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Recently, Amos turned 10. Just two years earlier he went into mainstream primary school and back to SPED. Four years ago he got off the...

It’s been quite a while. Amos went in and out of mainstream and we rode upon the swells and slumps that came our way. The experience...

Amos' (accidental) self-portrait at a picnic This was a whirlwind year. With Amos’ entrance into mainstream Primary 1 came our fair share...

The year has been eventful for us in many ways. If we have to find one other thing that we can be thankful for, it’s this. Amos’ potty...

Amos was born with a spate of medical issues that impeded his development and growth. Upon his birth, we were thrown into the world of...

It’s amazing how weeks of isolation had come and gone. We had dreaded the tedium of it, and in retrospect found them so fleeting in the...

One day, a neighbour came by to hang out with Joel, and Amos—compelled by his love for guests—welcomed her with jangling props and a...

The recent Saturday of November 9th, 2019 was a special day. It was Amos' graduation from Rainbow Centre and it could not have been more...

Three days ago Amos lost his school teacher. It didn’t register at once when we learned how she had suddenly collapsed one evening and...

Sunflower Animal Farm It’s the June holidays! Off we went to Perth for our first “long haul” trip after six long years since Amos’ birth...

World Down Syndrome Day 2019 has come and gone, and with it, Amos’ 6th birthday. It feels unreal. We are in a manic phase of our lives...

Things really do go bump in the night. This documents my first harrowing experience of something that makes you want to laugh and tear...

Last week, we decided to drop by somewhere. It was a holiday (like today) and we wanted something no-frills, something light and...

I know…we’ve been ranting about crazy months. This has been another mad, manic one. The kids fell ill, Mommy too. The days were packed to...

We’ve taken a looong hiatus from posting. We wished we hadn’t, but the adjustments we had to make over the past 6 months totally sapped...

One evening I came home feeling like a wreck. Amos would waddle over like a puckish little pixie and say hello and hug my legs. And he...

What crazy months! We apologise if our radio silence made you think we've gone defunct. Far from it! We're still going strong...rather,...

Time flies. We’ve written about happy stuff in this blog. But I’d be a big liar if I said we’d received all challenges with smiles and...

This is what our elder son, Joel, wrote to his Uncle Ben on his birthday. Happy birthday! Uncle Ben, life is short and our physical forms...

Last month Amos turned FOUR. Yes! FOUR! And Joel will be entering primary school in about eight months. It’s an incredibly bizarre...