Last week both kids had big events. Dominic had his spring Court of Honor for Boy Scouts and Anna had her STAR Track and Field competition. Proud Scout Dominic’s spring Court of Honor went great. He earned seven merit badges, was recognized for being officially inducted into the Order of the Arrow, and was elected...
The week before last was spring break. Curtis had to be in Houston on business for a couple of days and invited us to tag along, so we all headed to Houston Monday night. It had been a long time since we’d traveled with the children. They aren’t notoriously easy, but having unlimited data on...
Saturday, March 18th, 2017 Evening Routine This week’s prompt is “Evening Routine” for the Instagram project #portraitsofme. Every school night for as long as Anna has been going to school, we have the same evening routine. At 7:00 p.m., I start herding Anna to the shower. She is getting more independent with getting undressed and washed, but I still have...
Today Anna turned 16 years old. It was a bittersweet day as it is for most families with a child who has an intellectual disability. No car with a big giant bow for us. Nope, but Anna doesn’t care. She does want to learn to drive but she was happy getting a few trinkets from...
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 We’ve had a spot of unseasonably warm weather this week in Central Texas… it’s been in the mid-80s. When Anna got home from school on Tuesday, I decided to take my macro out in hopes of finding some insects or wildlife (no luck). She didn’t want to join me right away, but...
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