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Driving…
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/07/driving/Driving a car is such a big deal here in the states. Independence, identity, freedom are all associated with getting a drivers license. So.. Is it...
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Can Biking really Lead to Driving??
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/07/can-biking-really-lead-to-driving/We love to bike. We prefer to stay on multi-use paths, but, clearly, these get busy and there are a lot of things to navigate...
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Cheer Camp 2012 What an Experience!
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/08/cheer-camp-2012-what-an-experience/What a week! First Dev got her new cheer uniform: Dev in her new uniform 2012 Some how the uniform makes it all real. It...
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Summer Sleep-a-Way Camp!
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/08/summer-sleep-a-way-camp/Dev at camp, she is in the front row, second from the left The first time Dev went to sleep-a-way camp I was scared, “how many glasses...
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Memories of September 11, 2001
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/09/memories-of-september-11-2001/In Dev’s History class they were discussing 9/11 events. I love that Dev brings school stuff home. So, we shuffled through some...
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October: Awareness Month…
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/10/october-awareness-month/I’ve been enjoying so many blogs, web pages and facebook stories lately. Since this is Down Syndrome Awareness this month I thought I...
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“Be a Fan of Unity”
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/10/be-a-fan-of-unity/That is the slogan on the Special Olympics Blog site. What a great sentiment: Unity, coming together as one, working for a common goal. It...
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Looking in the Mirror
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/11/looking-in-the-mirror/Catching sight of your self in the store window can sometimes wake you up. What do I look like to others vs what I look like to myself....
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Thankfulness
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/11/thankfulness/Thanksgiving here was not our typical holiday. We still spent a lot of time enjoying food, thinking of family and friends and watching football,...
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KING 5 Interview! So Exciting!
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/12/king-5-interview-so-exciting/ Tell me what you think!
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Becoming a better Hobbit, Wizard or Human
http://www.raiseexpectations.com/2012/12/becoming-a-better-hobbit-wizard-or-human/While riding my bike to work this morning I had one of those life changing moments when someone tried to run me off the...
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“Pushing Myself”
Dev just started a ski team here in Seattle called “SkiHawks”. We have skied for awhile. First just Sean and I, then on vacations. Now here in Seattle we can ski almost every weekend! It has been...
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Born this Way…
Dev and Sean worked together on this. They had so much fun. Sean reworked the words, and Dev loved it! We hope you do too! Do you have any favorite songs that play over in your mind?
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A Mom’s Oversight, True Inclusion???
So, I’m working on another post that has been swimming in my head, but just has not fully formed yet about the Nature vs. Nurture aspect of parenting. Then last night happened… I was not prepared, so I...
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Cheer Try-Outs
Here we go! Here we go! Hey guys so on last Friday night some girls from cheer came to my house they took me in a car blindfolded I was told not to speak so I fell asleep it was so late so when we had...
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Ecology
Here are 2 of Dev’s recent posts on the Science class she is taking now. I do not change or add the ever need punctuation, it is straight from her Ipad: I loved how my ecology teacher assigned me to...
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Win an Ipad!
Real life “Sam and John” Raise Expectations is running a contest to win a new iPad! apple iPad The contest will start Monday March 4th and end April 17th 2013. Enter the contest by sending in your...
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Vietnam
Wow it is hard to believe, we will be in Vietnam in less than a week. We will be having some fun, teaching some medical stuff and some conversational English. We will also be leading by example when...
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iPad Winner for “Sam’s Top Secret Journal” Contest
“Sam’s Top Secret Journal–book 1–We Spy” is a fun, middle reader, chapter mystery that happens to have a main character with Down Syndrome. Get yours today! The reason for the book is multi-facited. 1....
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Devon’s Vietnam
Here are Dev’s thoughts about Vietnam in her own words. I did add a few punctuation marks this time and lead her a bit with the ideas, but the rest is all Dev! She had to do a power point for school...
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