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Update on the formerly selectively mute daughter
She’s 12 now, my bright, spirited, formerly selectively mute child. She was formally diagnosed in May of 2008 and I wrote about her journey here. And this was what I said about her official diagnosis in one of those posts: … Continue reading
Notes on preschools and IEP accommodation for SM kids.
A short update: My now 12 year old formerly SM child has 18 lines (18!) of dialogue in the school play she tried out for this year in middle school. She’s beyond thrilled! And so is this mama! As many … Continue reading
Busy kids
I hope to resume posting on this blog this year. I wanted to apologize to my readers for falling off the map. It’s not that I haven’t been blogging, I have, just not here. I blog a lot over at … Continue reading
World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children
I’m still coming down from the high of the experience of the 2013 World Conference of Gifted and Talented Children that I attended two weeks ago. I also attended the SENG Model Parent Group Facilitator Training. I hope to start … Continue reading
Living History – Civil War Days.
Yesterday, we attended a local historical re-enactment of the Civil War period. We have gone the past three years and I asked the girls if they still wanted to go this year, and it was a unanimous yes! I’m glad, … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe this is the same child who had S.M.
I wanted to share an update with my formerly selectively mute child. Last month, she participated in an opera at school (The Barber of Seville). She performed on the school stage in front of the third grade parents. That’s K, … Continue reading
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Dumbing down is not an option
Yeah, I know I should be organizing my house. I’m really feeling run down with the cold I contracted from my daughter. So I am resting and nursing my health and blogging instead. *** I’ve wasted no small amount of … Continue reading
Gifted and Disorganized
This week has been a very slow work week for me. I contracted a nasty stomach virus last Friday night from my adorable students/germ factories, and spent most of the wee hours of Saturday vomiting and emptying my bowels just … Continue reading
New school year for the smart girls
It’s been a very long while since I posted last, but now that the school year has started again, I wanted to start posting again. The summer was quite busy and filled with softball for the girls. In this photo, … Continue reading
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