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”
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Blog Post #5: Important Travel Tips Learned the Hard Way
Today I’m taking a “Break” (# 7 Word of the Day, smiles) from talking about ASL, Cued Speech, and raising our special needs deaf child. Instead I will share a few handy travel tips with you. I learned these tips the hard way, by experience. My hope by sharing them is it may save youContinue reading “Blog Post #5: Important Travel Tips Learned the Hard Way”
Blog Post #2: How I Fell in Love with Cued Speech
About the time our deaf son was 4 or 5, a wonderful woman came into our lives. I was in awe of Stevie Fenton, she seemed to know every thing deaf related. I was overjoyed when she agreed to work with our son for a few hours a week. They connected right away and heContinue reading “Blog Post #2: How I Fell in Love with Cued Speech”