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Aug 14 2013

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This is us getting outside as a family. This is

This is us getting outside as a family.

This is us safely taking our masks off for a minute to film a “completely unscripted and totally natural” 😆 birthday message for someone we love.

This is us filming it upside down and embarrassing our kids because tech is getting harder for us old folks. “Mum... MUM!” Hahaha!

I just found this outtake on my phone and it appears Avery is the only one who has any clue what’s going on! 😂

(Yes, we wear our masks when we walk now because... #ontariolockdownpart2)

[Image Description: video of a family—2 adults, 2 teens, unknowing filming a video of themselves upside down.]

#familyouttingsin2021 #freshairtherapy #ImightbeaBoomer #videofail #imagedescription

During the first lockdown here in Ontario I was on

During the first lockdown here in Ontario I was one of those “I’m gonna glow up!” people. I was in for all the fitness challenges and vowed to move my body somehow every day. And then one day I just stopped. Between virtual school and feeling the weight of the world, I barely had the motivation to get dressed every day, let alone exercise.

I started feeling really heavy. Not just in my body, but in my heart. It scared me. So I decided enough was enough. Enough junk food (well, I’m not giving up my popcorn and chocolate chip cookies... I’m not a machine). Enough wine-o-clocks. Enough perimenopause “made me do its.”

I tried moving again, but I just couldn’t get it going. Too tired. Too blah. Too I don’t feel like it.

But then I was invited to try the about-to-launch Orangetheory LIVE classes at home. As a long time OTF ambassador I had early access to these workouts in the training phase. I didn’t think I’d like it but tried a class anyway.

Well, I’ve done SIX classes now and I can honestly say, they are the next best thing to being at the gym sweating with friends.

The workouts are coached LIVE and you’re in a class with other actual human beings!

I wrote a blog post about how it works, what I love about it, and how you can try a free class to see if it’s something you might enjoy too.

There’s a clickable link to the post in my @lisathornbury bio.

Keep safe and keep healthy everyone. 😘 🧡

[Image Description: woman lying on her back on a yoga mat, arms stretched over her head with a small dog lying across her neck.]

#moveyourbody #orangetheoryLIVE #orangetheorycanada #mentalhealthmatters #dogweight #startingfromscratch #mentalload #splatpointsfordays

Though we try to shield our kids from the immense

Though we try to shield our kids from the immense weight of the world right now, they obviously feel it. So I’m even more grateful for “the helpers” who’ve been here from the beginning, keeping kids active and connected. Activities like online yoga and dance and cooking classes, to name a few, have given so many kids, mine included, something to look forward to each week.

Ms Sherri has been teaching this yoga class since the first lockdown. She is patient and kind, but firm. She doesn’t coddle her students because of their disabilities. She challenges them. Avery couldn’t do any of these poses when she first started this class. Now she can flow through each pose like a natural yogi. 🙏🏻

The coming weeks (and months?) are going to be tough. I’m so thankful for these peaceful moments.

[Image Description: video-young girl, hair in a ponytail wearing grey sweatpants and a grey t-shirt is sitting on a purple yoga mat on a wood floor, watching her yoga teacher on a small computer screen.]

#mentalhealthmatters #kidsyoga #stressmanagement #activekids #recessoakville

#imagedescription #intellectualdisability #developmentaldisability
#disability #neurodiverse #epilepsy 💜 #speechdelay #speechandlanguage #chromosometranslocation
#chromosomedisorder
#3Pdeletionsyndrome #9Pduplication 🇨🇦

Cleaned out the fridge freezer today and found thi

Cleaned out the fridge freezer today and found this little ham. :)

[Image Description: Avery peeking out from inside the freezer drawer.]

#imagedescription #iceicebaby #choresinthishouse

Hey look, it’s my son’s first skating lesson b

Hey look, it’s my son’s first skating lesson back in 2007. As you can see, he LOVED it. 😆

His skills didn’t improve much over the years, but that’s okay. Skating just wasn’t his jam. So when his little sister invited him to attend “Sibling’s Day” at her adaptive skating program, I was surprised he said yes.

He cautiously stepped out onto the ice as Avery’s cries of encouragement rang out across the rink. At 15 he towered over the other kids and stood out with his flailing arms and glaring white helmet. But he persisted until eventually he managed to shuffle around the rink on his own.

At the end of the session a volunteer said something to him that still makes us laugh so hard, every time we talk about it.

The full story (and photos of his historical affiliation with white helmets) is the first post of 2021 on the Forever In Mom Genes blog—linked in my @lisathornbury bio. I want to start the year off with a little humour and sweetness. :)

[Image Description: Young boy lying stretched out on the ice in a skating rink, refusing to skate. He’s surrounded by other skaters, including his mom who is standing to his right looking over him.]

#familyskate #adaptiveskate #specialsiblings

#imagedescription #intellectualdisability #developmentaldisability
#disability #neurodiverse #epilepsy 💜 #chromosometranslocation
#chromosomedisorder
#3Pdeletionsyndrome #9Pduplication 🇨🇦

The sea was angry that day... Okay, no it wasn’t

The sea was angry that day...
Okay, no it wasn’t. 😆 But I kept sneaking up behind the kids saying that in a dark ominous voice, as they took in the lake view. I mean, if I can’t amuse myself, what’s the actual point of life?

[Image Description: Avery wearing purple pants, a pink winter coat and matching toque, standing by a wintery grey lake taking a photo on her phone.]

#januarydays #lakeontario #iphonephotographer #kidpics

#imagedescription #intellectualdisability #developmentaldisability
#disability #neurodiverse #epilepsy 💜 #speechdelay #speechandlanguage #chromosometranslocation
#chromosomedisorder
#3Pdeletionsyndrome #9Pduplication 🇨🇦

This year was a doozy, but there were definitely m

This year was a doozy, but there were definitely more happy, silly moments than I can cram into this #top9of2020 post.

Love you guys!! So grateful for this space to share, listen, learn and laugh.

See you next year!

[Image Description: Grid with 9 square images: Christmas Tree, Avery meditating, Lisa striking a pose on a pier, Avery and her dad cleaning golf clubs, Avery and her big brother drawing with chalk on the driveway, Lisa and Adrian laughing at Lisa’s 50th, Avery in front of school grad sign, Avery’s cat Kevin lounging, Avery’s dog Ruby in a garden shrub]

#imagedescription #instagramphotomemories

#intellectualdisability #developmentaldisability
#disability #neurodiverse #epilepsy 💜 #speechdelay #speechandlanguage #chromosometranslocation
#chromosomedisorder
#3Pdeletionsyndrome #9Pduplication
#specialneedsfamily 🇨🇦

Avery and I were going through old videos and foun

Avery and I were going through old videos and found this beauty—her morning mantra. As she watched her 2017 self, she shook her head and corrected, “It’s stuh-rong not stwong.”

Oh how far she’s come.

[Image Description: Avery is standing in front of a tall mirror, speaking to her reflection. Wearing an orange t-shirt and new braces on her teeth.]

#intellectualdisability #imagedescription #developmentaldisability
#disability #neurodiverse #epilepsy 💜 #speechdelay #speechandlanguage #chromosometranslocation
#chromosomedisorder
#3Pdeletionsyndrome #9Pduplication
#specialneedsmom #specialneedsblogger
#specialneedsfamily 🇨🇦

The look of holiday wonder on my husband’s face

The look of holiday wonder on my husband’s face when he sees what we got the kids for Christmas is simply magical. 😂

Merry Christmas everyone! Sure wish we were able to celebrate together. We’ll make up for it big time next year! ❤️ 💚

[Image Description: Daughter sitting on couch smiling, holding up a game she got for Christmas. Her dad is sitting beside her looking confused. Both are wearing Santa hats.]

One last gift to wrap before settling in for a qui

One last gift to wrap before settling in for a quiet day of board games and Christmas movies (and eating all the things).

How are you spending Christmas Eve this year?

[Image Description: Large orange cat looking bored sitting in a cardboard box, tail hanging out, on the kitchen island.]

#felinefestive #averyscat #merry2020 #quietchristmas #familychristmas #kidsandpets #imagedescription

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