My kids LOVE this song. It is the new hokey pokey!
OK OK! *I* love this song. It’s a like mini workout. Maddie and I were excited to see Oprah Cha Cha- ing earlier this week! Check it out!
http://watchoprahonline.com/oprah-cha-cha-slide-video-watch-oprah-learn-how-to-cha-cha-slide-with-kids/32/
I hope you liked it, I hope you danced!
: )
( OK OK perhaps not quote of the day, but that sounds better than quote of the every-few-days-maybe-even-as-infrequent-as-every-week-or-two )
I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that.
Then I realized I was somebody.
– Lily Tomlin
Step up people! Do something! Be the change!
OK, this is really just an excuse to post a photo of my children!
We went to Hidden Lake Gardens on Sunday, which is a nature conservatory type place a little less than an hour away. Its so pretty and peaceful. The kids had a great time just enjoying the scenery, checking out the walking paths, [...]
“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
E. M. Forster
This quote is up on Emma and Teresa’s blog. I love reading it each time I go to their site.
http://emmasjoyfuljourney.blogspot.com/
To me, it says: Let go of what you think [...]
This is the tenth year of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation National Walk-a-Thon.
This can be the year that the ASF passes the one million dollar mark for annual fundraising. To put it in context to highlight what a big deal this is for the ASF, the first few years the ASF funded almost no research. Because [...]
I was at an event in my community last night and I heard a young lady make some comments about diversity. In my small town, the word “diversity” mainly means just blacks and whites getting along. And although we do have a considerable Hispanic population, rarely is that community mentioned. Rarely if ever is thought put towards what else diversity [...]
When Maddie was very small, prior to diagnosis of Angelman Syndrome even, we did intense ABA-type work with her. “In moderation” would have been good advice, but I felt consistency was the key so it was all day every day. Of all my years of parenting, it was the hardest thing I ever did.
I mentioned [...]
on this website?
I’ve decided to give up on “anonymity” for this blog. Its now public and listed with google and other search engines. The point of my blog is to help other families with Angelman Syndrome.
Its funny because I had this blog up on a different site and when I found out it was compromised and being passed around, [...]
OK, I found a picture and put it on my “about” page. Please note that these photos were taken by children! I place all the blame on them, not on the subject of the photos.
: )
http://mcdj.wordpress.com/about/
I would like to thank everyone who has visited my blog! After a not so swell day, it was awesome to see a message that my blog had its best day ever (as in number of hits). And then even more awesome when I saw an email from three days ago saying my blog had its best [...]
