Tuesday, Tad participated in his elementary school’s first grade spring music concert as part of his “buddy” class.  His teacher Ms. W and para Ms. J were both there to see him and the other first graders from his class who were also participating. As I watched Tad sing with his peers, my heart just [...]

It’s that time of year again.  I had Tad’s annual Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting with his teacher, his paraeducator, his school speech therapist, his mainstream 1st grade teacher, and the school principal yesterday.  Thumper tagged along and slept for most of the time in his car seat, while Tad got to play on the [...]

Last Friday was the annual Father-Daughter (also known as “Ladies’ Choice” so girls would feel comfortable bringing other family members like grandpas) dance up at the high school.  Ane looks forward to this every year.  This year, the theme was “Disney Princess” and we struck a deal with Ane: we buy a new princess dress [...]

Last Friday, I left Rerun at home with the Webmaster (who is taking some time off work to help out at home) and took Thumper with me to pick Tad up from school.  I left early, knowing that Tad’s teacher, Ms. W, would love to see Thumper and chat about Tad, since I had not [...]