Awww, you are so sweet crasru!!!
Who am I huh? Ummm...LOL..
Well, I am 24yrs old (next month), and a mommy to 2 girlies ages 8 and 2 (next month...March is a very busy month for us LOL). I have been married for 4 yrs to my hubby Dave. I started the 'real world' early at 16 when my 8 yr old was born. I always knew she had Down syndrome, even before she was born. I had a gut feeling that hit me when I was 3 months pregnant. Any who, I have always looked at Down syndrome differently than most people. I am a firm believer that those with disabilities should never be treated differently. I have never made anything 'easier' for her because of her 'disability'. That includes in school, life in general, or what I expect of her. I home school her and I expect her to do whatever kids her age are working on, even if it take a little more practice (and it usually does, but that is OK.). Anything she is involved in I make sure she is challenged no differently than her peers. Because of this, she has grown up to be completely unaware of any 'disability' she may have and exceeds the expectations of everyone she meets (By the way, she just won 1st place national championship in her cheerleading competition, and we are looking forward to winning 1st place in regionals next weekend 
. Sorry, had to throw that in because I am soooo proud!). I don’t see raising a child w/ DS/ASD as hard at all. How fun would life be if it had no challenges or excitement. I don’t see DS/aspergers as a challenge, but more of a life experience. I actually consider myself blessed because I have experienced things many people would never have had the opportunity to experience. She has opened my eyes to so much compassion and good in the world that I never knew existed. People ask if I would do anything differently as a teenager, and I say no flipping way. I would never exchange everything I have learned and experienced for a normal teenage life, and risk turning out any differently.
On a less deep level, my favorite icecream is mint chocolate chip. And my favorite pizza toppings are pineapple and chicken (together). I am a video game player and LOVE the final fantasy series and RPGS (including WoW). I love gardening and camping (I have a small cabin on 2 acres in NY that we visit ALOT) in the summers, and hibernate on the couch in the winter. I am also a horrible speller, so if there are typos or spelling problems in this novel...well that’s just who I am .
For fun in the summers we go to the park, zoo, camping at our cabin, play in the yard and travel. We LOVE to travel. I take the kids to DC every year as a field trip.
. He is very supportive with my gemstone passion though.
SOrry Indy, I havnt checked this in FOREVER hehe.
. We are trying to buy a new house so those may be my down payment. If we can find one we dont need a large DP for, then they will stay in their happy lil'' box for a while till I can find a jeweler to set them in a necklace.
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