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Electronic Record Keeping and Dropbox
Dropbox is what they call “cloud” storage. Before Medefile started with educational records, I had boxes full of records. Medical records, legal records, school records, tax records. I mourned the poor trees. But even worse than mourning the trees, I mourned any storage space I had in my home. If there was an open nook or …
Unique Child Study by Columbia University wants YOU
Researchers at Columbia University’s Paul F. Lazarsfeld Center for the Social Sciences studying how children who are unique in some way are identified and developed. They are currently collecting stories from parents with children who have been identified as gifted, children who have unique artistic, scientific, or physical abilities, children on the autism spectrum, and …
Five things I learned from Oprah’s Finale and love letter to her viewers…
…that I can use in my life as a parent A couple of days ago (as you already know if you haven’t been locked in a cave) was Oprah’s last show after 25 years on the air. I’m not going to sit here and tell you I watched the show religiously and read every book …
Tornados and Hurricanes and Flooding! OH MY!
You can’t miss it if you turn on the TV. It seems natural disasters are everywhere these days. From Earthquakes to epic flooding to tornados to hurricanes, there are only a few disasters that actually give you time to plan. If the catastrophic disasters of Tuscaloosa, Alabama or Joplin, Missouri have any redemptive value it …
Flying without an IEP
Today is his last day of Preschool and my last IEP meeting… My youngest was getting ready for school this morning in between complaining of a stomach ache. He’s not sick – thank goodness, just a good ole case of the nerves. All the time I was trying to build him up and encourage him …
ADAPT members arrested protesting proposed Medicaid cuts
Bravery comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes its a firefighter running into a burning building that everyone else is running from. Sometimes it’s a mom who bravely holds down her child while a nurse sticks yet another needle into them, just because they know it’s needed. Sometimes its a person or a group of …
I wish I could come up with a title
…that would be as wonderful as the article I have to share with you today. I feel honored to “know” the woman who expressed everything I thought when I heard about this gaffe that President Obama made. Honestly, right now I couldn’t have begun to do it the justice Johanna has. I feel blessed to …
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