Paul
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World Wish Day
Today is Make A Wish’s World Wish Day! Back in 2015, Namine got to make her own Wish: to meet the Disney princesses.
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Optimism
I want to share a story with you.
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Conquering fear
Namine showed me that she won’t let fear rule her.
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Morphing SVGs
I pushed out what I think is a pretty cool feature to my Cover2 theme.
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State testing and IEPs
Since she’s homeschooled, Namine doesn’t have an IEP. But as we approach the time for her first state testing, we need to make sure certain accommodations can be met for her.
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Winter the dolphin
We love to see other kids’ stories about seeing Winter the dolphin.
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Easter egg hunting
We spent Easter at Jessica’s sister’s house so our girls could go egg hunting.
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Farewell, Dr. Denny
Namine’s yearly appointment with her cranial-facial doctor was bittersweet; he’s retiring, so today we said goodbye.
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Back to basketball practice
It’s been a while since Namine has been to basketball practice.
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Making therapy fun
Physical therapy is not fun. It’s hard work — tearful, painful work. Namine is a hard worker, but even she has her limits, so Jessica and I do what we can to make it enjoyable.
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Green beans
It’s bean a while since I’ve written about cooking, so I thought I’d write about one of my favorite things to cook.
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The good and bad of labels
The dark underbelly of the special needs community is the dislike of the label of “special needs” itself. That, combined with the fact that many able-bodied people are writing and speaking for disabled people (both by professionals and caregivers), can be a recipe for disaster.