I’m a little late with my blog but a couple of weeks ago we did our annual NDSS Buddy Walk® on Washington. Over 350 people, including 95 self-advocates, from across our nation, most at their own personal expense, descended on […]
How do I Know It’s You? Reprinted from www.sassysoutherngal.posterous.com October 2012 Friday afternoon those exact words fell out of my mouth. It was about 3:30. We had picked up Rachel from school and were headed out-of-town to my parents and […]
I have several workshops I do about inclusion. I have done them in a variety of settings. A couple of years ago I decided I was going to add a new opening. It goes something like this: “This workshop is […]
We think one of the biggest positives for Rachel in high school has been her role as the volleyball manager. After her first middle school transition to high school meeting, one of the IEP team members from the high school […]
Dear Rachel, Congratulations today you start your junior year of high school! I know you are so excited and your daddy and I are excited for you. It is really hard to believe you are a high school junior. I […]
I started my blog a little more than five years ago. I was under a different blog host and my firs blog was “Great Women of My Life.” Jonathan had been encouraging me to blog for a good while. I’ve […]
This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week. I want to say a heartfelt thank you to those who teach and specifically to the teachers who teach or who have taught Rachel. That includes the support personnel like paraprofessionals, speech, occupational […]
Just a little glimpse at Rachel’s last couple of weeks. A couple of days ago, my blog “Paralyzed By Fear” popped on my Facebook timeline. Last week during Rachel’s CYT show “Hairspray, Jr.” someone wanted to know how Rachel got […]
Last year I wrapped up 2014 with my top five most read blogs for the year. In case you are bored and do not love college football as I do, this year I’m posting my top 10! Will Your Child […]
Christmastime is here. Finals everywhere. Tears we see, anxious teens, finals everywhere. Clearly, I am not a songwriter. It is finals week in our area. Students who I know have not worried in the least about their classes are wondering […]