Yesterday Brad came home with a letter from the school stating that he scored in the top 1% of the Nation in math. Therefore Brad is eligible to take the ACT and the SAT through Duke University. I am not sure if there is a benefit to having Brad take the ACT or the SAT while still in middle school but it would be interesting to see how he scores on exams usually given to just high school juniors. Right now, I am leaning toward registering Brad to take the SAT in January. Regardless, I am very proud of Brad.
In just about six weeks Ashley will dance, not just any dance; she will be competing in a big regional dance competition by dancing her very first solo. It's completely amazing, seeing Ashley dance, watching her live through dance. When Ashley was born almost 11 1/2 years ago, I never ever thought, we never thought Ashley would live to dance much else do her first solo. I can't believe I am crying as I type this. I didn't think I would get emotional. It's just amazing! When I put her in dance at age 3, I did it because I knew I needed to stop sheltering her. She needed to be around other children. She needed to feel normal despite what is trying to zap the life out of her; despite her disease. Honestly I never thought Ashley would be a good dancer or even a great dancer, I just knew dancing was safe; it was the one activity the doctors felt didn't put Ashley's life at risk. Little did I know how much dancing did and still d...
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