Global Apraxia is a hell of a disorder. I’ve written before that though at times it has been a blessing, I don’t believe I will ever quite forgive it. Despite a child having the will, they have to work, and work, and work to find the way. Though they have things they want to say,…
We took our annual Fourth of July camping trip to Glendo State Reservoir in Wyoming. It’s a family tradition, so I decided to document her progress each year. Last year’s experience can be found here: Glendo 2013This was only a few short days after our near drowning incident at her pool during swimming lessons….
I saw the light go out in her eyes as she floated buoyant, but motionless under water. Her eyes staring out in front of her. I wish this was the beginning to some fictional novel, but instead it’s what happened today at swim lessons. This is on the heels of great success in swimming I…
What a busy month! Life definitely doesn’t slow down just because I’m off for summer break! I signed both the kids up for swimming lessons. Ashlynn would be in the Guppy class for probably her 5th time, and Jace and I would be in the parent/tot class. I decided that since it was the first…
Ashlynn almost drowned…twice. Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic, but that’s how a mother feels when a lifeguard has to jump in and save your child. The first was during her first ever swim lesson and the second was during a random winter session her Grandpa took her to. Both times she just walked off the…
