by Dan With Christmas around the bend our supplies have proceeded to be updated. Meaning holidays make everybody happy not to mention fact of knowing a ton of people enjoy parties. YAY!!! On things other than that: quite recently our music group...
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You’re not stressing about holiday gifts yet but you kind of are, right? And what to do when EVERYONE on your list has been nice? Mrs. Phillips – the nicest 2nd-grade teacher EVER Great Aunt Florence Your yoga instructor 14-year old...
Read moreHello, Everyone – The holidays have launched – and so has our new online store! Since it’s Cyber Monday, can you take a moment right now and hop on over to our ExtraSpecialShop? You’ll find ExtraSpecial signature items...
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by Dan Our business is booming and everything is perfect – Alex and I were so happy we did some dancing and air guitar. Maybe you saw it on Facebook or Instagram – but you can see it here too. We were busting moves! Really neat but...
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by Dan In our recent activities we’ve been grooming our tea shop making it ship shape. And we’ve gone on field trips. The most recent one was Bash Bish Falls. And I expect that’s been quite the lovely jaunt through the woods minus one...
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With Memorial Day on Monday, there’s a buzz here at our tea house. Outside is the garden lounge. Sitting in the outdoors is quite nice particularly when the sun is bright. Birds chirping and the sound of tea being sipped. Isn’t life grand!...
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Guest Post By Dan! As we prepare to our spring season, it does feel good, come to think of it, that March means Down syndrome month. Our mentally challenged buddies have recognition so they learn to apply themselves in our world. So just to let...
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It’s easy to find statistics about adults living on the autism spectrum: 1 in 3 adults with autism are socially isolated; only 14 percent of adults with autism hold paid jobs in their communities. What’s more of a challenge is to create...
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With all the craziness of holidays being done it feels like everything is back on regular schedule – like Music with Allen Timmons each week. Hmm, just that there’s S.N.O.W. No matter. Keep on being positive! Our employees are devoted to...
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So with the Christmas being near, everything is doing great! Our establishment is laid out with the proper amenities. Teas have been ordered to fit within the holiday spirit. Now it feels great that people have lovely smiles to express their joy...
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By Daniel Waite, ExtraSpecialServer When I applied in EST it’s been mind opening never thought I meet such Beautiful people. Everything’s perfect the employees I now affectionately call friends Just to let you know dear readers I love the job I...
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Guest Post by Karlee Fain Do any of these sound like you? You snapped at a loved one recently. When it’s time to go to bed, you are both tired and wired, you’re exhausted but your mind is racing. Even though you receive praise for all you do to...
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