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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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Flight for Sight Grant
We want to thank everyone at Flight for Sight. We are honored to have been selected as one of the 14 semi-finalist from over 100 submissions and look forward to learning about the projects of other applicants once the three finalists are announced in early June 2023. No matter the outcome of the grant, win…
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Registration for the Seattle April IIA Luncheon: Should Internal Audit Have a Seat at the DEI Table?
The Seattle IIA is excited to have you join us on April 20, 2023 for a presentation by Mike Royal and fireside chat with Mia Wallace! We will explore why it is a good idea to include Audit as part of a firm’s inclusion, diversity and equity efforts. Bringing an independent and objective mindset while…
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Wonderful Olson
Check out this Facebook post about Olson being paired with, Traci, her forever person. Olson is the fifth guide dog puppy Wendy has trained. Wendy and I had the pleasure of meeting Traci at the puppy raiser reunion held in late January on Southeastern Guide Dog’s campus. The words sweet, smart, and dedicated used to described…
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Audit 15 Fun #42
Last week, Jon Taber, had me on his podcast. Use the following link to listen or read on for the show notes and transcript. SHOW NOTES Do not live down to people’s low expectations of you.That’s Mike’s message.October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. To bring awareness to the profession I interviewed Mike Royal.Mike is…
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