In Real Life (I.R.L.) with Vicki and Aaron

You can usually find me on the Trisomy 21 Online Community General Discussion Forum talking to other parents who have kids with Down syndrome. It’s really a great group of moms and even a few dads. There are not too many parents with kids there that are Gabi’s age. Vicky is one of the mom’s [...]

Getting Ready For School

Today, I had to go register Gabi for school. Registration was actually last Thursday, but I didn’t know about it. Either we never got anything in the mail about it or we inadvertantly threw it out. Anyhow, before we left, this is how the conversation between me and Gabi went:

Gabi: Mommy, Where going?
me: We have [...]

Blast From The Past

Date: May 14, 2000
Gabi was 6 months old in these pictures. Her hair was strawberry blonde then. Boy did I love her hair that color. And, in the last picture, you may notice her pink painted fingernails!

Friday Fave – Romantic Movie

Mommy Community asked “What is your favorite romantic movie?”
I am torn between two:
A Walk In The Clouds- starring Keanu ReevesHere is the synopsis according to Movie Web:After returning from the war, Paul and a young Hispanic-American woman meet on a bus as she’s headed home from college to help with the grape harvest and face [...]

You Got To Love Those Unexpected Surprises!

Today, I got a small package in the mail from Gabi’s school. I just assumed it was some information regarding school resuming in a couple weeks with some papers to be filled out. I was surprised when I opened it to find a CD marked Riverside Summer School 2007 with a small post-it [...]

That’s My Girl!

VBS week has come to an end. I was so excited Sunday when Gabi performed on the stage of our church with the rest of the GBC Kids. I was worried when I was told they were going to be performing their theme song for Game Day Central and they didn’t have anything for us [...]

Personal Ponies

Greg over at MindFlakes posted about this one of a kind charity on theTrisomy 21 Online Community General Discussion Forum. It’s called Personal Ponies Ltd. They provide UK Shetland Ponies to children with disabilities for as long as they want or need them. We won’t be getting one, but what a fantastic charity. Check out [...]

When A Girl Misses Her Momma

Since I have started working nights on the weekends, Gabi has been missing me during the weekend days while I sleep. This is a picture of what I found when I opened my bedroom door Saturday after sleeping all day. My heart just melted that she missed me so much that she napped on the [...]

VBS- Game Day Central (Day 4)

Day 4 was another good day at VBS. The weather outside is another story. The rain, thunder and lightening was ferocious. Gabi is enjoying going to VBS. That is a big plus! Here are our pictures from tonight:

This was Gabi just before we left the house for VBS.

This is a picture of Gabi [...]

Comments In Moderation

Comments are now set to moderate comments. This is just to get the solicitation to stop. Plus, I have heard a few horror stories of comments others have received on their blogs. You can still make comments; I just have to approve them before they show up on this blog.
**I LOVE to hear your comments, [...]