Pipecleaner Dreams

It's hot - It's humid - It's the Fourth of July!! And there's always time for little basketball before the cookout! Happy ...

It's easy to think of Memorial Day as simply an extra day off work, a three-day weekend. But the day is meant to honor the men and women...

I enjoyed another great Mother's Day on Sunday! Actually, the entire weekend was great! On Saturday the kids and I went fake shopping...

Ashley celebrated her birthday Saturday with some of her favorite things... Shopping for plants for our garden... Counting the big round lig...

Seventeen years ago today a baby was born weighing just under two pounds. She entered the world just as she has lived her life – kicking, s...

Yesterday was Purple Day. Purple is perhaps the color I despise most. I don't know why, but whenever I have tried to wear something pu...

Ronnie is enjoying his birthday breakfast from McDonalds! Happy 17th, son!

I hope you all have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

So Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computing, announced iCloud on Monday. iCloud is rumored (facts not available at the time of writing this post)...

While Memorial Day is punctuated with pool openings and barbecues, I don't want to forget the real meaning behind the holiday. Thank you...

Ronnie gave me the sweetest Mother's Day present. It was a small bowl in the summer colors that I like so much, filled with candy and a...

I know that there are many, many special things about your children, just as there are about mine. But let’s do something in honor of Mothe...

VAAPVI, the Virginia Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired had planned a beeping Easter Egg hunt for the weekend before Easter. ...

It was a week for catching up on sleep, being spoiled by Miss Amy, some crafts, wearing some new clothes, cookie baking, and a trip to the d...

If you were the family of James Roots IV you would surely want to know why he was allowed to die in the institution that promised to help hi...

What a difference! Last year’s IEP meeting for Ronnie included 20 people, 2 of whom were attorneys. The meeting was contentious to say the...

I yelled and cheered until I was hoarse, but he never heard me. The crowd on the bleachers went crazy and stood up clapping, but he never he...

Ashley’s 16th birthday is fast approaching, and I would really like to be able to do something special to celebrate. But.. She doesn’t like...

Ronnie's birthday was last Monday, and we had our family celebration that day. But this past Saturday, he had his official birtday part...

Part of our school day routine is to watch an episode of Sponge Bob Square Pants while waiting for Ashley and Ronnie’s school bus. This mor...