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Anna’s Special Olympics competition

Anna competed in her very first Special Olympics competition last Friday and she did great and had a ton of fun! For her age group, she entered the individual skills soccer competition which is comprised of dribbling, shooting, and the run and kick. Many school districts were represented and the individuals were separated into heats so...

Anna has yet another diagnosis

I first took Anna to an endocrinologist in the fall of 2009. Her behavior was all over the place and since we were seeing signs of premature puberty (Anna was 8 at the time), Anna’s neurologist suggested we see Dr. Scott, a pediatric endocrinologist. We ran some tests and discovered that Anna’s bone age growth...

Changes are coming for 4th grade due to budget cuts

We finally heard from Mrs. M today what the change is going to entail for Anna next year for 4th grade. Due to state-wide budget cuts, our home campus will no longer have a FAC/FLS classroom on site. Anna will have to be bussed to another elementary school that is about 20 minutes north even...

The 2011 Best Buddies Friendship Walk

Yesterday, the entire family participated in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk hosted by the University of Texas. It was a walk to raise money and awareness for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I was the team captain for “Anna’s Buddies” and we raised $170. It was a very moving event… an older gentleman spoke...

Special Olympics and Anna’s 10th birthday

Anna’s had a very special two weeks! During her ARD about a month ago, her Adaptive PE coach asked if we’d considered letting Anna join the Special Olympics. Since she’s always been athletic, we’ve been thinking about it for several years, but she had to be 8 years old to join. Between 8 and 9,...

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