Owen is going to be in the paper! The Flint Journal has done a story on Owen that will appear in this Sunday's paper (I think the "Features" or "Today" section). I'm sorry I had to keep everyone in suspense, but I wanted to find out what day the article would come out before I blabbed the wrong information.
I haven't seen the final product, but I believe the focus is going to be on how wonderful Owen is (of course!) and how Dan and I have adjusted to his diagnosis of achondroplasia. I believe the blog will be mentioned as well, which means I may be getting a little more traffic. If any of my fellow bloggers would like me to remove their sites from my link list for privacy purposes, I will totally understand!
In addition to the story, we had some video taken. There will be a 3 to 3 1/2 minute companion video posted on MLive. It may post on You Tube as well.
I did have a little apprehension about exposing our family at first, but ultimately we are excited to show the Greater Flint Area how wonderful Owen is! I hope this can help take a little of the mystery away from dwarfism. That's why I think a lot of us blog.
I'm going to put a few informative posts up in the next couple of days so I can familiarize any new readers with achondroplasia. This is also the reason I have been tinkering around with my blog layout a bit (it all makes sense now doesn't it?!).
If you can get your hands on a Flint Journal - pick one up on Sunday. Otherwise, you can try to find it on MLive..
Don't worry, during Owen's 15 minutes of fame, we will do everything we can to keep this from getting to his head. Speaking of Owen's head - autographed head shots will soon be available on my blog for a mere $30 a pop (+ shipping and handling)! The "I read Owen's blog and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" tees will also be coming next month so make your Christmas list early. Hahaha! Just kidding...well,maybe...
8 comments:
How exciting! I hope Owen remembers the little people when he gets all famous. (No pun intended)I hope we are able to read it on the internet for the non-michigian readers :)
Come Sunday the Flint Jpurnal will even give you a direct, permanent web site address & the codes so you can embed the video in you blog!
Cat! How cool is Owen? Honestly I laugh out loud when I read your blog-you have such a sense of humor! I am so excited to read the articles and see the videos!
Yay Owen!
-Kim
Sounds like fun! Can't wait to read it, and I'm guessing you'll post a link to it. Aren't you glad you redesigned the blog? It's like cleaning the house before guests come over? You'll have all these news guests to the blog, and a fabulous new design!
Lisa
Hi, I work for The Journal. I just wanted to say that I just watched the video. It is now online. The story will be posted later Saturday evening. The story was great and the video was very moving. Owen looks a lot like my 22-month-old son. I'm hooked on Owen's story. Thanks so much for sharing. Below is the video link. you can embed it and place it in your blog if you like.
http://videos.mlive.com/flintjournal/2008/03/small_wonderliving_big_with_dw.html
I'm a parents from the POLP group, and I've been reading your blog. Our Peyton is just a couple months younger than Owen. I have to say I love reading your experiences, and am so excited for your family to see the article!
Danielle
WOW! How exciting Owen! I can't wait to watch the video and read the article! It's great you are willing to share your story or life rather, with people and hopefully this will allow some people to understand that our kids are loving sweet and super cute (as in Owen's case) just like all kids!
That's my grandson! I will be available to sign autographs as well.
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