They were closed and we were reminded that the Governor really does "live" in the mansion. So, we assumed that he was inside in P.J.'s watching t.v. :) We did however move on to the Capital which was extremely interesting. You now enter the Capital through an underground tunnel which they just built this year! They have renovated everything..and repainted and decorated mainly in Yellow and blue to show up the white statues that are in there. My friend being a history major was very careful not to touch things..then we found out everything was "copied" so that was somewhat of a disappointment. Josh loved it. When we were entering the grounds we saw a man cleaning the statues. I suggested to Josh that he could do that as a job..he said no, he wanted to be a guard instead. (Still wanting to be a part of the police somehow, I guess we should take a trip to the police station..maybe he could file or something) We had a great time:)
Next, I did some research on Depakote...and found that there are LOTS of personal injury firms advertising to for you to claim a case about Depakote, but have not physically found a case in the U.S.
For all those All my children watchers, what do you think about Greenlae? I still have some compassion for her...I missed the part when she left and came back so I still feel like she should be apart of Spike's life. Although I know some people feel very different...so I'm taking a poll...

Josh

This is Josh on the Tuckahoe Challenger Team. This year he is a Cardinal. The Challengers are for people w/ special needs and are located in different parts of the country. We are lucky to have one right here in our area and are extremely lucky to have the state tournaments located in Norfolk. Josh is on a travel team and likes playing other kids around the area. His baseball has improved alot in the last years from sitting in the field to catching and playing 3rd base.

Dancing!

I'm a real "All my Children" fan. The third video is a picture of the "fusion women dancing" . click on it and enjoy. Everybody knows how I love to dance and I just had to put this on...I couldn't figure out how to pick just that one video..so..enjoy..:)

Researching History

Josh and I both did "history research" this week. First I'll mention Josh's because mine might be detailed. Today, we had a friend take us to one of Richmond's National Battlefields. We went to Cold Harbor battlefield. Josh learned alot and for those who know him, you know he loved it because of his interest in the Civil War. lol! As we went to each marker he was the first to reach it and we took turns reading them. This was one of the bloodiest battles. The trenches are still there and they dug them w/ their tin cups and canteens. Hopefully, in the next 2 weeks we will go to the Governors' Mansion.
My history research contains info. about FVS. I came across some really interesting information during my homework studying and had to research more! There are 20 families over in the U.K. that have children w/ FVS and have taken the company to court. They make a pill over there including depakote and tegretol. It was so interesting that it made me look for cases here in the U.S.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking to go to court, but with "legal" people in my family(lol!) I think I too have that curious gene in me that HAS to find out!lol! Through searching I found another interesting fact about Depakote. Right now in the U.S. they are going through some court issue having to do with the generic form of Depakote. I haven't found any family issues dealing w/ Depakote, but isn't this extremely interesting?
I'm still working on setting up my blog, so feel free to blog me back. I'd really like to know if I've set it up right.
Until next time....

The beginning of something new...

I originally opened this site in order to talk w/ my sister on her blog(The occasional bauble :). I have since experienced with this blog and hopefully will use it as a place to have updates on my family to send to friends and family. I have recently developed some new friends from the site MUMS where I have located several families that also have children with the rare disorder of Fetal Valproate Syndrome.
Above I have a picture of my son and his wonderful Challenger baseball team he has been apart of which has enriched our life somewhat. We have made many friends through this team and it has grown to play teams from other states. It's awesome!