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We interupt this blog break to bring you… by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome an opportunity. A family that’s near and dear to my heart is having health trouble, and in an effort to help with their daily finances I’m donating to a very speci ... Read on »
Leave the light on by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome The days are pouring out like water from a pitcher, passing through my hands so beautifully and so quickly. There are little boys pulling open drawers in the kitchen, asking ... Read on »
It’s here! by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome And I have not 1, but 2 copies to share! If you’re interested, leave your name in the comments and I’ll have Avery choose the winners at the end of the wee ... Read on »
Things we love by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome The days are getting shorter and the air, especially at night, has a new chill to it, which is a long way of saying, it feels like fall!Things we’re loving at our house ... Read on »
An oldie, but a goodie by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Today I’m over here, with a short essay I wrote a few years ago. It feels as true today as it did then, perhaps even more-so after Avery’s surgery. I hope it rings ... Read on »
One of the tricky questions about Down syndrome by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome And by that I mean: supplements.Recently a new mom to a baby with DS wrote me and was wondering if the thoughts I shared in my book about supplements, such as Nutrivene-D and ... Read on »
It’s a virtual deck party! by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome My lovely friend Sarah has a party at the end of each summer, hosted on her beautiful deck that overlooks a serene bay of Flathead Lake and a fantastic expanse of the Mission ... Read on »
Lots of links to share… by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome I’ve been reading the national best-seller, Last Child in the Woods, and as I find myself doing so often, I’m looking for the special needs perspective. Th ... Read on »
An amazing thing happened by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome The kids and I just got back from a camping trip in Glacier National Park. It was full of all the usual things: campfires and scary stories and mosquitoes and starry s ... Read on »
Let the zucchini begin! by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome There’s an old joke about living in Montana: the only time you have to lock your car is mid-summer. Because if you don’t, someone might just fill it with z ... Read on »
Circles by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Avery loves to draw circles. Sometimes, we call them “O”s, sometimes it’s “zeros” but really, they’re all circles, and he’s very goo ... Read on »
Honest Scrap, building community, and other benefits of writing by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Lisa of Genetically Enhanced, tagged me in this meme. Here are the rules:Say thanks and give a link to the presenter of the awardShare “ten honest things” ... Read on »
Spinning by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Lately, Bennett has been giving Tom and me little performances in the evening, usually a combination of dancing and karate moves. He twirls and then chops the air with the he ... Read on »
How did this happen? by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome This is the longest interval between posts here at Pinwheels since I began scribbling down my notes and thoughts more than 2 years ago. I want to say I don’t know how t ... Read on »
Pretty is as pretty does… by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Theres’s a very special little girl fighting her second bought with cancer. If you’d like to help show your support, Carey from Dream Big is selling Mary Kay masca ... Read on »
Still more good things! by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Today, it’s a two-for-one on the “Good things” posts (I will always have a soft spot in my heart for that phrase after my one-time roommate and friend ... Read on »
Good things by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Here are a few good things I’d love to share, that have come across my desk (does anyone even have a desk any more? I don’t know why I typed that. I don’t ... Read on »
And now we are 6 by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome This is what six-years-old looks like at our house. And if you’re wondering why there are 12 candles on the cake? It’s this year’s compromise: I didn&rsquo ... Read on »
Happy June! by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome It’s very hard to believe, but in just a week, my “babies” will turn 6. Bennett wants balloons and a strawberry cake. Avery wants vanilla ice cream with sp ... Read on »