IEP Day

Ryan’s IEP was Monday. Veronica baked. We picked up a Box of Joe from Dunkin’ Donuts. And we arrived armed with Veronica’s notes, and prepared for the first time to resist the removal of services, and to look deeper into the future than we’d ever been comfortable doing. These meetings have gotten easier over the […]

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Ryan on the Sharks hompeage

Ryan on the Sharks hompeage

That’s Joe Thornton. That’s my son. That’s the Sharks official Web site. That’s my son on the homepage of the Sharks official web site. Click photo to see the full story.

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Early Signs, Revisited

I always enjoy coming home from work on grocery day. With kids in the house, and a daughter with a sweet-tooth to rival my own, I never know what new treats I’ll find in the pantry. Plus, Riley is not big fan of sharing her desserts, but when the cookie package is relatively full, it’s […]

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The Right Choice

Ryan has spent the winter playing both street and ice hockey on separate teams. We debated whether the commitment would lead to over-scheduling but have mostly avoided conflict. The few times the schedules overlapped, we chose ice hockey, based on the logic that ice hockey costs a lot more. If we let Ryan choose, there […]

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