Entries Tagged as 'family'

May 14, 2008

Barbara Walters

If you somehow missed the massive amounts of publicity, Barbara Walters has written a new book called “Audition” .  Along with the details of her growing up, her career achievements, all the drama about Starr Jones and Barbara’s affair with a married congressman, Barbara writes about her sister with a cognitive disability. 
 
In her memoir Barbara thanks her sister as being the [...]

May 9, 2008

Spring Fun

 
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, [...]

May 3, 2008

Put In My Place

I took the kids to a High School Musical party at our local library tonight.  Our community theater group is putting on a HSM performance in a couple weeks, and they’re visting local venues and events, practicing a couple songs and promoting the upcoming shows. 
At one point, the large group was divided up and went with different cast members to [...]

April 27, 2008

Cute photo!

Over Easter break, the kids and I went to Lake Erie Metropark’s Marshands Museum and Nature Center.  I took this photo of all my babies reading.

 
Are they all reading these nature and travel magazines that were at the park?  Obviously no! 
I strongly discourage the phrase “he/she can’t” in our household.  Andrew is at the age [...]

April 23, 2008

Diversity

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 [...]

April 13, 2008

Helen Keller

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 [...]

April 10, 2008

How much to share . . . . . . .

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,  [...]

March 28, 2008

Oh. My. Goodness.

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 [...]

March 27, 2008

Incorporating Water As a Learning Tool

Since most children with Angelman Syndrome have an attraction to water/ an affinity for water, it makes sense to incorporate water play into learning activities.
Click on the link to see an article from Exceptional Parent Magazine (02/08 issue).  EP article

March 20, 2008

First Day of Spring

   
 March 20th!  Vernal Equinox!  Spring is here!
(I’m glad its not snowing here so I can actually say that)
I hope everyone has at least a little sun shine through today.  It really helps after this looooong winter.  I truly despise gray snow and brown grass.  :  (
   
My kids are on Easter Break starting tomorrow.  I [...]