Rachel's Blog http://rachellankford.net The latest developments in the life of Rachel Lankford Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:58:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Funny thing.. http://rachellankford.net/2012/04/23/funny-thing/ http://rachellankford.net/2012/04/23/funny-thing/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:37:05 +0000 Becka http://rachellankford.net/?p=2211 Went to school today and guess what! We got sent home at noon due to snow!! Early dismissal. It is not bad where we live but up the hills around us have 5 inches!

below is off the local news website:

Snow Day After All

By: Leah Kirstein

Updated: April 23, 2012

CLEARFIELD, JEFFERSON, ELK COUNTY – If April showers bring May flowers than April snow must bring the first snow day of the year and national media attention.

Closings and Delays UPDATED MONDAY, APR 23 AT 1:50 PM
Brookville Head Start 2: Centers 1 &2 Open House ; Rescheduled for April 25th, 26th
Clearfield Area School District Board Mtg: Postponed Until April 30th
Ebensburg Public Library: Closed Today
PA. Highlands CC Ebensburg: Closing at 12:00 PM
PA. Highlands CC Richland: Closing at 12:00 PM
PA. Highlands CC Somerset: Closing at 12:00 PM
Senior Life Ebensburg: Modified Services
Tussey Mountain School District: Early Dismissal; Alt. Ed. Life Skill No preschl @ SL/Rdale. No DLC.

WeAreCentralPA.com: For Closings and Delays

]]> http://rachellankford.net/2012/04/23/funny-thing/feed/ 0 Rachel field trip http://rachellankford.net/2012/04/23/rachel-field-trip/ http://rachellankford.net/2012/04/23/rachel-field-trip/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:35:56 +0000 Becka http://rachellankford.net/?p=2187 circus4-12 006sm\ncircus4-12 025sm\ncircus4-12 005sm\ncircus4-12 024sm\ncircus4-12 008sm\ncircus4-12 023sm\ncircus4-12 017sm\ncircus4-12 016sm\ncircus4-12 018sm\ncircus4-12 021sm\ncircus4-12 022sm\ncircus4-12 020sm\ncircus4-12 004sm\ncircus4-12 015sm\ncircus4-12 019sm\ncircus4-12 012sm\ncircus4-12 011sm\ncircus4-12 014sm\n

Hello everyone! Sorry it has been so long! Life has been crazy. (I am sure you can understand). Rachel had a field trip to the circus! I thought you may enjoy photos! She got a tierra and a bracelet that both light up. She had a blast!

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The chair has switches around her head. There is a switch behind her head for forward, and two on either side for turning. It was the same kind of setup she had tried before (see it here). That was 3 years ago (unbelievable), and she has much better head control now! She maneuvered around people and had a blast. She drove it for about 3 hours this afternoon and of course bawled and bawled when she had to leave.

We’re all very excited, but not sure how we will find a vehicle with a lift/ramp for her new chair.

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The bicycle is an AmTryke assembled by AMBUCS.  It has a special bench seat with knee separators, handlebar, footpedals, seatbeat harness, wrist wraps to help keep her grip on the handlebars – even a helmet and storage basket on the back….  all designed and built specifically for Rachel’s needs.  It will adapt and grow with her as she does.  There is a setting on the front fork that will limit the range of motion of the front wheel if desired.

See the pics below of Rachel trying out her new wheels!

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]]> http://rachellankford.net/2011/10/21/swimming-trip/feed/ 0 Update http://rachellankford.net/2011/10/16/update-3/ http://rachellankford.net/2011/10/16/update-3/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:26:11 +0000 Becka http://rachellankford.net/?p=2136 As you may have guessed… Life has been pretty busy. Rachel is enjoying first grade! She has been enjoying the extra time she has with the regular education first grade classroom. She has a great nurse with her every day that helps her to get to different classes, helps her with her therapy and helps the teacher with studying with rachel what she is learning. We started with a new doctor who mentioned having her evaluated with a motorized chair. We got permission and this is to be done at school! How exciting!! I have met with a provider and ordered her a stander for here at home and shortly she will be recieving a tricycle! I will post photos when i get them. Thanks for checking in!

]]> http://rachellankford.net/2011/10/16/update-3/feed/ 0 It is that time of year again!! http://rachellankford.net/2011/08/29/it-is-that-time-of-year-again/ http://rachellankford.net/2011/08/29/it-is-that-time-of-year-again/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:50:41 +0000 Becka http://rachellankford.net/?p=2105 I miss her already! She was happy to start!

The driver had a hard time getting the lift to work so he shut the door to reopen and try again. When he closed the door and she was not in the van she started crying. :(

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And we saw baby turkey on the way out of the lane.. Aren’t they cute?

YAY! Trotting is fun! Right Isaac?!? click green words before this for video.

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Click here to go to the Zach Hinish Foundation Website for Pix.

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