Kari Wagner-Peck's Blog
October 31, 2018
Our Reality TV Moment
Nothing like the last minute for a Down Syndrome Awareness Month, 2018 post:) Taublieb Films came to Portland, Maine from Malibu, California a couple weeks ago to film us. Our family will be part of Special Olympics 50th Year Anniversary … Continue reading →
August 4, 2018
Parents, stop worrying about if your kid is a happy camper
If that title grabs you please hop over to CNN Opinion to read me there. You won’t be sorry. xo, Kwp
June 26, 2018
Thunderstorms
A thunderstorm passed through yesterday afternoon. My only complaint was that it was too short. Thorin and I were both hoping for a doozy of a storm. My younger self, my teen self and my early adulthood self would be … Continue reading →
June 23, 2018
For What it’s Worth
June 21, 2018 Beach Season 2018 is on officially for two reasons: Summer Solstice and we had a quorum at Beach Club. The current proposals and plans for BC’18 are not available to the public. Sorry. Ella–who’s 13 and therefore … Continue reading →
May 13, 2018
This Mother’s Day I’m on Maria Shriver’s The Sunday Paper!
Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper published a compilation excerpt from my book Not Always Happy: An Unusual Parenting Journey! I hope you will pop over for a sweet and funny read: Adoption Becomes Reality. Peace Out and Happy Mother’s Day to … Continue reading →
February 27, 2018
So the Universe totally knows what it’s doing.
Thorin and I were shopping at Hannaford’s. I noticed a petite women with brown hair pulled in a neat pony tail. I saw her first in the produce department. She almost ran into me with her cart because she was … Continue reading →
February 11, 2018
Monster Trucks: a “boy” and his monster truck
Thorin had a minor surgery this week. Ward and I thought a nice recovery would be for me to take Thorin and the dogs to a friend’s condo in Bar Harbor. I planned it so we would arrive just as … Continue reading →
February 5, 2018
The Long Game
For those of you who are like: “Where’s ‘Highlights From 2017: Part Two?‘” Don’t worry, Mrs. Holland’s Opus will continue soon-ish. Thorin had ear surgery this morning. It went well and the desired outcome is that his hearing in that … Continue reading →
January 16, 2018
Highlights from 2017: Part One
Yes, I’m aware it’s January 16th. My mother used to write a year in review letter that she sent out to friends and family. It wasn’t the usual humble brags delivered via mailman in the 1970’s. She wrote about real … Continue reading →
December 14, 2017
The Bread Winner
I took Thorin to the film The Bread Winner . I honestly thought it was a kid friendly albeit serious film. In watching it we discovered it was about an 11 year-old Afghani girl (the same age as Thorin), Parvana, … Continue reading →
