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Tag Archives: Grandchildren
Baby You Can Drive My Car
My granddaughter Abby has been walking around singing the song from “Frozen”, a couple of songs by Katy Perry and other “latest hits” so I decided it was time to get her acquainted with some of the classics, and what … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatles, Grandchildren, music
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Weeki Wachee With Heather & Abby
Last Wednesday Cindy and I took Abby and Heather over to one of the oldest tourist attractions in Florida, Weeki Wachee Springs (which is a bit of a repetitive name since “Weeki Wachee” means “Little Spring”) located in Hernando County … Continue reading
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Tagged Grandchildren, photography, Travel, Weeki Wachee
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World Autism Awareness Day
Today is the 7th Annual observance of World Autism Awareness Day, declared by the United Nations in 2007. Autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. As I posted yesterday, “Last week the Centers … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Family, Grandchildren, World Autism Awareness Day
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April Is National Autism Awareness Month
The month of April has been designated National Autism Awareness Month (World Autism Awareness Day is recognized on April 2nd each year) and awareness of this increasingly prevalent diagnosis is an important aspect of addressing the needs of those on … Continue reading
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Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Family, Grandchildren
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Animator Dad Turns Son’s Playtime Videos Into Action Hero Scenes
I stumbled on this today and wanted to share it because it is just that cool! Here’s one of the videos, click on the link to see others. It reminds me of something I did for my oldest grandson’s first … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Grandchildren, Technology
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Exploring Fort Christmas with Mikey and Heather
This week is Spring Break in Florida and since our two oldest grandchildren, Mikey and Heather, were out of school we thought we’d give their mom a break one day and take them out of the house to explore historic … Continue reading
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Heather’s Second Grade Patriotic Performance
This past Tuesday evening Cindy and I attended our oldest granddaughter’s Second Grade Performance of Patriotic Songs and Prose. We knew Heather was going to be singing with her class, but we did not know she would have her own … Continue reading
Jade Runs The Mickey Mile Race At EPCOT
This past Friday morning, February 21, 2014, Cindy and I traveled out to EPCOT to watch our four-year-old granddaughter Jade run in the “Mickey Mile” race. As it turned out, you could see the start from a distance but could … Continue reading
Superman Cup From Abby
Cindy and our four-year-old granddaughter Abby were at the store a couple of days ago when Abby spotted this Superman cup and began pointing at it, shouting, “Granddad! Granddad!” so Cindy asked her if she’d like to buy it and … Continue reading
Traveling With Autism
Most readers of this blog probably know that my oldest grandson, Mikey, is on the Autism Spectrum. He has made tremendous strides in adapting to a world that is not completely natural to him, and like most of us new … Continue reading

