Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Homemade Toys & Activities

A while back I was given a packet with all kinds of great ideas for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Casey and I have made a few of the toys and activities from the packet. I have uploaded a copy of the document and added it to the downloads section of this site. Feel free to grab a copy and share with anyone you like.

Updates

Wow, it's been a while since I last posted. The last weekend in April was a pretty big deal. Tim and I took our first overnight trip, without Casey. We had a team of nurses scheduled, and others as backup (just in case). We left that Friday around lunch, and got back Saturday afternoon. We went to Vegas to meet up with Tim's brother, his wife, and some of their friends. It was an early celebration for his 40th. We had a lot of fun. Casey did not miss us at all. That's a very good thing. Everything went really smooth. I think our next trip may be for 48 hours :)

After we got back we had a couple of rough weeks. Tim got pretty sick. Other than work, he pretty much just slept for nearly a week. As soon as he was feeling better Casey and I spent a week sick. I think what ever bug we had has since moved on (thank goodness).

We had a nice Mother's Day. We all drove up to Temple to have lunch with my grandparents. They are not that far from us. However, with Casey, her equipment, and everything else, it can seem a lot further away than it really is.

Casey's has just 1 day of school left for this year. I am sure she will enjoy the relaxed schedule for a few months. I think in August we will try to go to 4 hours, then work our way up to 6. I don't know that she will be ready to dive right in. The 2 hours a week now wears her out. We will just have to see what she is up to and go from there.

Other than that, Casey doesn't have a lot going on right now. I do though. There is an organization in town that I really like - Hand to Hold. I pitched an idea to them a little while back, and it is getting rolled out. I am very excited. Our first Lunch & Learn will be in June. I hope that it has a good turn out.

As always, we hope everyone is well. I will try to post sooner next time. I did not realize it had been so long. Have a great rest of the week :)