I think it is fitting that we hit 51 ABLE Co-Sponsors in the Senate and 310 in the House yesterday. As I said in my FB post yesterday, that’s one more step toward Rachel’s pink house in NYC. I’m less […]
Char the Watermelon: Born at a Pink House
Author: sassysoutherngal
I am The Sassy Southern Gal living in the Midwest. My daughter Rachel has Down syndrome, and I mostly blog about our adventures, the highs and lows of this journey. Come along and you'll soon see why I am TheSassySouthernGal!
Boxing for Kids
Really the title is misleading but I can’t think of anything catchy, and I want people to read this because I want people to join me in spreading Christmas joy around the world! It has become popular for churches to […]
Send Rachel to Outer Space
The title of this post conjures up multiple thoughts. No – we don’t want to send Rachel to outer space because of some misdemeanor behavior though. Since she was big enough to talk, every year on her birthday she and […]
Brainwashing
Frequently, I have the opportunity to speak to groups. I have spoken to teachers, future teachers, parents, donors, healthcare professionals, Senators, Congressman – you get the idea. My two favorite audiences are students aspiring to be general education teachers and […]
Chili Verde on a Cold Day
I realized I haven’t posted a recipe in a while so on a cold day, I have one to share with you. I know I posted this on my former blog site but many of you probably missed it. We […]
Thanks and the R-Word
Today I am thankful that my vocabulary is big enough that I do not need to use the R-Word or other slanderous, disrespectful words to express myself. That’s probably enough said but here I go again. That word. Just this […]
Typical Tuesday and Malmberg Joys!
A while back another blogging mom asked me if I would be interested in having Rachel featured in one of her “Typical Tuesday” blogs. I said “why of course.” Then, it took me a couple of months to remember to […]
Peace, Love and Pass the ABLE Act
Peace, Love and Pass the ABLE Act about says it. Why the Go Go Girl picture? First, it’s a shameless attempt on my part to post cute Halloween photos. More importantly it’s because the ridiculous $2,000 resource (asset) limit for […]
Beaming with Pride for Down Syndrome
As promised last week, I wanted to follow up with our Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk from this past Saturday. It was a great day. It is always a great day when you have 10,000 people out celebrating the […]
DS Walks Have Changed the Face of Down Syndrome
Tomorrow is our Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk in Kansas City. With an expectation of about 8,000 or so folks at Arrowhead Stadium, it is also the largest Down Syndrome Walk in the world. Rachel invited her buddy Congressman […]