One of those moments
I’m an expressive person. Just ask anyone who has spent any amount of time with me and he or she will tell you I am passionate and at times loud. A part of my expression comes from my forehead. I move it in all kinds of directions… happy or sad… or mad. So fast forward…
Read More +So many special occasions in one weekend
My head is spinning just thinking of everything we accomplished in one weekend. Just as we headed into the weekend, I surprised the kids with a chance to attend a two-day music festival in our town. It’s something they’ve had a chance to attend almost every year, but I didn’t expect us to have the…
Read More +Party time with Nemo!
We held a very successful and super fun fundraiser for Camp No Limits! I’m lucky Born Just Right was able to team up with Special Need Tech to create a super fun Nemo-themed party at our local theater, Goodrich Forum 8. The set up of the room was pretty cool after I discovered Nemo decorations…
Read More +A changing view of special needs
For many years, Jordan has expressed little interest when I’ve introduced her to other kids with limb differences or any other type of physical challenge. Most of the time she would react with little to no emotion and focus on just about anything other than the cool difference I was point out to her. Lately,…
Read More +Finding Nemo means a lot to Jordan (and me)
You may have noticed we are incredibly busy. Every time a new semester kicks up, I jump in deep as a professor and a newsroom manager and watch as my wonderful Born Just Right family gets fewer stories and photos of our crazy, busy life. I’m sorry my posts have been spaced out more than…
Read More +GIVEAWAY: Disney storybooks and ice skating!
We are planning another magical trip to Disney World later this year. We love it there so much. This year, we’re visiting thanks to our road trip to my parents’ house in south Florida for the holidays. On our way back, we plan to enjoy the resort and a few other neat surprises for the…
Read More +The official license to read
This past week, I declared Jordan a real reader. It came with her first library card. We rushed over to the library after school one evening and filled out all of the paper work. Jordan’s first library card required her signature and an opportunity to read as many books she wants in a three week…
Read More +That moment when you step back and watch
We’re already getting into a pattern with the new school year. The kids get up, I make sure they eat breakfast while I make school lunches. I encourage Cameron to practice piano or guitar (or both). I convince both kids to stop fighting. We walk to school and I go to work. When I get…
Read More +I went on a candy hunt
I like candy. I run and exercise so I can enjoy things like a good beer and a yummy candy bar from time to time. In the last four years, our family has worked very hard to focus on healthy eating and staying away from high fructose corn syrup. That means we left many of…
Read More +A beautiful day
Our family feels a little closer to complete… Even though we’ve been without my mother-in-law since the end of February. August 12th will forever be a special day for all of us. The wedding between my brother-in-law, Barry and my now sister-in-law, Jenn was fabulous. Spending a few extra days with the kids’ new cousins…
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