Yearly Archives: 2009
December Snowfall
We measured 19 inches of snow on the table on our patio. It was still snowing at the time and the table has holes in the top, so some of the first snowfall fell through it. This brought 3 extra days off of school for Fairfax County giving the kids […]
Woodson Rifle Team
Woodson High School has a rifle team. There are actually a few schools in Fairfax County that have teams including Woodson and Robinson. Alex, Ray’s friend, has been shooting small bore for the Robinson team for a year now. Ray decided that he wanted to try to go out for […]
Rental version of UP not captioned or subtitled?
Disney Removes Closed Captioning From “Up” Rental Release What’s up with this!?? Disney actually removed the captions and subtitles from the rental version of the movie UP. Disney claims that these are “bonus feaures”. Guess that’s what those hearing aids on my kid are too! Bonus Features!
Deuce
A couple of people have asked how Deuce, the dog, got his name. Well it came from the “Deuce and a half”.
Phonak iCom
Ray’s current hearing aids are Phonak Exelias. The audiologist keeps pushing for us to get Ray an iCom because Ray complains about using the phone with these higher powered aids. The aids are so powerful that when switched to t-coil there is a buzzing sound. The hearing aid is actually […]
The IEP Meeting
Anyone who has attended an IEP meeting, whether as a teacher or parent, knows what a stressful and confrontational event this can be. This video is a spoof on the whole process and definitely helps make this a laughable moment. I love that the “maintenance engineer” attends the meeting.
Joe Cocker Concert
I haven’t even had a chance to post the pictures I took at the Joe Cocker concert. It was a last minute decision to go with tickets found on Craig’s List. It was at WolfTrap. This was the first time I’d sat upstairs at WolfTrap. It really is the best […]
4th of July
The Fairfax Lions Club and NVCSA participated in the annual City of Fairfax, 4th of July Parade again this year. They promoted awareness of the Lions Club and Cued Speech. Below are some pictures.