May in Review

I apologize for not posting anything in May. But now I will give you our month.

May 1st was the Faith Baptist Spring Extravaganza. Bryanna has several different in different skits. The program was great! The kids all did an excellent job! Bryanna really enjoyed her drama class.

Bryanna began practicing for the volleyball team for next year. She had some back, neck and knee pain so we took her to the chiropractor. She still has pain in her knee and has decided not to play volleyball. She will play basketball and is signed up for the basketball camp in August.

Bryanna had her finals the week of May 18 and she was finished May 22nd. She did okay, and would have done better if they had had more time. She did okay for a first year back to school with a full year of Abeka curriculum. She is so happy to be done! She will be returning next year and go into 8th Grade! OY!

Bryanna will be doing some babysitting over the summer time for an 11-yr old boy. She is anxious to earn money ... and has already spent some of it! I will see if she is so "eager" to spend money when it is her money!!!!

Memorial Day weekend was a National Federation of the Blind convention in Boca Raton. We had an awesome time and the conference reinforced the need for Braille and cane for Torrie. The cane will give her the confidence she needs to be able to move about without banging into things and falling off curbs as well as let others know she needs some space to travel in. The Braille will help her so that she does not have to struggle to see print. (Our plan is to do print & Braille - we will be working on those soon). Torrie was in the Palm Beach Post for "Cooking without Looking" and they were making taco salad for lunch.

At the convention, I was elected as Vice President of the Family Division of NFB. I am also a new member of the Parent Leadership Program. With the Leadership Program, I will be going to Detroit for the national NFB convention. Torrie and I will be going while David and Bryanna will be home (they will be taking out our rug in our room and will be putting down laminate flooring). I am excited to be going and will be able to learn a lot!

Torrie and I will be doing the 5K March for Independence and are still looking for donations. Please go to www.marchforindependence.org/goto/doreen. Go to "Support Doreen" and make a donation. All donations are tax deductible and a receipt will be sent via computer! Thanks in advance for your support.

On Friday, June 5, we enjoyed a few hours at the Tradition Fountains before the rain. The kids all had a great time -- and the moms got to enjoy quiet time together while eating M&M's. Boy, were they good! We hope to do more water days over the summer! As most of you know, we have had our share of rain over the past few weeks -- so we are no longer in a drought!

So now you are caught up with life at the Franklin's! We hope you enjoy our blog. Hope all of you have an awesome summer!!!