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How does one see the internet when they can’t see it?
Have you ever wondered how blind people surf the web or have you ever stopped to take the visually impaired into consideration when designing or building a site? Probably not.
I believe that most web developers don’t think too much about the visually impaired. We focus more on the design and functionality and what we see.
There are things though that we can do to make our sites better for screen readers and those with disabilities, however I don’t know them all and can say that I’ve never surfed the web without my sight.
Welcome Home Troops
In October, the president said that troops in the Iraq war, nearly 40,000, would be coming home; and they’d be home for the holidays. Keeping right on his word, the troops are coming home.
The greatest thing a family can hear from their soldier is “I’m coming home” and lots of families are getting that gift this year.
Welcome back and thank you for all you’ve done.
Parades are so much fun when you’re a kid.
Lily went to her first parade over the weekend and I think it was almost more than she could take in, but she enjoyed it.
Lily enjoying the parade.
From the horses to the floats to the candy, there was always something to look at and something to do.
When floats played music, we danced. When there was something being handed out, we wanted it. When the big vehicles honked their horns or backfired, we ran into daddy’s arms for safety.
Taking a ride on the carousel.
Lily has been really excited to go to the fair this year and tonight was the night. She loved the cows, horses and all the people. Most of all, she loved the carousel.
Enjoying the carousel.
Look at us go!
It was mom’s idea to go for a ride and it was a fantastic idea. From the moment the horse started to move, her face just lit up.
I’m pretty sure I’m growing a child who will love rides. And, as she gets bigger, so will the rides!
Lightning Show 7/30/11
Last night we had quite a nice lightning show. With such a big show, I thought for sure we’d get big storms, but it turns out that we didn’t get much of anything. I did get a nice video and some nice pictures.
How to get free passes to the MN Zoo and other great places.
Zoo Goats
Did you know that some Minnesota libraries have free passes to all sorts of MN destinations?
We were lucky enough to get our hands on a MN Zoo pass last week and the whole family got into to the zoo for free!
We got to feed the baby goats, see the fish, lions and all sorts of other animals. Lily had a great time not only with the animals but also watching all the other kids.
The program is called the Museum Adventure Pass and they can get you into:
- The American Swedish Institute
Waconia has a pretty nice beach.
We’ve only been to the beach one other time since we’ve lived in Waconia and that was for picnic. But today we decided to check it out and go for a swim.
Waconia Beach
The setup is very nice, there is play equipment and picnic tables on the grass and there is plenty of beach for everyone. There are even big umbrellas scattered across the beach to keep you cool.
It’s also free, as long as you don’t drive. If you drive, then it’s $5 to park which isn’t to bad.
Storm clouds from last night.
The storms last night were quite interesting. We lost power with the first few wind gusts and didn’t get it back for 6 hours or so.
The good news is the worst of the storms didn’t hit us but the sky painted a pretty cool picture.
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- Incoming Storms
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- A Mess of Clouds
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- Tall, Dark and Scarry
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- Impressive Looking
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- Sunset After the Storm
America’s actually got some talent.
We’ve been watching America’s got talent and some acts are not very good. Others the judges think are good, but their just not Vegas quality.
Then there are some great ones like the Silhouettes audition, that are creative and very talented.
And, if you’re going to go on TV, you must have big dreams.
The Kinetic King, from Minneapolis, has some great ideas for what he’d do if he won America’s Got Talent.
And don’t worry, he practices safe sticks. That’s why he’s got himself protected.
We now have a water garden.
Lily in her rain boots.
Thanks to all the rain, we now have a water garden. However Lily doesn’t seem to mind.
