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What I Learned When Mr. Andi Was Gifted a New Kayak for Christmas
At the beginning of the summer of 2016, Mr. Andi sold his boat, replacing it with three kayaks – one for me, one for Sarah Kate, and one for the boys (and Gabi). Although Sarah Kate and I have used ours, the real workhorse was Mr. Andi’s kayak – a tandem sit-on-top made for fishing…. Read More
How to Understand Nathan
Have you ever heard someone with an intellectual disability described as having a level of understanding equivalent to a (fill in the blank)-year-old? A statement like that presumes that a person like Nathan follows the typical linear progression of development but at some point development stops for a person with intellectual disability – they hit… Read More
Goodbye 2018 … Hello 2019!
I don’t know about you guys, but we’re already well into January of 2019 and I’m struggling with getting past 2018. I’d like to be able to point to a single cause for why I can’t quite get going with the new year, but the truth is it’s been this way for me for years…. Read More
How Sarah Kate Became a State Record Holder, Part 2
This post is the second in a two-part series. If you haven’t yet, I encourage you to read Part 1 here. Nine members of the St. Michael Catholic swim team qualified for state, which was held on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1 in the Martin Aquatics Center at Auburn University, and I drove up… Read More
How Sarah Kate Became a State Record Holder, Part 1
Back in September, Sarah Kate’s high school, St. Michael Catholic, hosted a swim meet for all of the Catholic schools in the northern gulf coast region. Coach Cathy was there to assist with the timing system and she told us that Alabama now allows para-swimmers to attempt to qualify and swim at the state swim and… Read More