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Happy Happy Happy by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Ok, I'm a geek. I firmly admit it. Proudly. Which is why I am so excited by my new toy - a MacBook. It seems that my six year old PowerBook G4 decided that NOW was a good tim ... Read on »

Girl's Weekend by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Since "what happens on Girl's Weekend STAYS at Girl's Weekend", I can't post too many details. Suffice it to say, we had a lovely time. The most basic details: My h ... Read on »

The rest of our trip to London by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome So Friday evening after the Internet Cafe, we ate at Wagamama, a popular noodle shop (there's one here in Cambridge, too!). Then we managed sleep a solid 12 hours - that's wha ... Read on »

Greetings from London! by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Our plane landed early, butvwe "made up" the time standing in line at customs. Landed at 5:00, got to hotel at 8:00. Napped (passed out) for an hour, showered, and ... Read on »

Packing! by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Yes, David and I are off to London tomorrow evening! Just a really quick jaunt (really, it's a whole lot easier than flying to the West Coast). We'll be back Monday. But on Su ... Read on »

Happy November! by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome That was a lovely Halloween. I think that Halloween should ALWAYS be on a Saturday evening, and the weather should ALWAYS be warm and mild. Even the brisk wind was fun, blowin ... Read on »

Sad, then Happy by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Life is a continuous whirlwind. Certainly never boring! The funeral was enormous. More than 700 people crammed into the Sanctuary & Social Hall at TBS. I had to sit up fr ... Read on »

Logistics by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome When they said "It Takes A Village", they certainly had my family in mind! Back up to Sunday. David took Sofia with him to the neighbor's house to watch football. T ... Read on »

WHEW! Really, that was a lot! by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Thursday morning, Sofia's cold was worse, so she ended up coming to the funeral in Worcester with me. Thursday night, I almost fell asleep during my class, since I'd been up ... Read on »

Back from a blog break by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Crazy month. So we left off on Columbus Day, going to Davis Farmland and the Mega Maze. Tuesday, I got to hang out with my friend from Chicago in the morning while all three ... Read on »

Change of Plans by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome We were just about to leave to deliver the push-car to the hospital, when the mom called asking me to hold off for a few days. So instead, we headed West, to David Farmland an ... Read on »

Buddy Walk 2009 by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome We had a wonderful day today at the MDSC Buddy Walk, in Wakefield. Here are just a few pics, I also posted a whole page on my photo site. Our Team t-shirts: "Sofia's Fa ... Read on »

How to Support? Part Three by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome YUP! I'm on my way to the Reading store this afternoon, to pick up the fire engine cart! Since my friend S is coming in tomorrow from Chicago to join us for our Buddy Walk on ... Read on »

How to Support? Part Two by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Well, this has been full of lessons. Lesson #1: When you want to know what to do to help, ASK. Lesson #2: When you do need help, don't be afraid to be VERY SPECIFIC. So I a ... Read on »

How to Support? by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Ok, readers, I want to hear from you. One of the families on my MetroWest DS Mommies list is plunging into the world of chemotherapy. Months of in-patient time. How can I as ... Read on »

All Atoned and Starting Fresh by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Shana Tova once more, Happy New Year and New Beginnings. This weekend was a bit of a whirlwind, although not actually horribly busy. Friday, I got in THE MOOD to cook, having ... Read on »

BoyKa by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome "BoyKa" is Sofia's name for her brothers - together. "Boy" is Sam (he calls her "Girl"), and "Ka" is short for Micah. Sometimes she wil ... Read on »

Parenting Compliment by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Well, that was nice. This evening, after Tae Kwan Do, I took my boys out for sushi, since Sofia was home with the sitter. It had been a long day for all - after school, Sam an ... Read on »

Seen through loving eyes - The Boston Globe by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Seen through loving eyes - The Boston Globe A nice article, as usual, from Beverly Beckham at the Boston Globe about her adorable granddaughter Lucy. Read on »

Shanah Tovah by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Happy New Year, everyone. Rosh Hashanah was this weekend, a very festive and wonderful time of the year. Thursday afternoon was the day school's annual Tashlich ceremony. It' ... Read on »

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