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Deaf for a Day

Posted in Encouragement, hearing loss, students on January 28, 2008 | 7 Comments »

This week, one of my classes will be doing an assignment I call “Deaf for a Day”.
For most, it is a frustrating experience but not for the reasons that you may believe. Most of the complaints that I get from my students are because the assignment cannot be done “totally deaf”. The earplugs [...]

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Instinct and Learned Behaviors

Posted in Encouragement, dog related on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

One of the most frequent questions I am asked about Chloe is “What kind of dog is she?” She is rather striking looking with her muscular build and red coloring. As her breed is “questionable”, I always tell them:
“My trainer believes she is a Vizsla and Golden Retriever mix”
My trainer has had a [...]

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We’re Not So Different, You and I!

Posted in Encouragement, dog related on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We only have one old dog in the house now. Ebony is a 15-year-old Pomeranian that Kyersten adopted in 2003. Since Max passed away 1-1-08, our only family “old-timer” is Ebony now. I noticed she tends to get special favors from all of us, and if she wasn’t spoiled before… she [...]

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But it’s MY problem!

Posted in Challenge, Encouragement, dog related, hearing loss on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Although Chloe’s main “job” is to hear for me and to assist me when my balance is “off” any particular day, she also has come to believe that she is the SQUIRREL POLICE. Now that the weather has finally started to act like it’s Winter, her beloved backdoor where she watches the squirrels is [...]

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If You Could Bottle It…

Posted in Challenge, Encouragement on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I love candles and lotions/soaps. So I was tickled to death that one of my students gave me lotion for a Christmas present right before break this last semester.
It’s been sitting on my dresser, and I’ve been using it for over a month now. My husband noticed it for the first time this [...]

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Would You Use "Normal" English, Please?

Posted in Encouragement on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I pride myself in being a little “different“. As long as “different” doesn’t cross the line to being “weird“, my teens are OK with that even!
Every New Year’s, I do more than make resolutions that I try my best to keep! I also determine to “try new new things”. This year I [...]

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It’s hard to say goodbye!

Posted in dog related on January 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Max
November 21, 1992 – January 1, 2008
It’s hard to say goodbye to a family pet… especially if they have been a part of your life for a very long time.
On January 1st, Max suffered a second seizure within twelve hours of the first, and was only able to barely respond afterwards. We knew it [...]

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