We have been busy. We have been busy with parent-teacher conferences and dinners, preparing for the Kansas City Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk and Rachel’s Razorback’s team, CYT Showcase, Guys & Dolls practice, studying science and social studies vocabulary, […]
Since it is Down syndrome awareness month I thought I would share something that I think many of you will find fascinating. Others will have “aha” moments because of it and still others will say “that explains a lot!” The […]
A couple of years ago, Rachel and her daddy were able to go to the Olathe City Council meeting where they met Olathe Mayor, Michael Copeland. He did a Down syndrome awareness month proclamation. I wasn’t there but apparently Rachel […]
I guess October is going to be my month to run repeat blogs. Some are good enough to repeat though. In this month of Down syndrome awareness and in honor of George’s birthday, I am am re-posting and updating a […]
Frequently people want to know how we have educated Rachel’s peers along this journey. I must admit that my experience as a 4-H Youth Development Agent working with schools to do educational programs gave me a leg up on this […]
Rachel is on a Paris kick. Not sure why since I don’t think Hannah Montana or Lizzie McGuire were there. We spent 30 minutes looking for Lizzie McGuire’s Halloween episode a few nights ago. SMILE! She always says she wants […]
I interact with and pray for people who have kiddoes with Down syndrome who I will never meet and who I do not now know. I have been given the great honor and privilege to be able to visit new […]
In honor of Down Syndrome awareness month I would like to dedicate today’s post to a little bit of education. This is a list of 21 things I think you should know about Down syndrome. Each individual with Down syndrome […]
Rachel loves Hannah Montana. Rachel’s first Disney Channel fixation was “Lizzie McGuire” followed by “That’s So Raven” and then came “Hannah Montana.” Rachel had/has everything Hannah Montana – bags, clothing, microphones, microphone lip gloss, perfume, movies, CD’s, dance mats, wigs […]
Sometimes there are pay-offs for your hard work. Really there always is. It’s either intrinsic or extrinsic and while we should be satisfied with the intrinsic “good feeling inside,” most of us really do love it when someone else recognizes […]