This is James on his birthday last year: And this is James this year, taken on his first day of kindergarten a couple weeks ago: I wanted to take him for another birthday photo shoot today and list his favorite things, but they are all the same. Even things I didn’t put on there are…
Linking up today with Emily over at Chatting at the Sky to share what we learned in August! Can you believe September is almost here?! August was a fun month with lots of family time. Here are some of the lessons I learned: The very nice guy at the Rocky statue in Philadelphia will offer to…
I think my husband’s love language is road trips. I know it’s not one of the big 5, but I’m sure it falls somewhere in the categories (maybe a quality/words of affirmation combo?). Road trips, even short ones, are the perfect opportunity for quality conversation. Even when the boys are with us, they are contained…
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was enacted in 1975, just two years before my sister with Down Syndrome was born. Public Law 94-142 was still new to our small town in Oklahoma when my mom sat down for her first IEP meeting in 1983, when it was time for my sister to start…
Lee has been out of town all week. He does this a couple times a year for two reasons: to take classes for his doctorate and to remind me how much I need him. The fact that I need him is my first thought when I wake up (way earlier than usual because he does…
I’m one of those people who gets a new calendar in August instead of January. Since I transitioned from school to teaching to homeschooling, following the school year calendar makes sense to me. August is a time to evaluate how the year is going so far, set new goals, and get used to a new…