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JP NEEDS YOUR HELP TO BRING :MARTY" the SMART Brailler home for good! Please click the link below and vote for the Corman family! Thanks so much for your support!

VOTE FOR JP CORMAN!

My favorite child

To my favorite child, Camille: I love you the most. You introduced me to the world of motherhood and made us a family. I love how genuinely kind and sweet you are. I love how you consider any alone time with me now a special date, even if we just go to the grocery store. I love how nurturing and compassionate you are to animals and people, alike. I love watching you dance and the pride you take in your own special choreography. I love how you hug like you’re never going to let go. I love how thoughtful you are, always.. I love hearing from our fellow parishioners and neighbors how wonderful you are, even though I already know. I love talking to you on the phone, when I'm at work. I love reading the little notes you leave around the house and hearing you read to your brother. You are my absolute favorite.

To my favorite child, Jon Paul: I love you the most. You will always be my baby, even though you insist that you are a big boy. I love your husky voice and the way your repeat everything you hear even though half the time, you, nor I, have no idea what you’re saying. I love watching you try to keep up with your sister and her friends. I love listening to you sing and make up songs on the piano. I love watching you play and how you can make a game of pretty much anything. I love how much you make people wonder. I love the way you say my name. I love your shiny black hair and way you look in a crisp polo. I love the way you hold my face with two hands when you give me a kiss. I love hearing you crunch on Cheerios in the morning and how everything you ask for is followed by "please". You round out our family, completely. You are my absolute favorite.

PLEASE VOTE!!!

Please help bring Marty, the Smart Brailler back home to JP! Voting begins Monday, July 26! Click on the photo of Marty below to learn more! 

Your vote will help a blind child learn to read!

For the love of golf

I don't golf. To be honest, I've never picked up a club outside of the little rubber putters at miniature golf  at the beach. And I'm not particularly good at that, even. I can remember my grandfather watching golf on television for HOURS. I know who Tiger Woods is. That's about the extent of my golf knowledge.

This past Spring, JP was invited to a golf clinic held by the Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association. We were familiar with the organization (they've been trying to recruit Mike for years... he has no interest in golf) but I didn't know they had a junior division that starts golfer at age 5. We were not able to attend that Spring clinic, but Norm is persistent, and a few weeks ago, he again invited JP to play golf with The First Tee... and JP LOVED it!

The benefits to MABGA's junior program is that they provide everything JP needs, clubs, greens fees, membership fees, even a golf pro, at no cost to us. We just get him to his lessons and he learns to play blind golf. It's an awesome program!

Waiting to begin putting clinic

Norm helps JP line up his put.

I think I'll just tap this in while no one is looking.

Still here!

We're still here. I apologize for the lack of updates. We've been enjoying our summer, finally had the opportunity to make it to the shore. I always say we're going to make it to the Jersey shore more this summer... but we never seem to be able to make it as much as I'd like.

 Camille went to her very first, ever, sleep away camp with the Girl Scouts. I wasn't worried because she's spent time away from us, both with my parents and with friends, so she does fine with separation. My concerns were the very rustic accommodations and the severe weather we've been having on the East coast this summer. But, as you can see, she did fine and can't wait to go back next summer.

 JP had a few cool O&M trips this summer. One was to Johnson's Farm to pick peaches and blueberries. We were scheduled to pick Jersey sweet corn as well, but the field wasn't ready... kind of a bummer as our family loves summer corn! Oh well... it was a fun day of hayrides and picking and talking about farms and how food is grown.

 Another O&M trip was to the fire station.  JP LOVED this trip! The fire fighters were super nice and put on a good show for a VERY diverse group of blind children. The trip was open to preschoolers through high schoolers, so it was a balancing act to keep everyone engaged, but I thought they did a terrific job. JP got to try on the turnout gear. He said it smelled "smoky"... And indeed, it did!

We have about 3 more weeks until school starts. This is the last week of the summer recreation program. The summer whizzed by.... I guess they always kind of do.