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Adventures in Mattyland: September 2012
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Our real life adventures in loving and parenting a with special needs child. Monday, September 3, 2012. What Having a Child with Cerebral Palsy Means to Us. Today is the first ever World Cerebral Palsy Day! Matthew was formally diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy back in June. Part of me always suspected it, so I broached the subject with our neurologist and he agreed that he fit all the criteria and we added the diagnosis to the permanent record at that time. We work hard with our therapists. On not being tha...
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Adventures in Mattyland: Still Here
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Our real life adventures in loving and parenting a with special needs child. Wednesday, July 2, 2014. 365 days.one whole year. That's how long it has been since I sat down to write here. In that time we had new babies born in our extended family, we lost family members we love. We started a new school year. We had a grand total of 4 hospital admissions last summer between June and September. And on that last admission on September 13th, we darn near lost our boy. Seeing what happened to my baby, and runn...
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Adventures in Mattyland: December 2012
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Our real life adventures in loving and parenting a with special needs child. Thursday, December 6, 2012. Theodore Mouse Goes to Sea, Hotwheels and Other Childhood Memories. When I was a little girl my favorite book was. Theodore Mouse Goes to Sea. There are a lot of things from when we were growing up that we always planned on sharing with him, hoping that he would love them as much as we do- The Muppets, books,. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Labyrinth,. Saturday, December 1, 2012. Matt loves hi...
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Traveling With Kids: Airports
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A family travel blog, about making flights and vacations with children more fun and less stressful. My Basic Guide to Flying with Kids. These articles provide lots of information and tips about facilities and services at specific airports. Las Palmas Airport, Gran Canaria, Spain. Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle, USA. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Flying with kids: all about strollers. Flying with infants: all about cots and bassinets. Kids and jet lag: what it's like and 8 tips on how to deal with it. Picture Win...
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School Involvement | Our Unified Schools
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Bringing Acceptance and Respect to Our Campuses. This Blog and Special Olympics. What You Can Do. Teachers of the Season. To see ways to get involved, please click here. FAQs About Whole School-Involvment. Why is whole-school involvement needed? What does whole-school involvement do? How does whole-school involvement affect students without intellectual disabilities? What are examples of whole-school involvement activities? How can I get my school involved? Why Is Whole-School Involvement Needed? Example...
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Why I Don't Do Field Trips (and Barely Survived Shrek, Jr.)
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Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful. Want Sunshine In Your Inbox? Sarah Kate & Cerebral Palsy. Nathan & Down Syndrome. Special Needs & Disability. Faith, Fun, & Family Life. Me & My Musings. Why I Don’t Do Field Trips (and Barely Survived Shrek, Jr.). May 19, 2015. At long last,. Shrek, Jr. the Musical. Sarah Kate played the role of the bishop who is charged with marrying Fiona and Lord Farquaad – if you’ve ever seen the original. I don’t think it bothered Sarah Kate at all that she was...
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Adventures in Mattyland: September 2014
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Our real life adventures in loving and parenting a with special needs child. Thursday, September 18, 2014. It started innocently enough. Matthew and I were up early on a Saturday morning, Joe was out running errands, and I was desperately needing a break from endless episodes of Jake and the Neverland Pirates. So, I fired up YouTube in search of cartoons from the eighties that Joe and I grew up watching. The next day we went to Nonna and Nonno G's house for Sunday dinner. While we were there they rem...
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Adventures in Mattyland: March 2013
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Our real life adventures in loving and parenting a with special needs child. Wednesday, March 20, 2013. The Not-So Scary Pre-K IEP Meeting. What if I accepted the terms and I should have asked for more services? Was this a good meeting? Could we have gotten more services? Sunday, March 3, 2013. At A Loss for Words.But Not Anymore. A certain little boy will be turning three in the next couple of weeks and I am so behind on party planning and shopping. Armed with my always present list, we were off to ...
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Adventures in Mattyland: June 2013
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Our real life adventures in loving and parenting a with special needs child. Thursday, June 27, 2013. Long Time, No Post. It has been over 2 months since my last post here. I've missed writing and hope that you've missed checking in on our little family. The pH probe showed severe levels of acid reflux that his Prevacid wasn't even coming close to touching. Also when filling out his probe journal, Matthew's nurse suggested that I include all of the times he would have an episode of Infantile Spasms&#...
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Traveling With Kids: What to pack in your hand luggage when traveling with kids
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A family travel blog, about making flights and vacations with children more fun and less stressful. My Basic Guide to Flying with Kids. Wednesday, January 19, 2011. What to pack in your hand luggage when traveling with kids. Me and my hand luggage. Just make sure to check what’s in their bags before you go. We once ended up with a huge, sharp-horned dinosaur in our hand luggage. At least it wasn’t confiscated by security when they discovered it in the x-ray machine. If there are two adults on the trip, s...
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