Being Up With Down Syndrome

Kate is going to a very very special school and our school district is paying for it.  Our school district, Burgettstown, tried to convince us that Kate would be fine at their elementary school.  The schools whole entire defense was to make Kate deal with "normal" children.  To get her integrated.  Seriously.  So BJ and I hired a lawyer.  We won and now she is going to be "secluded".  The districts words.  We say, now Kate will thrive. When I saw what this school district was doing, it made me sick.  The reason they fought us was because the special school costs of The Watson Institute a year.  It had nothing to do with what was going to help Kate, it was about the money.  Burgettstown would pay half the tuition and the State the other half.  There were people telling me, with the best intentions and experience, that we needed to "play the game".  Just send her to the public school for six months, and when they fa...

BJ took me on an awesome date last night!  For Mothers Day, BJ and the kids got me tickets to see  Sal Valentinetti   at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, PA.  Sal sings Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and more!  He is 21 years of age and on his way to big success! Beej took me to dinner at  J Corks !  We had so much fun!  It is so nice for us to get these moments.  This past week was hectic with meetings regarding Kate's future and what school she will attend.  We also are in wedding mode!  Everything is coming together beautifully. BJ and I have been together 24 years.  We still laugh and love.  It is rare to find us going to a better restaurant than Applebees!  Lol!  Because we like to relax and not all the fuss.  Our favorite evening out is going to a pub for food and the the American Legion for beers.  We go with my cousin Dan (my brother from another mother) and his girlfriend Sharon, who I conside...