A to Z Challenge – Day 7 – G

G

Giraffe

This one was a surprise!  Emily sat down at the table and wrote away while I napped on the couch and try to will myself back to health.  The flu that hit Jonathan than myself has to be the strongest flu out there!  Lucky for us, we caught it early in Emily and the medication has saved her from the worst.

Emily’s love of giraffe is not new.

When Emily was 7, she wanted to move to Kenya.  She learned about Kenya in 1st grade and was fascinated by the landscape, the animals and the culture.

January 1998, we offer her the next best thing, a trip to Disney with a room at the Animal Kingdom Lodge.  This is 9 year old Emily looking at wild animals from our balcony.

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Following is what Emily wrote about giraffes.  I believe google helped her with this!

She told me some of the key words she wanted to write about and she wrote about them.

My big win on this post is definitely Emily’s printing!  Look at it!

When Emily was diagnosed with Cri du Chat Syndrome, we were told that she would do nothing.  Not walk, talk, recognized us or understand us.

We’ve worked with physiotherapist and occupational therapist for every milestone Emily has achieved.  We’ve learned how to work with her to help her grow and developed new skills.  Her printing above is such a big win!!!

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A to Z Challenge 2016 – Lessons from my Daughter (PR) #914

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A to Z Challenge – Day 6 – F

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Funny

This is my favorite post so far. Emily worked really hard on this one.

This is a story she doesn’t tire to tell. Β Β My dad did something so funny.Β  On December 24 (4 years ago).Β  I was in my room and heard something.Β  It was chestnuts exploding in the oven.Β  Do not put chestnuts in the oven without drilling a hole in them.

This is really sound advice.

We did learn something really valuable that day.

You know that song…. “chestnuts roasting on an open fire”Β  They don’t tell you to put a hole in the chestnut before you roast them.

The chestnuts exploded in the oven and once we got the pan out of the oven, one chestnuts exploded in the kitchen and the others exploded as soon as they hit the snow on the back deck!

A to Z Challenge 2016 – Lessons from my Daughter (PR) #933

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Find more about about Cri du Chat syndrome at 5p- Society

Emily has a her own page in the family stories , you can find it here: Emily

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