Thursday, July 30, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Blog Awards
Boy have I ever taken my time posting about these? My apologies to Karyn and Renee for taking MONTHS to post about their thoughtful nominations. 
Dear Reader, would you like this award? Consider yourself tagged.
1) What food are you unable to resist? mashed potatoes and gravy
Thank you Karyn. The award is called the Life is Grand Award. And for this award I must give five reasons why I think life is grand and then tag five more people. My reasons life is grand are:
1. I am married to my best friend who happens to be the most amazing man and father that I've ever known
2. I have 3 beautiful and amazing children that I adore
3. I have everything that I need and lots of extras to be grateful for
3. I have everything that I need and lots of extras to be grateful for
4. I have a new circle of strong, intelligent women friends through our Artist's Way journey together
5. It's summer time in the mid-west and life is darn good
Dear Reader, would you like this award? Consider yourself tagged.
Thank you Renee. “Premio Dardos means ‘prize darts’ in Italian." This award acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in his or her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values every day.
Here are the rules for this award:
Here are the rules for this award:
Step 1: Respond and rework -- answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.
Step 2: Tag - eight other bloggers to do the same.
Step 2: Tag - eight other bloggers to do the same.
1) What food are you unable to resist? mashed potatoes and gravy
2) What is your biggest fear? losing a child or my hubby
3) Do you nap a lot? When I can
4) Who is the last person you hugged? Helena
5) What websites do you visit when you go online? Too many to count
6) What was the last item you bought? gas
7) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ireland
3) Do you nap a lot? When I can
4) Who is the last person you hugged? Helena
5) What websites do you visit when you go online? Too many to count
6) What was the last item you bought? gas
7) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ireland
8) If you could go to the Oscars, who would you want to sit next to? Johnny Depp
9) Has a celebrity's hair cut ever influenced your own hairstyle? yes, Meg Ryan and it was the worst and shortest haircut I've ever had
10) If your house was on fire, what one item would you grab? wedding album
11) What was the last movie you watched? There Will Be Blood (and there was, yuck)
12) What is the luckiest thing that ever happened to you? survived a crash on the interstate, hit by a drunk driver
10) If your house was on fire, what one item would you grab? wedding album
11) What was the last movie you watched? There Will Be Blood (and there was, yuck)
12) What is the luckiest thing that ever happened to you? survived a crash on the interstate, hit by a drunk driver
13) If you had a whole day to yourself with no work, commitments or interruptions what would you do? Sleep. Blog. Read. Drink wine.
14) Is there a major goal you have that you haven't yet achieved? just raising these babies
14) Is there a major goal you have that you haven't yet achieved? just raising these babies
15) Where did you meet your spouse? we worked together at CoOp Records in college
17) What States and Countries have you visited as an adult? AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MN, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, WV, WI, (Washington, DC), Mexico, Russia, Sweden, Denmark
17) What States and Countries have you visited as an adult? AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MN, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, WV, WI, (Washington, DC), Mexico, Russia, Sweden, Denmark
18) What do you do to relieve stress? Cry. Sleep. Eat. Blog.
19) You must clean 1 of the following, baby poop or vomit. Which do you choose? poop
Dear Reader, would you like this award? Consider yourself tagged.
Golden Advocate
Introducing the GOLDEN ADVOCATE
The Golden Advocate Award is given to bloggers who have gone above and beyond to educate and advocate for people who have special needs. It was created in honor of my daughter Sophia who has Down syndrome, but it is not limited to the Ds community as all special needs count. The recipient may be a self advocate or a loved one, caregiver, therapist, teacher, community member, etc. to a person with special needs.
The recipient of this award has demonstrated courage, strength, and wisdom, and has used their blog to show the world how amazing people with special needs truly are. Recipients of this award do not shy away from speaking out against ignorance, cruelty, or injustices related to people with special needs. They can sometimes be found making phone calls to elected officials, signing petitions, attending rallies, and blogging about issues that are important to our community. On most days they educate by sharing their everyday experiences with us, allowing us to see how people with special needs are more alike than different. They wear their advocacy hat well and the world is a more beautiful, diverse, and inclusive place because they are in it.
To accept this award:
Simply accept it with the knowledge that your work is appreciated. Feel free to post it on your blog, or not. It's up to you with no strings attached.
To nominate a blogger for this award or to pass it on if you have received it:
Use the image, guidelines, and description listed here. Briefly summarize why the blogger deserves this award, post a link to their blog, and notify them that they have won. Link back to this post so that we can track how far it travels. Please limit your nominations to just 1 or 2 deserving bloggers.
The very 1st Golden Advocate goes to:
drum roll please
Sarah of Class of 2008. Sarah is a self advocate who has brought such joy into our lives with her blog. I tune in eagerly for every post as Sarah gives me hope, encouragement, and excitement for my daughter Sophia's future. This post in particular makes me so proud of her and the way she handles herself. Sarah, you are an inspiration and wonderful role model!
the Golden Advocate image was created with help here
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
OZ SQUAD
In an effort to put my money where my mouth is, I've joined a new initiative to educate and advocate about Down syndrome. This is a brand new group of DS bloggers who are interested in countering negative and inaccurate information about DS on the web. As the creator has stated, it's not about pushing political or religious agendas and it won't be about commenting every time someone uses the "R" word. Rather, it is set up to sound the alarm when something truly warrants a response from those of us 'in the know' in a thoughtful and positive manner. Sound interesting? Check out the blog here.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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