First Dance Recital

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

A couple of months ago Kayla started taking a dance class at the Y. This past weekend was the recital. I think she did pretty well for being her first time performing on stage (outside of singing with her class at school) and only being in this class for

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School Decisions

Monday, 28 May 2012

If you have a school-age child with special needs then you know what this time of year typically represents - the IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting. I have to say, these meetings can be down right exhausting.We are getting ready to have our 3rd

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"Pretty Pearl Necklace"

Monday, 28 May 2012

"Pretty Pearl Necklace"She takes it on the chinWith a cute, playful grin;Running fresh on her chestAs it rests on her skin.I stand tall against the wallAnd extend my long neckFor her long neck.Cute face.Big hips.Nice lips.Wet tongue.Warm neck.Her palms sweatAnd her cheeks swell.Eyes well with tears

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Dancing Under The Stars

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Last weekend the Charleston County Parks and Rec Department and the Lowcountry Special Needs Adaptive Programming Coalition hosted a night of "Dancing Under the Stars" at the Mt Pleasant Waterfront Park & Pier.There was a threat of rain and the possi

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Yearbook Labels Students 'Mentally Retarded'

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

A high school in Texas wanted to honor its Special Education Program with a section in the yearbook.This section, meant to honor the program and students, states:"Some of the disabilities the students in the Special Education Program have are being blin

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"Mission Statement: Society Of Poets"

Monday, 21 May 2012

"Mission Statement: Society Of Poets"Found love in a rhapsody.Everything I would becomeLaid its groundwork after me.Might have been more than love.It think it was life, actually.It shaped how I approach thingsAnd rearranged my faculties.No one can take that from me.Found love in a rhythm.A rite of

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Conversations With Kayla

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Joe was working on spelling with Kayla. He wrote one of the words correctly and then wrote it incorrectly and asked her which one was spelled wrong. She pointed to the incorrect one. He asked her "what is wrong with that one?" trying to get her to explai

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"Dirty Photos And Dream Catchers"

Sunday, 20 May 2012

"Dirty Photos And Dream Catchers"Dreamt about you last night.Yeah I know: Fancy that, right?Went back some yearsTo our umbrella under moonlight,Our favorite spot to eat late nightAnd long embraces met by sunlight.I really miss that.I guess I did actLike it would surely leave me.I know it's never th

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tiger skin mosquito cape

Saturday, 19 May 2012

Probably a lot of beautiful human beings have blogged since February. So, okay, I'm not one of them. But somewhere out there (I can't believe Blogger still lets you randomly scroll through blogs by clicking Next Blog, seems like Google will kill that soo

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Another Perspective

Thursday, 17 May 2012

I originally posted this in 2006 (wow, 6 years ago!) but it was when I first started blogging and didn't really have any readers. I'm republishing it now because of a post over at A Perfect Lily - Don't Do It. Patti had a visitor to her blog who arrived by searching for "positive outcomes of aborti

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Magnolia Plantation

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

I usually post a picture of Kayla in this spot for Special Exposure Wednesday, but it doesn't appear that feature is happening today.So instead I'll share a few pictures of Lucas for this Wednesday and give him some of the spotlight :) Last Friday was Na

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Ability Path

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

AbilityPath is an online special needs community for parents and professionals to learn and connect. Experts from AbilityPath's team includes educators, parents, therapists, and medical professionals.Several weeks ago I was interviewed for an article on

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Do You Want Another Baby?

Sunday, 13 May 2012

The other day Lucas and I walked by a couple who were changing their baby in the back of their van.He asked me, "Mom, do you want to have another baby?"I hesitated before answering him. Do I? I have to admit there are times I get 'baby envy' and miss tho

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"(Enter)[View]"

Saturday, 12 May 2012

"(Enter)[View]" I'm through wondering. I'm done asking you why It's so hard to avoid Getting yourself into trouble. When I get ready to leave, That's when your efforts double. If it looks like I just may go, You say "No!" and hope I move slow. That's how it used to be. That's how I used to

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Special Exposure Wednesday

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

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Something Of His Own

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Sometimes it feels like much of what we do as a family is centered around Kayla and special needs. Not to say that there aren't things we do that don't have anything to do with special needs, but a lot of what we do does. We go to Miracle League ballga

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Gluten-Free Goodness

Sunday, 6 May 2012

May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month. What better way to kick that off then to attend a gluten-free expo! I told Kayla we were going somewhere that would have a lot of food and she wouldn't hear me tell her, not even one time, "No Kayla you can't have

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Hanging With The Minor League

Friday, 4 May 2012

The RiverDogs are a Class A Affiliate baseball team here in Charleston. One of their games last month was "Kids Night" and Kayla and Lucas had the opportunity to run out on the field with a starting player during the introductions. I thought they would h

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