Grade 10 science

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Here she goes again but this time it’s in Science class.

Emily was quite excited to tell me a couple of weeks ago that they were studying chromosomes in science class.

My girl, made the connection between human chromosome and plants chromosome apparently. She’s been enjoying class and today I got the note, the one in the picture.

I think she’s going to help her 10th grade class make the same connection as she explains to them about her 5th chromosome.

Today, on the 15th anniversary of learning about Emily’s syndrome, learning all about everything she would never do…

Walk…. Wait she walks!
Talks…. Yeah, she does that too!
Feed herself…. No, she does that too!
Show and understand emotions…. Got that covered too!

Today, while I think back on all the pain I felt when Emily was diagnosed… She brings me a note saying she wants to explain chromosomes to her grade 10 class!

Happy anniversary to us!

Emily, my love, you are a teacher beyond your age and an old soul! Go show them how brilliant you are, go talk about chromosomes!

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Me: Em, come on move faster little snail, wash your face than I’ll come fix your hair.

Emily: I fixed my hair already.

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16 years 3 months and some days later….

Emily was practicing on her dolls but I had no idea she transferred the knowledge and skills to her own hair.

I am once again amazed and proud. 2014 has been so far a good life skills learning year for Emily and I will do my best to update you on all of those milestones who look so small and overdue to the outside world but you and I know, they are tremendous achievements in Emily’s world!