http://girlinapartyhat.com Girl in a Party Hat Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:57:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oh my. I know I just gushed about Sarah last week, but you must check out this post from her mom, Joyce, on a rather auspicious occasion this past Saturday. As I commented to Joyce, reading this made my day/week/year! Try to read it without going a little waterworks yourself. http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/03/call-me-mrs-waterworks/ Sophie wasn't at all disappointed that she didn't receive a blue ribbon for her school science fair project. But she was devastated when she saw Annabelle's purple one. She didn't mind that she got second place (maroon), while Annabelle's project received a first. Sophie wanted purple -- her favorite color. (An aside, regarding ... http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/03/little-miss-waterworks/ I still haven't befriended an adult with Down syndrome. There is a guy who works at our Safeway -- his sister is a former Mothers Who Write student -- and I've been thinking about having him to dinner. But for now, I've been hanging out with Sarah. I've never met her, ... http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/03/he-was-so-disappointed-to-learn-that-he-wasnt-better/ The wind changed yesterday. Mary Poppins blew out of town. And I must admit I'm feeling rather melancholy about it. For much of February, Mary and Co. took up residence at Gammage Auditorium in Tempe, and in a short time she's become quite the topic of conversation in our house. We've owned the movie ... http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/03/mary-poppins-blows-out-of-town/ http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/02/big-girl-on-the-phone/ There are "to do" lists strewn around my office, strewn around my life -- in the car, the kitchen, the playroom, shoved inside my calendar, tucked into books. Mostly they say things like Call Adam and Buy Black Tights and Write Sue Chenoweth Thank You Note. It's the stuff that's not ... http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/02/to-do-make-friends-with-an-adult-with-down-syndrome/ Several people have pointed out that Andrea Fay Friedman -- the actor who did the voiceover for Ellen, a.k.a. "Down syndrome Girl" on that recent Family Guy episode -- responded to Palin's criticism of the show. (Here is a link to the the clips if you didn't get a chance ... http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/02/family-guy-actor-responds/ Last night Sophie brought me a book to read before bed -- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I know it well, although I also knew for sure (despite the fact that we own way too many books I have trouble keeping track of) that I'd never read it to either ... http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/02/the-giving-tree/ Back to the whole Family Guy thing. I know I said we should leave Sarah Palin out of it, but of course you know I didn't really mean it. I mean, I did want to figure out whether that Down syndrome Girl episode was funny or not, on its face (general ... http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/02/i-have-come-to-the-conclusion-that-when-you-have-a-retarded-kid-you-can%e2%80%99t-make-fun-of-retarded-people/ Sarah Palin aside, I'm with Whoopi. This is not funny. Neither is this. Now, if I was a. a regular viewer of Family Guy and/or b. not the parent of a child with Down syndrome, I might find it hilarious. But i doubt it. Be honest. Have I lost my sense of ... http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2010/02/family-guy-down-syndrome-girl-episode-what-am-i-missing/