Being Up With Down Syndrome

Happy New Year!  What a year it was!  BJ had two surgeries and is on the mend to a healthier 2019.  Beau and Angel celebrated their first year of marriage and a move to a great place.  Beau starts school for getting accepted into the Union.  Angel is working with little children and we are so proud of both of them.  Maria moved closer to school and got a car.  She is getting ready to graduate and is still working on her business.  We are so proud of her and love seeing all the wonderful changes coming her way.  Ireland is Revving up for a new semester at Franciscan and loving being on campus more.  She was so extraordinary in helping renovate part of the house, so talented. We are so proud of her and all the things she is learning.  Trinity is very much in love with ballet.  Taking it three days a week and on the home front working with her lamb for Farm Show.  She loves her on-line classes and is moving so fast! ...

Merry Christmas!!!  So much has been going on for months.  It is a constant and I’m looking forward to spending the holidays with family and friends at a slower pace. I made a decision to have the Christmas spirit and not stress over anything.  So far, it’s working!!!  The difference this year from last is less “stuff” and more “family”!  We are having a huge family party with all of my siblings and families.  First time we are all together in a while.  We always wonder why after we visit, love and laugh!!!   We are having a feast, white elephant fun and a GAME!  My family loves a good game!!!  My Mom will be in her wonderful glory to see us all be together and to cuddle the grandchildren.   Our children will love being with their Grandma, Aunts and Uncles and cousins.  All to celebrate the birth of our Savior.  We anticipate the Holy Mass and celebrating this feast.  The birth of Our Lord!  The beau...

Kate is a First Grader.  Now to most people this is cute.  To Kate this is very very important.  She is a big girl!  She is a First Grader!  She is NOT a baby anymore, she is a big girl that can do things, if you use your asking, in First Grader form.  "Kate, you need to take this medicine"  Kate turns away... "Kate, you're a First Grader now!  First Graders take their medicine when their Mommy asks them to" proceeds to take medicine.  THEN prances the First Grader walk.  Any praise for being a big girl, goes further than anything. Over the weekend my husband and I escaped for an overnight date night.  My daughter Maria came home to stay with her sisters.  When I told Kate she was having a sisters fun night, because she is now a First Grader, she was thrilled.  They watched movies, ate junk and enjoyed each other.  They let her stay up an extra two hours.  It was a great night of my dreams for them. It's...

I haven't written in a while. Our lives here on the farm have been incredibly busy! I can't remember ever having a summer with so much to be done. BJ had to have major surgery on his right rotator cuff. It ended up being more damage than he thought but his surgeon, God bless him, did a fantastic job. He has been unable to do much of anything for three weeks and we have three more weeks before he can drive again. Before this surgery we had three projects to get done. The first, a garden, second, painting our livingroom and dining room. Third, making a space in our room for a recliner, for BJ to sleep in the first few nights after surgery. The garden ended up being very small but it taught me what I'm capable of doing by myself. The second, the painting, is almost complete. Just a few little things and we will be done, thanks to my daughters Maria, Ireland and Trinity. The space in our room is fantastic and the wheels are turning for how to modernize our room nex...

Connie Schultz is an opinion writer.  Her opinions are fed by hatred of our President.  They are published as if they are facts but just know that this is her opinion.  Connie Schultz is married to United States Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown from Ohio.  She has very strong opinions that I completely disagree with and I am sure I’m not alone. Her latest opinion on the Annapolis shooting at the Capital Gazette.  A man opened fire in the Newspaper and did the unthinkable, he killed innocent people.  His anger stemmed from an article that was written about him stalking a woman.  He sued the paper and lost.  His hatred festered until he exploded.  Those are the facts. My opinion is not a blame on President Trump, who has brought to light how despicable the National news media’s have become.  As an American, I am stunned by the lack of truth that the big National News have participated in.  The hatred is fed by the media....

Connie Schultz is an opinion writer I stumbled on that is also married to Senator Sherrod Brown (D).  She wrote this opinion piece about illegal immigrants being rounded up in Ohio.  Total opinion story with very little real facts.   I read this after coyotes howling last night woke me up.  I went to look at who she is.  Her fb page has many responses on what she posts,  with pure hatred for President Trump.   It is so interesting how I felt for the Obama regime.  I felt beat.  I felt sad and angry and helpless.  I felt this way because I went to the grocery store on a slim budget and bought things that shrunk in size but went up in price.  Our company was at a stand still because we couldn’t afford to hire more employees due to Obamacare.  Our healthcare was horrible.  We even were without for a short time.  I felt this way because the United States tax money was paying for the abortions of women not only i...