Waiting for Mom and Dad, Part 2 In Part 1, Blog Post # 22: An Orphanage Story, we left Alexandru, waiting and watching for his own parents to come get him. When he was 2 and 1/2 years old, suddenly potential parents started visiting him! They were very nice, and he always hoped they wouldContinue reading “Blog Post # 23: Our Family Is Complete!”
Category Archives: Lessons I’ve Learned in Life
Blog Post # 21: Giving Myself Room To Stop
Driving Safely I was driving on the 495 beltway around Washington, DC, when the car in front of me ran into the back of the car in front of them. An accident, directly in front of me. Disaster nearly struck, as I had not given myself enough buffer room to stop in time to avoidContinue reading “Blog Post # 21: Giving Myself Room To Stop”
Blog Post # 20: Our Son, The Clown
Family Stories This is about our youngest son, who was six years old when this story takes place. Our son happens to be Deaf. He also happens to hate cigarette smoke. He and I had just finished doing our grocery shopping at the Food Lion. We started to walk to our car. Then I noticed,Continue reading “Blog Post # 20: Our Son, The Clown”
Blog Post # 19: Fish Fry Danger
Narrow Escape I was working as receptionist at a car dealership in Gainesville while putting myself through college. One Friday a cute guy in used car detailing asked me to his country home where his neighbor was doing a fish fry that evening. Sounded fun! I went, and enjoyed it, but drank too much. AtContinue reading “Blog Post # 19: Fish Fry Danger”
Blog Post # 18: Don’t Touch His Head!
Black Humor My family has had its share of tragedy. I have found, in the midst of tragedy, there are two things that have made me feel better, at least for a few moments. The first, is having the family’s babies around us. Just looking at them brings a smile to my face. The secondContinue reading “Blog Post # 18: Don’t Touch His Head!”
Blog Post # 16: Dying Of Embarrassment, Literally!
Embarrassing Moments I was in 12th grade typing class when I excused myself to go to the bathroom. I happened to be sucking on a hard candy. While I was washing my hands, I managed to suck the candy into my windpipe. Suddenly I couldn’t breath! I stood there at the sink, trying cough theContinue reading “Blog Post # 16: Dying Of Embarrassment, Literally!”
Blog Post # 14: ASL — My ASL Bloopers
ASL: Crashing but Learning I want to tell you about a few embarrassing American Sign Language (ASL) bloopers I have made in my life. At least they were embarrassing for me; they proved highly entertaining for the Deaf folks who were watching! Each case involved a pair of words, the appropriate word and the wrongContinue reading “Blog Post # 14: ASL — My ASL Bloopers”
Blog Post # 13: Family Stories — Grandma Hall Falls In Love At Age 74
Frankie Ruth Haswell Hall Grandma Hall was my Mother’s mother. At age 74 she fell in love with Peter Doke, a man she went to high school with in Garfield, Arkansas. He always lived in the country, on a farm. She always lived in a city. They hadn’t seen or communicated with each otherContinue reading “Blog Post # 13: Family Stories — Grandma Hall Falls In Love At Age 74”
Blog Post # 12: Narrow Escape: Dangerous Driving
Narrow Escapes I’ve Had In My Life It was late evening. I was driving home to Tallahassee from Atlanta, Georgia, after attending a 2 day computer training seminar. The drive took me about 4.5 to 5 hours to make. I was tired and ready to get home. It was a completely dark, moonless night. ByContinue reading “Blog Post # 12: Narrow Escape: Dangerous Driving”
Blog Post # 11: Sending My Child To School Naked
Challenges with our special needs deaf son Here is the story of how one day I sent our son to preschool naked. When our special needs son was young it was very hard to get him to do certain things. My overall goal was to get him to cooperate with daily activities. He wasContinue reading “Blog Post # 11: Sending My Child To School Naked”
My Life, by DAG 