Rachel loves Hannah Montana. Rachel’s first Disney Channel fixation was “Lizzie McGuire” followed by “That’s So Raven” and then came “Hannah Montana.” Rachel had/has everything Hannah Montana – bags, clothing, microphones, microphone lip gloss, perfume, movies, CD’s, dance mats, wigs […]
Sometimes there are pay-offs for your hard work. Really there always is. It’s either intrinsic or extrinsic and while we should be satisfied with the intrinsic “good feeling inside,” most of us really do love it when someone else recognizes […]
This year we decided to purchase Rachel’s backpack from L.L. Bean. Their backpacks have a lifetime warranty and the reviews were good. They also appeared to have an extra pocket and wide pockets for the ridiculous sized binder she has […]
A few weekends back Rachel said, “Mommy I want to go back to 7th grade. I miss my teachers.” She then told me that 8th grade was hard. I told her that I knew it was hard but a lot […]
Happy birthday to my daddy. I rarely refer to my daddy as dad. He has always been and will always be my daddy. On his special day I have been reflecting a bit and wanted to share a little. Daddy […]
In addition to my blog, I do some public speaking and workshops. It is not unusual for me to get an email or a Facebook message asking me questions or for more information or just saying thanks for sharing. We […]
I wasn’t going to blog today. I had a meeting first thing this morning at Rachel’s school that I was unsure about. Ended up being a breath of fresh air. The teacher so wants to do a good job with […]
Yesterday we headed out to visit one of Rachel’s friend’s who had just come home from surgery on her arm. We stopped at Sonic (Rachel’s favorite) to pick up ice cream for the patient. While we waited I checked my […]
The other day my friend Melissa Kline Skavlem posted the “first thing I wrote about Down syndrome – 74 days after Violette (her daughter) was born.” You can read it here “People with Down Syndrome Offer Potential.” I started thinking […]