Pipecleaner Dreams

I have such fond memories of growing up and spending endless hours with my friends. We would play with our Barbie dolls, or build forts in ...

I've published videos before from D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network, and here is their newest one. I love it, and thought you m...

As a homeowner, it’s really difficult sometimes to know who to trust when it comes to repair people. And, it’s even more difficult as a sin...

Most days I don’t think about all that is involved in caring for my children with significant disabilities. I just do what needs to be done...

Ronnie's siblings visited this past Saturday. They are 10 year old twins - a boy and a girl - and they are absolutely beautiful childre...

I’ve recently been addicted to a cable TV show called Mad Men . It’s new season will start mid-Summer, so I have been making my way through...

I brought Denise home yesterday. She is 10 years old and is quite the character. I think she will fit into this family very well! . . . . ...

So many times in my life, when I have been stressed or down in the dumps, something always seems to happen to reinforce my belief in the goo...

I’m a glass half full person, but that has not always been the case. I mentioned a while back on my blog that I used to be a police officer...

Today starts our 'unplugged' holiday , but before leaving for a week, I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. I hope your...

This past weekend was the third annual Dreamcatcher’s Holiday Party. Dreamcatchers is a statewide support group, established many years ago...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Today I am thankful for many things, including all the friends I have made here in blogland. I've never ...

Because of my school district's lackluster performance at including students with disabilities in extracurricular and general education ...

Ashley came home from school yesterday with some artwork that she and a student in regular ed created together. With it was a note explaini...

Ashley experienced yet another ‘first’ this past weekend. Imagine for a moment that you cannot see or hear. A person you trust asks you to...

He was a 1960’s neighbor – the kind of over-the-fence chats for 45 minutes instead of a wave from across the street. He watched over my fam...

I admit it – I’m an anal-retentive perfectionist with obsessive compulsive tendencies. Combine that with being the parent of children with ...

What's one of the saddest things about Ashley going to high school next year? The boy who lives for her every smile will be going to a ...

I didn’t belong to a sorority when I was in college, but I feel like I belong to one now. I ran into one of my sorority sisters in the parki...

A moment spent exploring the feel of sea creatures with your best friend, Miss Amy, at your side, her eyes closed so she can experience the ...