Posted in Family on Dec 29th, 2009 No Comments »
БогородицаиконописYesterday we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I’m always stunned by the place. Ava was fascinated by the mackerels and other schooling fish and could scarcely be dragged away. Check out the video here. They had a special exhibit on seahorses that was extremely cool. Reid brought his new sketchbook and pencils, and decided [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Down syndrome, Family on Nov 29th, 2008 3 Comments »
So you’ve given birth to a kid with Down syndrome (DS)? Congrats! Whether you knew before birth or not, settle in, because it’s time to get busy. (“Did you know?” will likely be one of the most common questions you’ll get. It refers to “Did you know you were having a kid with DS before [...]
Posted in Down syndrome, Family, Thoughts on Sep 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
I first noticed them signing while I was waiting to board a flight from Denver to San Jose. One was a tall, skinny, balding white guy about my age and the other a black boy who was maybe 10 or 11 years old. There was nothing extraordinary about either except that they were signing. It [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Down syndrome, Family on Aug 18th, 2008 2 Comments »
Gifts video on YouTube
Posted in Down syndrome, Family on Aug 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
Be a friend to someone new. Reach out to create positive momentum. Change our culture by eliminating one small word from your vocabulary.
Posted in Family on May 24th, 2008 3 Comments »
Reid presented his science fair project at the Blossom Hill School open house along with all the other K-5 students who participated. He choose the topic for himself: “How Do On and Off Switches Work?” Amy and I helped with research, and I worked with him on creation of the presentation which included a [...]
Posted in Family, Politics, Thoughts on May 11th, 2008 1 Comment »
Mother’s Day is our annual opportunity to honor our mothers. For me that usually includes a card, flowers or some other gift along with a phone call to mom to tell her that I love and miss her. I’ve gotten relatively reliable with these things of late, though in many past years I’ve honored my [...]
Posted in Family, Thoughts on Dec 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
It was highly anticipated. It was very energetic, at one point tense, and twice genuinely tearful. But it was also warm, endearing, nostalgic, rewarding, surprising, and full of friends and family both near and far. In short, it was full of life and one of the best Christmases in memory. Merry Christmas everyone.
Posted in Down syndrome, Family on Dec 17th, 2007 4 Comments »
She’s done it before for Amy, and tonight she did it for me. She looked at her name printed on a step stool and signed in ASL the letters a-v-a. Then smiled and pointed at herself. The extraordinarily cool thing about this is that neither Amy nor I have been practicing signing her name with [...]
Posted in Family on Dec 11th, 2007 No Comments »
This morning when I was dropping off Reid at school, he had this to say: I don’t like it when Ava goes away because she is my friend. The world needs more people like Reid.