Posted in Advocacy, Family Stuff, Posts by Dad on September 29, 2007 | 5 Comments »
EdVenture Second Weekend in Pictures
It was an incredible day here in South Carolina. Ben woke up ready to travel and ready to paint!
One of the features of EdVenture is “BubbleLoosa.” Later in the afternoon bubbles are floating all the way to Myrtle Beach!
You saw 40-foot-high Eddie last weekend. This dragonfly that sits [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Exceptional Ettiquette on September 28, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Exceptional Interaction
UPDATED: Page down to the bottom!
“Bennie I can’t think of how to phrase this question where it doesn’t seem rude— and I think that is part of the problem with many parents– they are trying so hard not to offend & to be PC, they just end up saying… nothing.
My question for you— I [...]
Posted in Family Art Projects on September 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Edventure Family Art Project #3:Sculpey Sculptures
Special Note: The day totally got away from me so I did not get to finish answering the questions asked of us the other day. In a nutshell we’re putting together a blog entry about how to approach exceptional children and their families. It’s such an important [...]
Posted in Family Art Projects on September 26, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Edventure Family Art Project #2:Canvas Painting
Special Note: If you read the comments from yesterday’s post (which I encourage all our visitors to always do since many readers of this blog contribute excellent commentary) an anonymous writer asked an obvious heartfelt question about how to approach a special needs family in public or just simply [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Special People on September 26, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Must See TV
Jenny McCarthy will appear on Larry King Live tonight at 9PM (EDT) to talk about her son’s autism. She will also talk about her new book which chronicles their journey so far in the world of special needs and advocacy. I plan on picking up “Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Family Stuff, Posts by Dad on September 25, 2007 | 11 Comments »
EdVenture Weekend 1:The Good, Nothing Bad, & the Ugly
After a fews days of rest and contemplation I am quite satisfied that our family added quite a bit to the experience this past weekend. The folks there had a huge TV with a DVD ready so that we could play the Jane Robelot interview as [...]
Posted in Family Art Projects on September 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Edventure Family Art Project #1:Tile Painting
As promised over the next few days I’ll fill you in on the specifics of the art projects we introduced to the folks in Columbia over the weekend. The first one seemed to be the most popular with the Holidays just around the corner. You could literally see [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Family Stuff, Posts by Dad, Special Moments, The Boys at Work on September 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
EdVenture First Weekend Memories
Ben is ready to work! Although it appears he’s looking up at his surroundings he is actually doing something we’ve always found interesting while he thinks. He’s actually trying to figure out where the paint is because I’m still setting up the display table. I bet he’s thinking “Dad [...]
Posted in Art by Ben and Bennie, Family Stuff, Posts by Dad on September 22, 2007 | 4 Comments »
We’re EdXausted from EdVenture!
Check back with us tomorrow to find out how our day went. Here’s a hint: It was awesome!
Posted in Art by Ben and Bennie, Posts by Dad, The Boys at Work on September 21, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Stress
It is mayhem here in the Waddell household. Please believe me when I tell you that I’ve not been procrastinating in preparation for this weekend. We are just like every one of you in that there are so many family obligations some of them have to be put aside until necessary.
Ben is definitely [...]
