June 15, 2011 Rachel’s Ongoing Birthday Celebration kicked off with a sleepover Friday night with 10 girls. Ten giggly girls.They went to bed about 3:00 am. I went to bed at 2:45 am. In my former life, I could stay […]
A Hot Fudge Sundae Kind of Day
Category: Down syndrome
Joy Came in the Evening
June 13, 2011 Happy 12th Birthday Rachel Mast! Twelve years ago tonight at 8:40 pm Rachel Mast announced her arrival to planet earth with a healthy set of lungs! Beautiful from the moment I saw you and held you with those […]
Lagging Social Life
June 10, 2011 No time for blogging today because we have a birthday sleepover with nine girls tonight! A man once tried to shame me into using a product he declared would improve Rachel’s acadmeic, physical and social life. He […]
You Are Special
June 8, 2011 As the parent of a child with an intellectual disability, a child with special needs, some of of my least favorite words are, “God chooses special parents for special children. You are so special.” Gag! In […]
Friends We Marry
June 6, 2011 When you get married, you marry family members and you marry into friends. Like family, there are usually a few of the friends that come with the marriage that you love and others that may not be, […]
Law & Order and the R-Word
May 31, 2011 I am a Law & Order junkie. I love it. I watchedthe original most the years it aired and I like all the spin-offs too! Bobby Goren is my all-time favorite character. Yesterday, I was watching an […]
Be Positive and Pray
May 30, 2011 Yesterday, we went to Joplin. It is a couple of hours from Kansas City. “No,” I told the cashier at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Nevada, “we aren’t going to Joplin to see President Obama. We are going […]
Olivia’s Speech
May 27, 2011 I am cheating on my blog today. I had a topic in mind but it has been displaced because I believe as many people as possible should hear Olivias’s speech. Warning: my opinion is biased. I met […]
Pink by Rachel Mast
May 26, 2011 Pink by Rachel Mast Pink dancing shoes Pink rosy flowers Pink slick lipstick Pink shiny sparkly nail polish Pink iCarly backpack Pink long pants Pink puffy cheeks Pink holey crate box Pink gel pens Pink puff coat […]
Tears of Gratitude
May 25, 2011 Yesterday, I walked to school with Rachel. Most of the time I only get to go to the corner because she is a big girl and she knows to stop and look for cars. Today, I had […]