Preparing for a new school

Jordan and I had her first transition time at her new school today… and for some reason, I wasn’t prepared to help teach the class about Jordan’s difference. I bought books a year ago. I’ve saved dozens of accounts from other parents what they did when they brought their child to a new school. But…

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Family time!

Jordan is enjoying family time for Thanksgiving… Another year for us all to be very thankful. For one thing, we are lucky to be loved by a wonderful family. We may not all live that close to each other, but we’ve found so many ways to stay in touch. The kids’ blogs are a great…

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My dancer performs again

Jordan’s school holds a summer luau picnic every summer. It’s kind of a way to celebrate the end of the year – a lot of kids are about to move on to elementary school and others are about to move into new classrooms. What I like about it is the chance to win a tuition…

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Ten Percent Rule

Randy threw this one at me and I think he may be right… I just don’t spend time dwelling on it: Ten percent of parents are totally cool with being around Jordan. They don’t care she’s missing some of her arm and they just know she’s a kid and it’s obvious her family loves her.…

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Day 2 evening in review

We’re ready to go today… But things don’t really start rolling until this afternoon so we’re going shopping for shoes. In the meantime, I wanted to show you a highlight of last night: Silly me… I forgot my camera. Can you believe… Me? So the iPhone had to do in low light — so it…

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Hi Jordan's Mommy!

It’s official. I’m not just Cameron’s mommy. I was walking into school to pick up Jordan today when I walked by Dylan who is two months older than Jordan (he was walking down the hallway with one of the directors of the school). I said “Hi Dylan!” Without blinking he said: “Hi Jordan’s Mommy!” My…

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