Yes in just a few minutes I am headed to IEP meeting #32 (or so). Friday I blogged about “IEP Wounds.” This blog was on the fly and I have been blown away with the response. Clearly, there are many […]
Where Everybody Belongs
Tag: Down syndrome
Communion
Yesterday, we took the Lord’s Supper at our church. Some faiths do this every week but in our church we do not. As we sat there and prepared I realized that this was Rachel’s 1st Communion. We don’t do the […]
To Repeat a Grade…. or Not?
This time of year I seem to have an increased number of folks asking my thoughts and/or experience with repeating grades. This is most often in regard to repeating kindergarten so I share my thoughts and experience. I decided this […]
Dignity, Respect and the Tax Man Cometh
Today is April 15 better known as Tax Day, and it is a day many in our country curse. I don’t curse it. I don’t mind paying my fair share of taxes. I believe that freedom is never free and […]
Work to be Done
Today, I’m writing a bit of an unusual blog with several distinct stories. Yesterday Baby Doe would have been celebrated his 31st birthday. Baby Doe was born in Indiana and he became known as “Baby Doe” because that is how […]
Walking the Talk
“Wow. That’s amazing.” Wow is another of Rachel’s commonly used remarks. We just returned from the NDSS (National Down Syndrome Society) Buddy Walk on Washington. I’ve blogged about the Buddy Walk before and this wasn’t a Buddy Walk in the […]