Someone once noted that nowhere else can the pendulum-like extremes of happiness and sorrow be seen than at an airport. There is a lot of truth in that observation as one can watch the reunions take place just past security as loved ones or friends are reunited. The other end […]
Read MoreA Normal Christmas
Just before Christmas I did a thing. Many of us remember the days of camcorders and video recorders that seemed to be size of a milk jug and weighed almost as much! Like many, we have lugged our obsolete and non-functional camcorders around for years. With each military move we […]
Read MoreWell Below
As a special needs parent, there are good days, there are other days, and there are days that are a punch to the gut. This past week has seemed like a series of punches. For many, October brings fall weather, pumpkin spice lattes, and the first round of report cards. […]
Read MoreDown Syndrome Action Month!
As October began, I shifted focus to the theme of Down Syndrome awareness. Some have suggested that Acceptance should be the focus word. A valid point to be sure, but awareness is more engrained into cultural language and frankly, rolls off the tongue a bit easier. In my last post […]
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