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Special Education Week

Yes, this is a little behind. Last week was Special Education Week and I just wanted to personally thank all the people involved with special education. Teachers, aides, and therapists that make the decision to work with children with special needs - do have any idea of the impact you make in our lives?

Where would we be without you??? You have become our closest friends, our warriors, and our support system. You have shown us how to be patient and thankful. You have hugged me when I broke down in front of you and loved my daughter as your own!

I thank you from every fiber of my being. You encourage and amaze me!

These few pictures does not at all illustrate the magnitude of people that have and continue to work with Kendal on a weekly basis, but here are a few. Again, we thank you and will always remember all that you have done for us.

March Madness

March is truly a crazy month for us every year. Between Kendal, mine, and my brother-in-law's birthday at the beginning of the month (9th, 10th, 11th), birthday parties, annual vacation time, and the usual grind of everyday life, March is at best a blur. Over the next few days I hope to make several entries on things that we have done this month - it has been exciting needless to say.

We started this month by taking an annual vacation during mine and Kendal's birthday week. This year we visited some friends, Matt & Bethany, in Camden Arkansas. We had a really good time and it was great to visit them. They do not have children and I am not sure that they ever will after spending several consecutive days with Kendal! She was buck wild as usual and I was a total nervous wreck that she was going to break something in their home. They were so extra accommodating and rolled out the red carpet for us - I was really getting used to it! We also spent a day in Hot Springs, AR visiting the bath houses that were set up in the early 1900's. That was totally eye opening and fascinating - I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Once we got back into town - everything was in full swing in preparation for Kendal's big 4th birthday party this year. We had it at The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring (www.discoverycenteronline.org) and is was awesome. Over 50 kids were invited and I think over 30 showed up (again, it was a total blur!) More people showed up than I anticipated but it was so fun and everyone seemed to have a good time. Kendal was overwhelmed especially when everyone sang "Happy Birthday". All eyes were on her and she was eating up all the attention! Again, I was overwhelmed by everyone that showed up. I am continually amazed that we are surrounded by so much love and support. A big THANK YOU to Grandpa and Nana Dayton for the beautiful birthday cake they purchased for the party. It matched the invitations and was so cute not to mention one of the best tasting cakes ever. Thank you for handling all that for me and giving me one less thing to worry about! I appreciate you!

Kendal also had her first dentist appointment that week - something I had been putting off for obvious reasons. Kendal is not real keen about brushing her teeth with her oral sensitivity issues but I knew it was time to bite the bullet to see what was going on in her mouth. To my surprise, she did great! She fought a little which was to be expected but overall she was given rave reviews on her teeth. Another thing marked off the list!

I know this is nail biting journalism at its best, but calm down - I need to draw this out, so just stay tuned for more adventures in the Crocker household. The next entry will be about Kendal's follow up appointment on her medication options.

Thanks for reading!