Posts Tagged ‘Friends’
Many reasons to smile
Parenting is a non-stop roller coaster. Parenting two kids is like running between two rides and trying to keep up with the highs and lows of both at the same time. Luckily, my kids seem to trade off challenges. (You know, the stuff we have to remind ourself is a “phase.”) That way, I don’t lose…
Read More +Born Friends – Watching Friends Grow Closer
This community, the “limb difference” community is special. Not just because children and adults have obvious physical differences. It’s because that difference creates instant friendships. I’ve seen it time and time again with Jordan. She feels almost instantly bonded with so many of the wonderful kids she’s met at meet ups and other limb difference…
Read More +That moment when you step back and watch
We’re already getting into a pattern with the new school year. The kids get up, I make sure they eat breakfast while I make school lunches. I encourage Cameron to practice piano or guitar (or both). I convince both kids to stop fighting. We walk to school and I go to work. When I get…
Read More +Growing a friendship with pencil and paper
When Jordan came home from her week out of town, we had our hugs and our smiles and then Jordan went straight to the mailbox. She loves being the person who grabs the mail (who doesn’t, really). In a rare moment… She actually had a letter that was addressed to her! A penpal letter! This…
Read More +VIDEO: Play ball!
Jordan is officially a softball player and she loves it. She’s played three games in the last week and a half and is enjoying every moment. She’s working really hard at catching the ball with her glove and then throwing it. Sometimes she moves the glove under her arm to throw, other times she throws…
Read More +Can I Show Them My Arm?
Jordan went back to dance class Wednesday… it’s the first class since we missed her big holiday recital because we were in Chicago last month building her newest helper arm. When Jordan got to class today, her teacher told me the dancers all couldn’t stop asking about Jordan’s arm. Near the end of class, she…
Read More +Thankful for gatherings
Over the weekend we had two different chances to meet up with kids who were born just right. On Saturday, one of our friends who we met through this website happened to be at the same football game as we were. Jordan and her friend had SO much fun being goofy and running on the…
Read More +What an adventure
We’re trying to catch up on life after an awesome adventure to Disney World and the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. I have so many stories to tell… But first, I’ll try to summarize our adventure. The trip started differently than normal for us… We rode on a plane to Florida! We’re drivers for almost all of…
Read More +Disney and more
I’ve been very quiet about a very special opportunity we have that starts today. We’re hopping on a plane and ending up in the Disney World Resort… and tomorrow we start exploring the parks. But that isn’t all. This week we have one other really special opportunity: Winter the Dolphin. Our family (Jordan, her brother…
Read More +BlogHer11 in Pictures
I have so much to do at work this week… and it’s becoming quite clear that I won’t have time until later this week to write a lot about the conference and more about my experience with the special needs mini-conference. So… I’ll give you a chance to see some of my pictures from the…
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