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Royal Family Big Dreams
Maybe you digested a lot of food and football over the Thanksgiving weekend like the Royal Family. Instead of posting pictures of Eric’s multiple Thanksgiving courses, we included Eric’s first tackle football photo. Under the “Take A Breath Boy” section on the Royal Family Birth Weight Challenge page, we shared details about difficulties Eric had…
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Thankful Nobody Got Hurt
In addition to nobody getting hurt, we are thankful no ladder was needed to string up the lights on the large candy canes we place at the end of our driveway. As shown in the picture, Eric was asked to payback his Mom for all the kangaroo holding time. Visit the Royal Family Birth Weight…
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Pow – Pow – Pow
In the above picture, taken on my first visit, I am standing outside the gate to the YO Ranch Land property. At this point in time, I had no idea how much I would enjoy hunting as I had not been hunting since my teenage years when I had low vision and now I and…
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“Little E” and “Big T” School Milestones
Under the “Take A Breath Boy” heading on the Royal Family Birth Weight Challenge page, more details about the need for Eric to meet some milestones and successfully overcome two brain bleeds, blood in his spinal fluid, Apnea, and Bradycardia, before he could be released from the NICU was shared. The NICU doctors and nurses…
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Happy 18th Birthday Eric!
Eighteen years ago today, Eric entered this world at 29 weeks of pregnancy via an emergency cesarean delivery. In the above picture he weighed about 3.25 pounds. To read about Eric’s first seven weeks of life in the NICU you can visit the Royal Family Birth Weight Challenge page. To celebrate this milestone birthday and…
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Eric is a Lumberjack and He is Okay
On Sunday, November 5, on our son’s 18th birthday, we will introduce The Royal Family Birth Weight Challenge fund raiser to support March of Dimes. Eric has agreed to the sharing of his story for this fundraiser and to provide hope for others who might be experiencing a similar situation. A post will be published…
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2023 Audio Slalom Finals
A special thanks goes out to my daughter, Taylor, for providing audio description for my Audio Slalom passes skied in the finals at the 15th Barbara Bolding/Jim Grew Fund Disabled Water Ski World Championships. Even if you already watched the live coverage, Taylor’s editing and commentary makes this video worth a watch.
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Astros Back-to-Back World Championship Challenge
While it has been four years between my World titles, due to cancellation of the 2021 event, I was able to go back-to-back. Now it is time to see if the Astros are up to the challenge! I was one of the 13 members of the 2023 USA Adaptive Water Ski Team that won the…
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Cody (30 Years Ago)
Wow, thinking back it was 30 years ago this month when I was teamed with my first guide dog, Cody. Over these past 30 years, I have traveled to the following International locations: Norway, France, Aruba, Brazil, Mexico and Canada, and to several of the United States with the assistance of five different guide dogs.…
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No Bones About It
Wendy and Taylor were busy this past weekend baking and decorating over 40 bone shaped cookies. While Wendy is no longer a Co-Area Coordinator for the Houston FFA puppy raising group in the Fort Bend Independent School District, sometimes she will attend a meeting to catch up with the high school students and their puppies.…
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