The weather was sunny and warm-ish enough on the day Randy and I returned home from our vacation to watch the kids rude their bikes outside. Jordan had to wear the new tutu her grandma bought her while riding. She was having so much fun!
Entries Tagged as '2010'
I always said my girl is able…
February 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2010, limb difference community
…And Aimee Mullins says wonderful things about her experience as a person born with a limb difference. I truly believe each person brings incredible things to the world… and a challenge just helps you learn about your abilities even earlier in life. Thanks to Barbara from TherExtras for sharing this link with me:
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So Thankful
February 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · 2010, Family
I’m heading out of the country for a vacation – but I wanted to take a moment to remember my Aunt Jan. She passed away this morning after battling ovarian cancer for more than ten years. Ten years? What an amazing woman. She fought and fought and beat it a few times. But there was [...]
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I just realized…
February 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments · 2010, Mommy Thoughts
That Jordan will go to Kindergarten in 2011. Some of her friends are going to be in Kindergarten this Fall. This Fall? How is that possible?
How can she be so big? My mind is blown. I should have seen it coming.
By the way… In the last few weeks, Jordan has been extra focused and happy [...]
Tags:2010·january10·mom thoughts
Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2010, Valentines10
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So busy
February 13th, 2010 · No Comments · 2010, Art
We are so busy lately… Add in some very long days at work and I haven’t been able to blog enough lately.
The good news? Jordan is doing well. She’s starting to write her name, she’s getting better at drawing (you can actually understand the shapes and people in her drawings) and she’s starting to really [...]
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Party animal
February 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · 2010, Uncategorized
Sure Jordan is a little young to party all the time… but she did get a chance to go to two different birthday parties over the weekend. She had a blast… But in one of the parties I watched a little girl staring at Jordan and clearly wanted to reach out and touch her arm [...]
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Girl’s first musical!
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments · 2010
Jordan had a super cool opportunity tonight… She, her brother and I had a chance to see The Wizard of Oz tonight.
This was Jordan’s first chance to see a musical. It was Cameron’s second (I took him to the traveling broadway show of the Lion King back in 2006). They both enjoyed it a bunch. [...]
She figures everything out
January 11th, 2010 · 9 Comments · 2010
I shared this on Facebook… but I felt like I needed to share this with my blog friends too. Miss Jordan continues to show me that she can do anything… with or without her helper arm. She got a surprise pancake breakfast and had asked me to cut it up… After I had cut the [...]
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I’m SO sorry.
January 10th, 2010 · 4 Comments · 2010, Mommy Thoughts
I was taken aback earlier this week when a person who I recently got to know found out I have a daughter with a limb difference. She immediately said: “OH! I’m SO sorry. That must be so hard.”
But it isn’t. And her reaction took me off guard for some reason. Maybe it was the overt [...]
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Special Exposure Wednesday
January 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2010, Snow, Special Exposure Wednesday
I don’t know how she does it… But Jordan will play outside in the snow forever if I let her. She spent almost an hour during a snowstorm yesterday. When she got inside she demanded hot chocolate. Classic kid.
Empowerment and leadership
January 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2010
I stumbled onto a PBS special that ran last week that is all about the challenges girls face as they grow up in our society. It talks about the challenges of self-image, technology, violence and education. It was awesome and showed examples of how family, community and programs are supporting girls as they grow up [...]
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Happy New Year!
January 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · 2010
Jordan celebrated the new year a little early… We counted down to midnight in Greenland so the kids could go to bed early. It was fun and complete with noise makers and hats. We hope you had a wonderful celebration and an even better 2010!!
