First Day of School

Casey started back to school today. She had a great day. Her teacher met us at the car and started with a tour of the school. Last year Casey went straight to her classroom so she never really saw anything else. She LOVED the library. Her teacher is going to find a time when Casey …

Back to School

Our school district started back up today. We talked with Casey’s teachers and decided it would be best to avoid the craziness of the first day. The plan was for Casey to start back tomorrow. I just got off the phone with her teacher though, and her teacher has gotten sick. Instead of trying to …

Special Needs Dance

For any of the special needs family that read this blog, I want to be sure you know about 2Dance2Dream by Legacy of Hope. I LOVE this idea. They will work with your child’s ability and needs (all types). Premier Dance in South Austin has teamed up with Legacy of Hope to offer dance class …

July Review

July was a hectic month for us. Tim had to travel for work one week. Our day nurse had 2 weeks off (luckily not the week Tim was gone) and our night nurse had a week off. There were 2 weekends our weekend night nurse had vacation too. I really miss Tim and our nurses …

Casey’s Fun Day

We have been so busy this summer. We have a few weeks with fewer appointments so we decided to have some fun activities planned for the princess. Today we met some friends for lunch at Casey’s favorite restaurant. Her friend made her a beautiful bracelet with beads and pasta. In the picture they are modeling …

Pillow

We got Casey’s new pillow on Thursday (6/30). The rep met us at therapy and he and Margaret helped me and Casey’s nurse make a bunch of adjustments to the pillow and her chair. The pillow was much smaller than I expected. It does help. I think Casey is much more comfortable and she is …

Casey’s Jams

As many of you already know, Casey LOVES music. A while back she was very into hip hop. Which was really funny as no one around her was listening to hip hop, and we had no idea where she got it. A friend of ours turned us onto an album that we played many times …

Highlight

Casey was picked as this month’s Highlight story on Hand to Hold. If you are on Facebook you can “like” the story. Also, the next Lunch and Learn has been set. If you are interested in attending please be sure to RSVP. Casey has a new pillow system that we are getting fitted Thursday. It …

Hot Hot Hot

This summer got started and has not let up yet. We have already had multiple 100+ days. Since Casey (and I) and not big fans of being hot, we are staying inside as much as possible. I think we are going to have to have me or her nurse go start the car after therapy …

Homemade Toys & Activities

A while back I was given a packet with all kinds of great ideas for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Casey and I have made a few of the toys and activities from the packet. I have uploaded a copy of the document and added it to the downloads section of this site. Feel free …