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Because every family deserves the blessing of a child with Down Syndrome...
Girl, born 2004 (outdated picture)
Mental Delay, mitral valve prolapse, secondary cardiopathy, umbilical hernia
Boy, born 2013
Hydrocephalus, had surgery at 3 months to install shunt.
Roman was born prematurely. He is a twin — the healthy twin went home with the parents.
Roman makes very good eye contact, is trying to talk, likes to play with toys.
Boy, born 2006
Sequelae of inflammatory diseases of central nervous system; syndrome of movement disorders; severe mental delay
Boy, born 2013
Down syndrome
George, Dorothy, Robin, and Jeb
Boy, born 2010
Atrial septal defect (condition after surgery on December 20, 2012), mitral valve insufficiency of 2 stage, tricuspid insufficiency of 1-2 stage, circulatory deficiency of 1 stage, atrial septal defect Q 21.1, fetal alcohol syndrome, delay of physical and mental development – alcoholic embryopathy Q 86.0, severe astigmatism of both eyes H 52.2, primary pulmonary hypertention I 27.0.
Girl, born 2009
Girl, born 2001
Boy, born 1999
Girl, born 2003
Slight mental delay, HIV
Information from the family who adopted her close friend:
According to our daughter she is very sweet, she is neat (as in keeps things organized and clean), she loves to help, and she was a very loyal and good friend. I do know that after a while, the way she was treated at the orphanage caused her to cry often and thus they sent her to a different school. My daughter was similar and is doing wonderfully … her aunt has gone to see her once or twice and worries about her condition there.
Hadden and Hadley
Twin boys, born 2009
Hearing impairment
Boy, born 2000
Slight mental delay, TB contact in the family
Daniel wants to be adopted. He's polite, has a great sense of humor, and lives to play soccer!
Boy, born December 2010
Ernie can sit independently. He smiles, plays with toys – and has the most adorable wispy hair!
Ernie is available! He has been relocated to a region that is not directly affected by unrest in his country.
Girl, born February 2013
Down syndrome, ventricular septal defect
Oh Sweet baby girl! Her paperwork issues are all cleared up! Can't wait to see her find a family!
She had surgery in September 2013 for her pulmonary valve.
Boy, born 2012
Microcephaly, spastic tetraparesis
Girl, born 2012
Will be available December 2014 / January 2015
Boy, born 2014
Brain affection of unspecified etiology, congenital multiple arthrogryposis, Jarcho-Levin syndrome, Freeman-Sheldon syndrome
Girl, Born Dec 2009
Crouzon syndrome
Sweet Cherie …. she needs a family desperately!
Picture on the left is from December 2012, on the right is from summer 2012. Additional pictures available.
Cherie needs a family fast! From her medical records: congenital anomaly of the skull, feet and hands. Cleft hard palate, UPU, LLC, aortic defect. Hydrocephalus
She was born end of 2009. She was born via c-section and a full term baby with Aperts Syndrome and Hydrocephalus. She has had multiple surgeries to include a separation of both her pinkies from her other fused fingers. She uses her hands and feet very well to get what she wants. She had a shunt placed for her hydro as well. Soon after her first surgery the shunt failed and after some time they did a second surgery. The surgery did not go well and a significant amount of brain damage was sustained and the second shunt was not able to be placed as a result of the damage. She also has difficulty with sight. Mostly though she threw any toy or object near her. She crawls and scoots to get around and does not speak but makes noises. She seems to know her name but does not make eye contact when her name is called. We were told she likes "baby toys"- things with bright lights, colors, noise, and also that she likes music. She is able to eat regular soft foods but is spoon fed, she is able to use a sippy cup. She currently spends most of her time in her stroller. We were told that she is developmentally around 18 months but we think more like 8-10 months from what we saw in 3 hours. She is a very sweet wonderful little girl who needs a family who can meet her needs and love her well.
Girl, born 2008
Spina bifida with hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, deep mental delay, congenital deformity of the hip, congenital ptosis, optic nerve atrophy, iron and protein deficiency
This tiny girl has spent a lot of time in the hospital. She needs a loving family to be by her side and help her receive top-notch care.
Boy, born 2012
disorder of the brain, epilepsy, ectopic perineal testis, ventricular septal defect, other congenital malformations of the cardiac septa
Boy, born 2014
Down syndrome
Oh, love this round face baby boy!
Boy, born 2013
Down syndrome, HIV, disorder of brain, atopic dermatitis, torticollis, atrial septic defect, biliary tract issue
Sweet baby boy!
Hopefully we'll get a new picture soon.
Boy, born November 1999
HIV, astigmatism
Pics from 2013 – he wants to be adopted!
Ethan is in the same orphanage with several other available children. Interested and approved families could adopt multiple children together.
From a family who met him in Nov. & Dec. 2013:
Ethan is older than our daughter and so wasn't in her group. However, he clearly enjoys interacting with the younger kids, and he came into her group room at least two or three evenings each week to play-wrestle and to play games/video games with the younger kids. We met him our first weekend with our daughter, when Ethan came outside for about 2 hours on Saturday to play with the younger kids. He impressed me immensely in that short amount of time. He was gentle and kind with them, laughing and joking. Not once did he display any mean or bullying behavior, which some of the other older boys did. He was very respectful and polite to my husband and me, as well as toward the teachers. That behavior continued every time we saw him for the next six weeks. He especially likes play wrestling with the younger boys, although he is always very gentle with them. Many times he would be play wrestling with one of the younger, much smaller boys, and I'd see him get to a position where he could have easily taken the play too far and hurt the younger boy, but not once did he do so. He always gently set down the younger boy with a big smile. As a result, he is a favorite with the younger boys. He's also a bit goofy, in an understated way. For example, he likes to wear silly clothing combinations just to get a reaction from the other children. Once he was walking around with his skinny jeans rolled up his legs to look like shorts, but with huge gigantic cuffs. The other kids thought it was hilarious! Ethan told our daughter how much he wants a family. He will be a huge blessing and a wonderful addition to the family that chooses him.
Girl, born 2013
Congenital malformation of the central nervous system, symptomatic epilepsy, atactic syndrome, tetraparesis, porencephalia
Girl, Born 2010
syndactyly of hands and feet, steeple tower head, psychological and motor delay, Congenital heart defect (patent foramen ovale, secondary defect of interatrial septum)
Many will be available in early 2015.
We are so glad to finally be able to relist Mandy! She was born with multiple skeletal anomalies, including fused/webbed hands.
The girl is smiling, laughing. She reaches for toys. She walks in baby-jumper. Doctors consider that surgery may help to separate her fingers on the hands. They give a positive prognosis regarding her mental development. More photos are available.
This region typically waives the 10 day waiting period for children with special needs.
Boy, born 2012
Hydrocephalus posthemorrhagic
Oh sweet love needs a family and medical care.
Boy, born 2013
Spina bifida
Please look past all the pink, this adorable baby is a BOY! The picture is a year old; hoping to get an updated one soon.
Boy, born 2012
Hydrocephaly, congenital heart defect (operated)
Girl, born 2012
CP, dual hemiplegia
Judith cannot walk or sit independently. But she shows interest in toys and reacts to speech addressed to her.
Boy, born 2011
CP, mental delay
Griffin can walk with help, understands simple instructions, can say separate words.
Girl, born 2000
Down syndrome, mental delays
Such a lovely young lady — she's been waiting so long for a family of her own.
Boy, born 2013
Multiple congenital arthrogryposis, internal hydrocephalus, open oval window
Girl, born late 2002
Slight mental delay, simple astigmatism
From a family who met her in 2014:
This young lady is very sweet! She is in school and just finished the 3rd level. Betsy likes to color, read, run, swing on the playground, and dance. When we were able to talk to her she seemed slightly shy but very calm and gentle. Betsy is articulate and seems only slightly delayed. She and my daughter hugged and cried when they had to say good-bye. Betsy really wants to come to America. She would be a wonderful addition to any family!
I would love to share more with seriously interested families.
Boy, born early 2004
Slight mental delay, astigmatism, mitral valve prolapse of I stage
From a family who met him in 2014:
This boy is an absolute treasure! He is kind-hearted and thoughtful of others. Brock enjoys dancing in school productions, doing school work on the computer, shooting hoops, playing soccer, reading books, painting and cutting out art projects, and sliding down slides. He is one of my daughter's really good friends. They hugged and cried when my daughter left the orphanage. Brock desperately needs a family to rescue him and give him a joyful life full of love.
I would love to share more with seriously interested families.
Boy, born July 2009
spina bifida (myelocele), hydrocephalus (subcompensation), moderate mental delays, functional systolic murmur, astigmatism, crossed eyes, delay of physical development, spastic talipes paralyticus, spastic dislocation of the hips.
Girl, born July 1999
Down syndrome
Clarice's pictures are so fun to see – she seems to be all sunshine and motion! She has such an amazing grin!
Clarice is so tiny; and she has many facial features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, in addition to her Down syndrome.
She has the personality of an impetuous toddler- very high energy and eager to try everything life has to offer. She too needs a family, and the sooner the better. The possibilities for a child to thrive when they reach a family are endless. She will definitely need medical attention, as you can tell from just seeing her teeth, and lots of patient instruction and guidance.
Update from May 2014:
CClarice has a sunshine smile, twinkling eyes, and a unique set of needs, as she is the victim of at least one confirmed type of maternal substance abuse in addition to having Down Syndrome and scoliosis. She has spent the entirety of her almost-15 years of her life without the essential and nurturing maternal and paternal bond. She is a sweet-natured, not loud, strong, and curious child who is the size of a slender six year-old. She is cognitively about two years old. She IS able to obey the stern orphanage nannies, and enjoys massage, stroller rides, sensory activities if she is offered, joint stimulation, and can walk. Clarice can engage in purposeful play and follow basic instructions. She bear-crawls (think Jungle Book) many times, and really has a gentle disposition. Her eyes are innocent and kind, and her personality is gentle and sweet. It is not fair to expect a child in this condition to "perform" for a room full of adults, and she is enamored and thankful with any offers of play or stimulation. She has a self-stimming habit of pushing on her private parts under her underpants, but as I have learned in the DS community, this is probably a result of a lack of sensory input. So, if given the right redirection through sensory play, her habit could be redirected. Clarice has the strength of a man when she wants you to hold her, and it is my opinion that it is unsuitable for her to have several physically smaller siblings. However, that is not legislated. There are several telling videos and photos of Clarice to share for the right family. She needs a family ASAP! I was told by a national regarding the kind of place she goes next — that "most children live for only one year at most once transferred." Please pray for precious Clarice. Could you love her as a daughter? God knows her name, and he will provide her needs.
Girl, born 2000
Mild Cerebral palsy, can walk very well.
Veronica is a lovely young lady. She is able to walk, stand on her own.
Boy, born August 2013
Spastic tetraparesis, local symptomatic epilepsy with seizures, congenital heart defect: hypoplasia of aortic arch, open oval window; optic nerve atrophy, inquinal hernia and umbilical hernia, lower extremities contracture
Oh sweet baby boy … he needs a family's love and care.
Boy, born Nov 2011
Cerebral palsy, double hemiplegia G 80.0.
What a little sweetheart! Don't you just want to scoop him up!
Boy, born late 2011
congenital absense of ear, canal, hand/finger, fused fingers, cleft palate, congenital malformation of cardiac septa
Oskar has had surgery for his cleft palate.
Additional pictures available.
Boy, born early 2005
Celiac disease
Boy, born February 2003
This photo is old (2009)
Aura Lee
Girl, born July 2009
Microcephaly, spastic tetraparesis
Oh, isn't she lovely?
Aura Lee is doing very well. She knows her nannies, smiles at familiar adults. She can sit down and stand up with help. She does not have mental delays.
Aura Lee has features consistent with FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome). This is not a diagnosis, but a cautionary disclosure.
Aura has developing speech — she can make separate sounds, and will repeat after an adult.
Boy, born July 2006
Multiple congenital malformations, condition similar to CP.
Nevermind the pink — Easton is a boy!
Easton smiles, reacts to familiar adults, toys. Look at that gorgeous smile — are those dimples?
From a family who met him in March 2014:
Easton is an incredibly cheerful little boy. The nannies told us that he is smart and talks with them, though we were also told that he is delayed. In fairness, Easton spends almost all of his time in a crib. He would either be sitting or laying when we saw him.
Easton always seemed to be very aware of what was happening around him. One day when a nanny was getting our son ready for his visit, we did a little dance behind her and Easton laughed. He would often smile brighter when we would wave at him across the room while picking up our son on our visits. I believe Easton would flourish in his own family.
Boy, born December 2012
Congenital pathology of the central nervous system, internal hydrocephalus
This tiny little guy needs a mama's love!
Boy, born October 2013
After-effects of birth trauma – brain affection; open arterial duct (does not need surgery).
Such a sweet, squishy little guy! His head is completely flat on the back.
Tessa (Lora)
Girl, born August 2008
We were recently informed LORA is actually Tessa!
What a little doll Tessa is! She really needs a family — she has a whole host of medical issues.
Mental delay, rickets, strabismus (crossed eyes), epilepsy, and a speech delay. She does not talk at all. She prefers to be alone. Some of her behaviors remind autism but she was not diagnosed with it. Her epilepsy is well controlled by medications. It has been suggested that Tessa may have Angelman Syndrome, but this is not confirmed.
She is able to stand and walk independently. She does not have a diagnosis of CP but she walks unsteadily. She was previously diagnosed with microcephaly.
She deserves a loving family and a chance to reach her potential, not to be hidden away in a mental institution.
George and Martha
Boy, born May 2010
Delay of psychological and speech development, used to have heart defect (oval window that closed), hemangioma, chest deformation.
George can fulfill simple instructions, does not walk very well, has been in the orphanage for 1.5 years.
Girl, born August 2004
Severe mental delays
Martha does not react to her name, does not know colors, does not play with toys. can feed herself, but is not adequate. She would eat banana with skin and candy with cover. She is not potty trained. Her speech is almost not developed.
There is a history of prior neglect; George has better development because he lived in the family less time than Martha, before they were removed.
Down syndrome, Cleft lip / cleft palate, rickets, additional chord of the left heart ventricle, carrier of Hep. C antibodies
UPDATE NOV 2014: Hep C blood test is negative
So glad to have a new pic, isn't he darling!? What a sweetheart! He will be available for adoption in early summer.
Girl, born July 2011
Disorder of the brain, congenital deformity of the hip, bilateral hearing loss, exotropia
Hester is darling! She can hear.
Boy, born January 2007
CP spastic dyplegia with severe movement disorders, partial atrophy of right eye optic disc, amblyopia of the right eye, cognitive deficiency
Boy, born June 2006
Minimal brain dysfunction, pyramid insufficiency, secondary cardiomyopathy, anomalous chord of the left heart ventricle, hypermobility of hip joints, concomitant alternating convergent squint.
From a family who met him in late 2013:
Stephen was in Riley's groupa. We saw him a lot during our 7 weeks of visits. He stood out because he's 7 yo and taller than the other kids in his groupa of mostly 4-5 yo's. He is a SWEET, sweet boy. He has a great smile with dimples. He's not overly active (not hyper). Very obedient/cooperative and follows instructions and the flow of the groupa well. An easy going kiddo. He doesn't seem to have very significant needs. He functions very "typically", maybe just mild delays. One thing I'll never forget about Stephen… one time when we were invited to watch a performance the kids were putting on, we were one of the only people in the audience. He stood there, singing and doing the body motions to the production just as well as could be. He kept looking right at my husband and I like he was performing just for us. He just seemed to love having someone be there for him and encourage him, and nod and smile and let him know he was doing a good job. He was working so hard to do his best and he did so well! It was sweet and sad all at the same time….knowing we weren't his mama and papa and he didn't have anyone there to give him that recognition forever, that he so appreciated. He would make such a delightful son! We would have brought him home too but were only homestudy approved for one boy. He's in a good orphanage that provides good care and services. But who knows where he'll be transferred to when they no longer have space for him (he's already over age.) I have pictures and video of him. Such a kind, happy little boy….he needs a family!!!
Large families welcome; married couples only.
Girl, born August 2007
Diagnosis info coming soon.
She cannot walk and her mental development is normal.
From a family who met her in late 2013:
Kayla is about the sweetest child you could ever imagine. She is full of smiles and giggles. We saw her everyday for several weeks and I was able to play with her a few times. We played a game in which I would hand her a block and she would put it into a bag. She loved it. She prefers to use her left hand although if I'd put the block out of reach of her left hand she could use her right. She is constantly in a stroller. I never saw her anywhere else. I did notice she seemed to have good control over her legs. I bet she could walk with PT and some love! She is small for her age. She needs dental care now. She made good eye contact and watched what I was doing. I was able to give her simple instructions despite the language barrier and she followed them. I truly believe she would absolutely thrive in a family. And a family would be beyond blessed by her sweet little self.
Boy, born October 2002
Mental delay
Boy, born September 2013
Open oval window, open arterial duct Q 25.0, retinopathy, severe delay of psychological and motor development.
Sweet baby Finley will likely need some genetic testing for further diagnosing when he gets home.
Girl, born February 2009
Slight mental delay, crossed eyes
What a dolly!
Lora will be available for adoption in July 2014.
Boy, born October 2001
Hydrocephalus, mental delay
From a family who met him in January 2014:
We saw Brad quite a few times while we visited our daughter. Brad is very short for his age, and his head is definitely big proportional to his body. We observed him dancing in a recital two different times. He seemed coordinated. He is curious and intelligent. Brad always had a twinkle in his eye! I would love to talk about Brad to seriously interested parents.
Boy, born August 1999
Emotional disorders
Boy, born May 2004 (old picture)
Visual impairment, slight mental delay without behavioral disorders
Boy, born October 2011
Cerebral palsy, spastic tetraplegia, optic nerves atrophy
Boy, born January 2000
Secondary cardiomyopathy
Eben is a communicative, friendly boy. He studies well at school, and is interested in computer sciences.
Girl, born May 2008
congential defects of development
From a family who met her in January 2014:
Maia is a sweet little girl. She was able to follow orders and do everything that her teacher asked her to do. She doesn't speak but giggled a lot and made some noises. Her doctor said that while she was unsure if Maia would speak, she felt the prognosis was good. Her eyes are crossed. Vision and hearing are otherwise fine. Maia has mental delays and would benefit from focused attention and education. Maia is lively and active and ready for a family who is ready to play!
Girl, born February 2009
Congenital hydrocephalus; Spastic tetraparesis
What a little doll! She just turned 5 years old, and is now available for adoption.
Miss Scarlett needs a family of her own. Married couples only, large families welcome.
Boy, born October 2000
Nelson is a quiet boy. He is fond of mathematics and computer science.
Girl, born February 2000
Calista likes to sing and dance. She is a little shy, very positive. She studies well, likes English very much.
Boy, born February 2000
Secondary cardiomyopathy
Edison is a fun loving boy, very active, likes sports, is fond of soccer, average student.
Boy, born June 2011
Cerebral palsy dyskinetic (hyperkinetic) type
What a little love! Another one who is so young and will greatly benefit from therapy and a family. Someone scoop him up!
Rory has 4 older siblings; 2 of them are in the same region and available for adoption. His available brothers were born in 2006 and 2003.
Boy, born December 2001
Both eyes optic nerves atrophy, symptomatic epilepsy, diffuse nontoxic goiter, chronic tonsillitis.
Trent has not had any epileptic seizures. He cannot see straight (in front of him) but he has averted vision.
Trent is quiet, modest, obedient; studies well. He has no mental delays.
Boy, born August 2000
Hyperkinetic syndrome, ptosis of the left eye, scoliosis, flat feet.
His mother was single and she passed away. He has no siblings.
Every time our facilitation team visits his orphanage, Ricky asks if anyone has inquired about him. He very much wants a family of his own!!!
Ricky is already 14 and is running out of time to be chosen. Please share him and help him find his "forever family".
Sawyer and Finn
Sawyer – older brother (wearing orange)
Boy, born January 2002
Farsightedness, astigmatism
Finn – younger brother
Boy, born March 2005
Congenital cleft palate, inguinal hernia, scrotocele, developmental delays
Boy, born January 2011
Cerebral palsy – spastic diplegia; blindness of both eyes; hernia; valgus feet; cardiovascular system malformations
Boy, born April 2001
Down syndrome, no heart defect noted, mental delays
Down syndrome
From one of our adoptive families who met her in August 2014: " Harley was so sweet and gentle. She reached for my hands several times and is very aware of her surroundings. She is walking and just a gentle little love. However, she knows how to express her dislikes as well. One of the other children was crowding her and she did not like it so she let her know in no uncertain terms that she was not pleased. She really is a doll!"
From someone who met her in 2013:
It is so difficult to believe we celebrated Harley's 13th birthday when we visited the orphanage. She's so very tiny and still very much a baby. She is very loving and sweet. She clings to you when you hold her and always smiles when you bounce her up and down and tickle you. She doesn't walk or talk, and is very limited. Harley is capable of walking with assistance and can take a few steps on her own if you push her hard enough! She can babble a little bit.
Update March 2014:
This little girl has spunk! She is now walking while holding hands with the nanny, and has opinions of her own about exactly who she will walk with and when she will do it. She may look like a 5 year old in size, but she has a ton of personality and independence! She seemed quite obedient, as they asked her to sit in her bed for a bit while they got her things together.
She doesn't speak that I heard, but is very observant and watched everything that was going on. Her receptive language skills seem much better than her expressive ones, since she nodded and complied with everything they asked, even though she had just woken up and seemed a bit bleary eyed. The staff said she has a very good attention span. She is very cute – so tiny for her age- she looks just like a kindergartner, not a 14 year old.
Boy, born September 2004
Mental delays; he does not talk. He is very active.
From someone who met him in 2013:
Brayden looks to be about 4 years old, not 9. He's a very energetic and happy little boy. He would always run up to the missionaries. He is in the same groupa as Collier. He loved it when we went outside, and when the older boys swung him around. He also loved swinging on the bench swing and on one of the bouncy cars. He has some speech sounds, but it is very difficult to understand. Brayden is also very caring, and has the most infectious smile. I believe he would be a very good fit in a family.
Update March 2014:
He is a very enthusiastic and high energy little guy with obvious microcephaly. He spoke, but very minimally, and makes a lot of other noises- squeals and such. he is very assertive, especially when it comes to getting something he wants (like candy and fruit!) and seems to have poor proprioceptive input, and is unaware of how frequently he bounces into people and things lol (very common with FAS, and typically addressed through an improved sensory diet and occupational therapy, for more info, read about the Out of Sync Child). He seems like a sweet little boy.
Sweet girl doesn't have a great picture, but you can still see how lovely she looks. She seems so serious – would love to see her smiling, with her new family!
Boy, born July 2007
Convergent squint (operated), slight mental delay, fetal alcohol syndrome, epileptic reaction (affective-respiratory seizures), nanism of somatogenic genesis
Boy, born October 2007
Moderate mental delay, convergent concomitant alternating strabismus
Clayton and Caleb
Twin boys, born August 2010
Clayton has Cerebral palsy.
Caleb has been diagnosed with Flail legs, superior spastic paraplegia, focal symptomatic epilepsy.
Please help us find them a family, where they can grow up together and reach their full potential!
From someone who met them in 2013:
(Brother 1) He is in with a much younger groupa. He goes outside twice daily when it is nice, and this orphanage does physical therapy five times a week. He makes eye contact, but is in his own little world until you talk directly to him. He appears kind of zoned out, and then I said his name and stroked his cheek and his whole body came to life, just longing to be touched and tickled. He arched his back and smiled, but I wasn't allowed to pick him up. He has grown too long for his stroller. I put a velcro wrist rattle on him and he purposefully moved his left arm to interact with it immediately. He is well nourished there, but he will really need a mama's touch to help him grow. His teeth look like they are in great shape. He uses his arms, but I did not see him move his legs, though he was certainly wiggling from one side to the other and is a kid who would really like to be on the move! He is not in the same groupa as his brother. Kids are generally grouped by what they are eating, and his brother was in the groupa for kids doing formula and purees. I think he may be on only formula still. It was so hard to leave him behind!
(Brother 2) Several days later, I saw who I thought was the same child in a different stroller, but the nannies corrected me when I called him by his brothers name, slowly communicating that this was his twin brother. They look SO much alike! The first day I saw him, he was badly in need of a diaper change and I showed the nannies. He was laying flat on his back in the outdoor playpen, and when I came back to return my daughter to the groupa, he was still there an hour later, unchanged in diaper and position. The next day I saw him, though, one of the sweet nannies was playing music on her ipod, and he was laying close to her in a stroller. Although he didn't interact with the music, he was very quick to respond to my voice. The second I stopped talking, he stopped smiling and zoned out again. But, he was so responsive to touch and baby talk! He pushed his body around in the stroller with his legs AND arms, and had a lot of good neck strength. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he is only being limited by the assumptions of his diagnosis. As we left our daughter's groupa for the last time, we saw him being lovingly carried down to his physical therapy appointment. I think it was a sign of good things to come for these boys!
Neither boy is using meaningful speech, though both babble. Videos available. Wonderful region to adopt from, especially if one parent needs to stay alone for a time.
Girl, born November 2005
slight mental delay, flat feet, convergent squint, vision impairment
Krista will be available in Feb. 2014
Boy, born March 2005
Cerebral palsy, lower spastic paraparesis, delay of mental development of the child with organic lesion of the central nervous system, bilateral uranostaphyloschisis after plastic surgery, subatrophy of both eyes' optic nerves, shortsightedness of both eyes, horizontal nystagmus, flat feet
Boy, born 2005
Luca is all boy! He adores mechanical devices and toys, with any action involved. He can spend a long time concentrating, studying the secrets of mechanics. Most of the time he plays alone as it isn't easy for him to interact with others. When he gets tired of talking he goes to a corner and sits there for a long time. There are not many chances for him to be alone at the orphanage.
Luca prefers routines; it's hard for him to deal with changes in his surroundings. The usual routine, having the same people around and things in usual places create for him an illusion of steadiness and reliability in his world. It calms him down and gives him some confidence. Unfortunately, soon Luca will have to drastically change his life. But, it would be better for him if he gets used to a foster home than to the institution.
Although he is a thin boy, he likes to eat. His mood changes like the weather on a spring day. He could be crying one moment and the next moment laughing. Classes are not always interesting to him but. He appreciates when some adults help him with his homework.
Kelvin Philip
Boy, born January 2007
Down syndrome
Handsome Kelvin is 7 years old, and waiting for his family!
From a family who met him in June 2014:
This calm little guy came up to me with pleading eyes for attention and is just so polite. God has heard his prayers, and now he is listed for adoption! He is not overbearing or competitive at all. Rather, he is observant and inquisitive. He is about the size of a six year-old and just so gentle. I would take him home in a heartbeat if he was available before. He takes turns riding the red wagon around the orphanage grounds as the bigger boys pull him, and he gestures politely for fresh fruit when he sees it is available. He is kind to other children. He says a few words in his native language, and listened carefully when I was giving descriptions of my family photos. I have confidence that he would do wonderfully in any kind of family, and it is obvious– he can surely reciprocate love! He enjoyed throwing balls, going on walks, playing see-saw, and listening to English descriptions. Whoever adopts this little love will be so blessed to call him a beloved son.
Girl, born August 2007
CP dystonic-dyskinetic type, rough delay of static and locomotor activity, mental delay, umbilical hernia, congenital cataract, crossed eyes
Sweet Chantelle has a list of diagnoses, but her main need is a loving family! A family could help her reach her potential and save her from a life in a crib.
From a family who met her in fall 2013:
Chantelle is mostly kept in a laying room although I did seen her out in the main groupa room laying down in a gated play area. I believe she can roll around. I saw her holding things in her hands as well. She has a calm, sweet spirit and I had her smiling in the first minute of seeing her. I touched her precious little face and told her I loved her and she smiled. The other kids seem to love her and they liked going into the laying room to take pictures of her with me. Chantelle so needs a family now! She won't be kept at the baby house much longer. She is soooo beautiful, the pictures really don't do her justice.
Gina (Missy)
Girl, born September 2008
Cerebral palsy
Gina has a sunshiney smile!
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Who's Afraid of Ceballos?
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Most of the commentary on the Ceballos decision has been negative, including posts by Jack and Marty here. I confess I'm not that troubled by the decision. I think that it takes essentially the right view of the problem of public employee speech. At the least, to damn with faint praise, it's not the worst thing about the Court's employee speech jurisprudence.
But how do you propose to create your last para. safe harbour? Can't an employer create a job description that, as Prof. Balkin says, effectively precludes public information dissemnation by the employee? Almost every job description I know allows for substantive subjective evaluation by the supervisor whose terms are not specified ex ante.
This is way too splittery to this layman at least.
Consider the very facts of this case. Ceballos was charged with reviewing the integrity of the affidavit submitted by cops in support of their search warrant request. He concluded that the affidavit was perjurious and stated so in his internal memo. For this he was disciplined by his supervisors.
The SC says now that this is fine because employees are not free to express themselves freely in internal memos. Apparently they can only write what will be acceptable to their supervisors.
This, on the face of it, is total nonsense. Ceballos not only had the right to fully express himself in his professional capacity, it was his responsibility too. What was he supposed to do? Not to state that according to his best professional judgment the affidavit was perjurious? To lie that everything was nice and clean as apparently expected by his bosses? And continue to lie in court when interrogated by the defense?
I could understand limitations on his right to go public with his conclusions w/o this being first cleared by his bosses. But the court is saying that would be fine, it is only in his communications to his bosses that he doesn't have the right to honestly state his conclusions.
One of the most misguided opinion issued by the Court in recent times and on top of it highly unfortunate in that it will have major chilling effect on people working in the government.
Perjurious (false) affidavits are unavoidable facts of life and likely far more common than generally believed. Their prosecution is, sadly, essentially nonexistent.
Now we have the situation where one prosecutor who dared to stick his neck out by objecting to it internally in his DA office got severely reprimanded by the SC nonetheless.
Alito at his best, I think.
If Ceballos had first gone public with his views, that would have been okay under the First Amendment? If after doing so, Ceballos had been called in by the DA to explain why he went public rather than complain "in house" under established procedures and the DA then decided not to advance or promote Ceballos, that would not have been okay? Could the DA take the position that Ceballos had failed to perform his job by not bringing the matter "in house"? Is there a "Catch-22" here? Could Ceballos have properly declined to discuss his "public" statements with the DA under the First Amendment and avoid being disciplined? How has this decision by the Supreme Court helped the public to better understand the First Amendment? It seems as if the public employee is damned whatever she does, which of course benefits the public employer but not necessarily the public.
Like Prof. Roosevelt, I am not as troubled by the (relatively narrow) holding at issue as were Marty and Prof. B.
What bothers me more is the appearance that an internal whistleblower identifying highly embarassing information was fired for refusing to roll over.
I don't think that's a First Amendment problem. First Amendment rights are about speech, not about internal governance, as Prof. KR notes. What it is, is a government problem.
If Ceballos had gone wide, he'd be safe. That's well and good; truly explosive stuff should go wide. If Ceballos had stumbled upon this outside of his job description, equally that should be a matter for 1A protection.
But if it's his job... if this was a matter of candor owed as an attorney, say, to a tribunal, say, then the appropriate oversight lies elsewhere.
Who else got fired as a result of this massive screwup? Who lost their golden parachute? Who got disbarred or otherwise disciplined? If the facts of this case got taken care of, I don't mind the law of this case.
I don't think that there should be the possibility of a Catch-22 where employers can require employees to submit grievances internally and then fire them for it. Submitting such a grievance doesn't fit my understanding of performance of employment duties--it's not part of the job in the way that Ceballos' memo was. Likewise, I don't think that employers should be able to require employees to make some statement (e.g., explain why they went public) and then fire them for that statement on the theory that it's job-related. I doubt that the Court would allow that, though if it did I would agree that this is a more troubling decision. (But remember that if the employer is looking for pretextual reasons, he or she can fire an at-will employee for anything--wearing a tie the employer doesn't like--so forcing speech in order to use it as a basis for firing is unnecessarily devious.)
Employers generally can create confidentiality requirements, though presumably at some point those would raise First Amendment problems. But protecting speech to the employer doesn't solve the problem those create--the employer can just ignore the speech, and the public is no better off. So my basic point is that we should be focused more on speech to the public, where I think the Court's approach is more seriously wrong and harmful to First Amendment values.
The fallacy that going "wide" is well protected under the First Amendment in US workplaces governmental or private has been fully and brilliantly debunked in the latest Lederman post. The SC severely misleads if they claim otherwise.
I agree however with the post above that this is not a 1st Amendment issue, per se. This is a clear case of arbitrary and capricious harassment by government supervisors for performing one's job ethically, honorably and per book. I'm sure the SC knows how that should be properly handled in our legal system. Shame that they decided not to share it with us.
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Why not? It's a safe harbor that protects the listeners' rights of employers. It seems like this is exactly what you claim to favor.
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Keep trying. Not all groups are asshats about gear, most that I've been in seem to be willing to go halfway through a dungeon before ragepunting the tank for being undergeared, that's 1~3 bosses you can gear on worst case.
Besides that, hit up every reputation vendor for every tank and DPS upgrade you can find, run a regular dungeon daily for JP and possibly more regulars before hitting heroics up for the reputation and 333 gear of both flavors. Make sure your DPS weapons are at least iLev 333 blues and check your rotation and spec for DPS to make sure you're optimally prepared for DPS if you try to gear by DPSing - when undergeared, it helps to gun for meter-maid friendly specs.


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Information Bulletin of the P.O.U.M.
(Workers Party of Marxist Unification)
Plaza del Teatro, 2 - BARCELONA
22nd. September, 1936. No.4.
The necessity of bringing the war to an end by the total extermination of the fascists, and of guiding the economy of the country towards socialism (which is alone capable of rebuilding the economy destroyed by the civil war) and of radically changeing the political and social structure of the Republic: - all these measures require the formation of a workers' government. This government should immediately proceed to call a constituent Cortes, elected by committees of workers, peasants and combattents, which would establish the constitution of the new regime that has arisen out of the Revolution. Any attempt to limit the present magnificent revolution within the narrow bounds of the democratic republic must be pitilessly rejected as counter-revolutionary.
The Central Committee considers that the Largo Caballero government recently formed in Madrid, as much by its composition and program as by its systematic sabotage of Catalonia, acts as a break on the progressive developement of the revolution and therefore of the war against fascism.
Thanks to our party, which has always remained true to revolutionary marxist principles, and thanks to the C.N.T. and the F.A.I. which, inspite of their confused ideology and tactical errors, represent a powerful revolutionary impulse of the working masses, the policy of the Popular Front has not caused the same dammage in Catalonia as in the rest of Spain where the Socialist and Communist Parties have become apendages of the bourgeois republicans and endeavour to obstruct the advance of the proletarian revolution. In Catalonia, thanks to the circumstances mentioned above, even the petty bourgeoisie has been carried away by the tempestuous revolutionary current as far as taking up positions which are more advanced as regards the direction and objectives of the movement than those of the socialists and Stalinists.
From the very first, the revolution took on a proletarian character in Catalonia and the working classes made themselves absolute masters of the situation. The governmental bodies contiued and still continue their normal existence, but the appearance of other, parallel bodies, such as the Central Militia Committee and the Economic Council, turned them into a fictionary power. This state of affairs, understandable in the early days of the revolution, no longer corresponds to the situation. The constitution of a strong power is imperative, a power capable of creating a new revolutionary legality based on the expropriation of
1. The Resolution of the P.O.U.M. Central Committee.
2. The Death of Maurin.
3. A Revolutionary Class Struggle instead of the Popular Front.
4. The Defeat of the Parliament.
5. The Moscow Executions.
6. News and Notes.
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Territorial fights emerge in the interregional transmission plans proposed for compliance with FERC Order 1000.
Capacity Contest
Raising the stakes in RTO markets.
2013, it is estimated that Maryland ratepayers will pay nearly $5 billion in capacity charges to incentivize the private sector to build new generation—enough to pay for seven new power plants—but no new base load generation will be built as a result of these incentives."
O'Malley's outrage is echoed by others who have lost their patience for the promised benefits of capacity auctions—especially given the recent RTO shopping by Duke and FirstEnergy, which seems to suggest capacity payments are mostly attracting existing resources rather than new construction.
"On the whole, capacity markets have been most effective at transferring wealth from customers to existing generators," says Susan Kelly, vice president of policy analysis and general counsel at the American Public Power Association.
Kelly notes that new generation investment hasn't materialized as promised by capacity market proponents when the construct was first conceived. "The rationalizations have changed," she says. "Now PJM is arguing that RPM ensures resource adequacy by keeping existing units online that otherwise might leave the fleet. That's not what it was supposed to do, and I don't know that it's smart to pay extra money to keep these old, smaller coal plants online if they otherwise wouldn't be economic to run."
Irrespective of whether it's new or old capacity, however, PJM's capacity auction arguably is working to reallocate oversupply from the Midwest to PJM, where demand is higher. Transmission additions, such as the TrAIL 500 kV line now being built from southwestern Pennsylvania into the territories of Allegheny Power and Dominion Virginia Power, might allow additional cross-regional wheeling—of coal-fired power as well as renewable capacity from those wind-swept plains in the Midwest. But that market opportunity also could encourage more Midwestern utilities to go RTO shopping.
Whether that ultimately turns out to be a good thing might depend as much on the patience of stakeholders in the markets as it does on the actions of RTOs and utilities.
"Profit levels among existing generators are substantially above cost-of-service levels. New entrants aren't coming in, and prices are going up," Kelly says. "Our question is 'Why?' Inquiring minds wonder, are competitive forces actually disciplining these markets or aren't they? There are all sorts of unintended consequences and perverse incentives out there. I wish there was more critical examination of what's going on, and not just a high priesthood saying 'It's all fine.'"


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October 24, 2009
Payne Stewart reacts to a birdie putt on the 18th hole en route to a 66 on the opening day of the 1998 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Henrik Stenson moved to No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking following his victory at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
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Images from the 2014 NCCGA Fall National Championship, played Nov. 15-16 at Dancing Rabbit Resort's Azaleas and Oaks courses in Philadelphia, Miss.
Florida signees Sam Horsfield and Jorge Garcia share the first-round lead with Wake Forest signee Cameron Young at the Polo Golf Junior Classic while USC signee Robynn Ree and Clemson commit Ana Paula Valdes share the girls lead.
Check out photos of boys junior golfers signing their national letter of intent during the early signing period for the Class of 2015.
A group of elite amateurs has been selected for the traditional Walker Cup practice session, which will take place Dec. 17-20 at Frederica Golf Club on St. Simons Island, Ga.
Australian Antonio Murdaca finished the Asia-Pacific Amateur seven shots clear of the field to earn the trophy and an invitation to the 2015 Masters.
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Renowned golf course designers gathered at Kiawah Island Golf Resort Nov. 9-11 for the Golfweek Architecture Summit.
October 24, 2009
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Payne Stewart reacts to a birdie putt on the 18th hole en route to a 66 on the opening day of the 1998 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.


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In order to show support, MVP took his own time and money to travel to Ferguson to be part of the protest. While the TNA star was pleased by the show of solidarity in the community, he did note that there were a few people there who were making the situations worse. MVP was more than likely referring to the looters who were taking advantage of the situation.
August 18, 2014
A post on Twitter from Tommy Dreamer, where he praises MVP for getting involved in the protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
August 16, 2014
MVP is not the only TNA performer who is involved with the Ferguson protests and riots. It has now been revealed that Davey Richards has been working as a paramedic in the area. The tag team champion sent a message to MVP to be careful as Richards has witnessed a lot of the crazy things that have been going on up there. The protests are said to be much more peaceful as of late.
August 16, 2014
Sometimes, you watch the news and find a cause that makes you want to stand up. The entire country is in an uproar after police officers shot and killed a teenager named Michael Brown. A big protest was started, and TNA star MVP flew into the state to take part in it. He stated that this was a last minute decision because sometimes "shaking your fist at the television is not enough."
August 14, 2014
With a lot of fans going on social media and proclaiming the death of his company, MVP has become quite vocal in defense of TNA. The former United States Heavyweight Champion has been telling people that the company will continue to churn through. He is under the belief that a new television deal will be worked out before the end of the year.
August 1, 2014
Last month, rumors were finally squashed about WWE bringing back the Nation of Domination stable with R Truth, Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston and Big E Langston. Speculations have started back up again now that WWE has formed an on screen alliance between Kingston and Langston. Management reportedly canceled the plans previously because they did not want to make it seem like they were copying TNA, which recently launched a stable with MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley.
July 8, 2014
Prior to his injury, there were plans in place to have MVP winning the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Eric Young. Since the company needed a heel champion to be the antagonist against Kurt Angle and his new on screen authority role, the belt went to Bobby Lashley instead. There are talks that TNA could try to figure out how to transfer the belt over to MVP soon.
July 5, 2014
After being given some time off of television, where his character was serving a story line suspension, Bobby Roode made his much anticipated return to Impact Wrestling this week. The former TNA champion came back to save Eric Young, who had just lost the world title, from an attack by MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley. Roode received a warm reception from the audience.
June 19, 2014
Since MVP has a badly injured knee, TNA decided to change up the main event of Slammiversary 2014. Eric Young will still be defending the world heavyweight championship in a steel cage at the event, but he's now going to be doing so against two opponents. The winners of the respective matches between Samoa Joe, Bobby Lashley, Kenny King and Austin Aries will be challenging Young for the belt.
June 13, 2014
During a recent podcast interview with Chris Jericho, MVP revealed that he was going to try to fight through the knee injury and work Slammiversary 2014. The former United States Heavyweight Champion is scheduled to challenge Eric Young for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at the pay per view. Management is still working on a backup plan in case his knee does not hold up, however.
June 11, 2014
In the storyline, Bobby Roode is serving a suspension from Impact Wrestling because he confronted MVP, who recently turned heel. Apparently, that suspension could be ending soon, as the longtime TNA star is being advertised for Slammiversary 2014 weekend. He does not have a match, but there is a very good chance that he could be making his on screen return that evening.
June 3, 2014
There were rumors a couple of weeks ago that WWE was going to bring back the Nation of Domination stable as a vehicle for Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and R Truth to have something to do. However, it now appears that management has opted against that. Some believe that WWE does not want to make it seem like they're copying TNA, which recently introduced a stable with MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley.
June 2, 2014
A picture of Chris Masters sipping coffee in Amsterdam while wearing a neon Randy Savage shirt. The former WWE star revealed that he was hanging out with MVP in Europe at the moment.
June 2, 2014
While he is currently one of the top stars in the company, don't expect MVP to remain with TNA for the rest of his career. During a recent interview with the Mirror, the former United States Heavyweight Champion confirmed that he wants his wrestling career to end overseas. MVP wants another big run in Japan before he retires from the business.
June 1, 2014
Slammiversary 2014 takes place later on this month, and the main event might be in jeopardy. Originally, Eric Young was scheduled to defend the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against MVP, but the challenger suffered some sort of knee injury while working an independent wrestling show in England over the weekend. No word yet on the severity of the injury, but MVP was limping pretty badly.
June 1, 2014
In case you did not catch Impact Wrestling this week, Samoa Joe made his return to TNA. He received a bit of a pop as he came back to save Eric Young and Bully Ray from an attack by MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley in the final segment of the show. Upon signing with TNA, MVP specifically mentioned Samoa Joe as a performer that he wanted to work against, so that feud could be happening soon.
May 30, 2014
MVP is taking the weekend off from TNA live events, so that he can travel to England to work a big show over there for PCW. Promoters there have also booked Al Snow, Shane Helms, Low Ki and Chris Masters as well. One of the things that MVP asked for in contract negotiations with TNA is to have some freedom and flexibility to work overseas still.
May 30, 2014
For story line purposes, MVP has suspended Bobby Roode for his actions on the latest episode of Impact Wrestling, where the former world heavyweight champion confronted MVP about a title shot. Rumor has it that TNA is building up a big match between these two performers for down the line. Prior to joining the company, MVP specifically listed Bobby Roode as someone that he wanted to work with.
May 14, 2014
For those of you that do not watch Impact Wrestling on a regular basis, MVP has done a heel turn. The former United States Heavyweight Champion has also given himself a shot at Eric Young and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary 2014 as well. Management pulled the trigger on the move, as they feel that MVP could be more valuable as an antagonist.
May 9, 2014
Earlier this week, news came out that Kurt Angle had been added as a last minute addition to the live events that TNA is holding this upcoming weekend. Word has now come out that the former world heavyweight champion will be teaming up with MVP to take on Ethan Carter and Brutus Magnus. Angle is replacing James Storm and Gunner, who are doing a show in England.
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I'm in, all booked and ready to ride that Aspen groom. Only about 7 weeks to go!
I'll be back. I booked the hotel and flights about 1 week after the dates were announced.
You know I'm there Michelle, I'll order ticket in a few days. 2013 will be the year in question...
Merry Christmas!
" One must carve one's life out of the wood one has "
Flights & accommodation booked. Managing to do both SES and a conference at the same time in Aspen. And a new Coiler on order to pick up while I'm there!
Looking forward to putting some faces to names.
Alan McKenzie (a.k.a. SunSurfer)
We're Vail that entire week, but I'm coming over for sure. Just don't know when yet...
I'm in Tuesday - Friday. Let there be cord, not too soft!
Diana and I will be there for the hole week. Looking foward to it.
I'm in 100%. After missing the last 2, I can't wait!!!
"With an ace up my sleeve and a sneaky Plan B"
"I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter"
Sad to report I will be KEEPING my talents in Cleveland this year.
Just believe
I am there + 2 from Greece.
Alexis Angelides
Tues thru Fri. As a card carrying Atheist, even I am praying for snow!
We'll have a full size Carving Board and a Moonlight Longboard to give away for the Shwagfest.
Life is riding; everything else is waiting.
Gretchen and I are in for sure.
Damn Helmutt, gonna miss you.
I will not make the SES this year... sad to miss it... sorry SEJ... I still have a present for you
Rippin' with rednecks down in Possum's Pouch.... SkiNC
I'll be there the whole week, Plus a few days prior.
Pretty certain I'm not going this year. Maybe next though..
Flights & accommodations booked, should I bring a Road Bike or Mountain Bike ? 62* today in New Jermany (not good for winter activities).
Don't tell me, "Show Me"
765 grams = 1.6865 lbs. or 26.985 oz.
Now that it snowed here, I will come
We got a good foot+ and it's still coming down. Finally!!! Can't wait to see you all!
aka: PinkPanster.
Disclaimer: married to Jim Callen.
Don't hold me responsible for anything he posts.
So it's finally snowing? Can leave rock boards at home?
Fresh snow is like fresh bread; it's only fresh for a day.
These guys will be there.... and me too.
163 metal FC
171 metal FC
175 metal FC
185 metal FC
170 Proteus
180 Proteus
172 Metal AX
164 Nomad
185 Hazelwood
200 Hazelwood
157 Pilot
168 Pilot
Sean Martin - president/founder
Donek Snowboards Inc.
A german posse is also showing up.
Newton will be there for the third time, bringing a buddy.
Next to that, I will come with two buddies. We will be staying the whole week.
Where in the package can I tick the box for 20" of extra snow? For 20 years now I am dreaming about us american powder. Now as I finally make it happen, it simply has to be there.
Opening an oyster
There'll be at least 2 Kiwis there this year. I'm in Aspen from Jan 26th till the end or until my knees give out. Looking forward to learning a bunch from all you Carver Extraordinaires
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, theory and practice are different.
I hope these base depths are riding better than they sound:
Snowmass: 36.00 inch
Aspen Mountain: 17.00 inch
Aspen Highlands: 35.00 inch
Buttermilk: 24.00 inch
Are those summit or village depths? Hey locals, is there really enough snow to ride in Aspen right now? Still coming, but hoping the next 3 weeks add a few more FEET of snow to those totals.
Fresh snow is like fresh bread; it's only fresh for a day.
Time to contact guest/group services and negotiate even steeper discounts for us?
Will they have enough snow made to build those X-Games features?
Fresh snow is like fresh bread; it's only fresh for a day.
Hi there,
Yea, coverage is not the best, none the less had a very very good day on Ruthies yesterday. Unfortunately had to finish way to early due to do my legs giving up. After some good pancakes at Bonnies Copper Bowl sure was a blast.
Nough said!?
Still, I agree, some more snow would be very good!
Can't lose what you never had!
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