- Location: Pacific Northwest
- Who Has Hearing Loss: A family member
- Hearing Loss Type: Born Deaf
- Hearing Loss Cause: Unknown
- Device: cochlear
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My Story
What a great life: not only is it always fun and exciting, but I also get to be the mom of 2 boys, one of whom has bi-lateral CIs. I navigate the ins and outs of the public education system. Luckily, I used to be a teacher, so I have a bit of an "insider advantage" when it comes to IEPs and accomodations, not to mention how to help teachers work with a CI kid in the classroom!
Blog Entries
Scarf
A beautiful scarf and holiday card arrived today. It was a present from Cochlear, wishing me happiness this season and thanking me for being a...
5 Months Ago
Mr. 11 (who is celebrating his 10 and 5 year anniversaries of his CIs, by the way!) is doing a class report/project about lighthouses. He would like to...
Another Fun Bit About Parenting a Deaf Kid
The list keeps growing! Fun Bit: Kid with hearing loss is sleeping off a virus (ugh). But all around the house and yard others...
One Year Ago
Happy Turkey Day!
When I was a kid, my dad always said that the best part of Thanksgiving was the next day: turkey sandwiches and pie, and spending the day playing games...
One Year Ago
The New Skinits Have Arrived!
The new Skinits have arrived! Mr. 10 is quite happy with them, and can hardly wait to go to school in the morning to show them off. = ) One...
One Year Ago
With the N5s in use for all of two weeks now, my son is looking into packing away his "old" Freedom processors. Not just so that there is...
His new N5s are a hit!
For the first time ever, my son (now 10, implanted for 9 years) was able to play around with friends-- *while* splashing! A huge success, and he...
One Year Ago
An Early Morning Conversation
68 DAYS AND COUNTING
One Year Ago
The Bunny pulling one over on the boys?
. When I was little, the kids in the family dyed and decorated eggs, with each kid making a special (name on it!) egg of his/her very...
2 Years Ago
Pi Day Boys
2 Years Ago
Pi Day!
2 Years Ago
Mardi Gras 2011
.Mardi Gras decorations, anyone? My son, now in 4th grade, had a teacher in 2nd grade who was from Louisiana and had a Mardi Gras...
2 Years Ago
Ahh, Turkey Day: Here's how *we* do it!
.Ahh, Turkey Day: usually a time of stress trying to make things "perfect" and keeping everyone happy. Uh, not so...
2 Years Ago
Need a Laugh? Curtain Call edition
. (Michael, this is espically for you, since you needed a laugh today.) Background: Within minutes of finding out our...
2 Years Ago
Would *You* Believe It?
I've recently discovered that my bilateral son, who has just finished 3rd grade, has been intentionally misleading people at school! It turns out...
3 Years Ago
Fireworks Photo
Ah, the Fourth of July! A photo of my sons, with a friend standing between them, while watching the fireworks. Can you spot the deaf...
3 Years Ago
Bling-- Boy Version
Bling is cool. Bling is fun. But much of the bling available is not boyish enough for this 9 year old, so he decided to use his love of Star Wars...
3 Years Ago
Back in November I wrote about how my son's need for daily accomodations is fading away. Now, by popular request, here is an update! Quick...
Free Smoke Detectors!
I had heard that the city would give- and install- a free smoke detector for deaf/hoh. Could this be true? I called the person in...
4 Years Ago
Need for Daily Accomodations Fading Away
Parenting a deaf/hoh kid means making many little accomodations throughout the day. I have noticed, however, that many of the accomodations are fading out...
4 Years Ago
A bit of vocabulary does the trick!
The other day on the playground, a young boy noticed my son's processors. Curious, the boy asked me, "What are those?" This used to annoy my son so...
4 Years Ago
Welcome to our goof-fest!
With two boys here, one bi-laterally implanted and one with natural hearing, there is no shortage of silliness at our house. Add into the mix the implant...
5 Years Ago
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