Tonight Chance was a cowboy. Which is just as it should be as he wears cowboy boots and cowboy hats half of the time anyway.
Each year, the local AG Bell chapter, (The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the deaf and hard of hearing), puts on a speech fair. It is a time for the deaf and hard of hearing kids to strut their stuff so to speak. The kids get to practice performing in front of a group, and they wow us with their ability.
Chance's class all recited part of a poem this year. Chance has been practicing his part really hard this week. It is a bit of a tongue twister, but Chance pulled it off with out a hitch. His part was ,"I ride, and rope, wild horse too.
And bring them to my camp!"
We really worked on putting feeling into the lines and articulating the words. Especially "I ride and rope wild horses too." Chance did a great job and had fun with his friends doing it.
Watching all of these kids, most of them profoundly deaf, get up and perform, is astounding.
Beaming parents watch their kids with a sense of awe as they witness what these kids are truly capable of.
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