Wolf Meadow John Stewart, of Kingston Trio fame, wrote a song entitled “July, You’re a Woman” that evokes the essence of the month of July, when the trees and shrubs are leafed out and full, the heat has settled in for the duration, and the cicadas and locusts sing night and day. This summer we…
En-Courage-ment and the National Down Syndrome Congress
With my recent postings on our trip to Florida with 11 residents to the National Down Syndrome Congress, some may be wondering about our enthusiasm for future conventions. I can only reiterate that Disney World is a great place to vacation, but far from an ideal place to have a convention. Last word on the…
More Planes, Trains, etc. Installment Two
Coronado Springs Resort Hotel Saturday dawned with all of us confronting basic life support while marooned on the Aruba Resort at Disney World. We needed to all be awake, showered, dressed, at the conference center at Coronado Springs Resort and fed by 8:15 AM, a challenge for any group of 17 people. We presented ourselves…
Planes, Trains, Buses, Shuttles, Monorails But No Automobiles
We did it. Thanks to grants from the Lower Colorado River Authority, parents, and a First Baptist Church of Woodworth, Woodworth, LA, we were able to travel to Walt Disney World for the National Down Syndrome Congress annual meeting and convention, taking 11 residents with Down syndrome to attend the simultaneous Youth and Adults with DS…