A Very Good Day or two.
Tomorrow is another day! I knew something was up when J.R. entered our bedroom at 3 a.m. Saturday and he wasn't (a) wet or (b) asking to play Mario Cart Wii. I nearly jumped out of my Elvis pajamas...
View ArticleNo Guts, No Glory
A glorious day at the pumpkin patchEven though I hold a master’s degree (in Information Studies no less) you probably know me as the biggest airhead alive, and I’d have to...
View ArticleInner Makeup
J.R. in 2006. Obnoxiously cute, I know!The other day a friend of mine and I got to talking. She also has a child with autism, which means there is rarely a time we run out of (mostly gross) things to...
View ArticleElfin Magic
Christmas. Oh joy. Is it that time of yearalready? Time to pray one of the 35,000 toys in the chain store look books catch my kid’s eye? Time to run out and...
View ArticleBorn to Run?
Originally published in March, 2011, I am reposting this blog entry to celebrate my recommitment to running. And self doubt. And shin splints ... Even though I swear I started running to take my mind...
View ArticleAsterisks
working on our roars Seeing as there is no way in hell I am going to be able to maintain any typical New Year’s Resolutions, especially scream at kids less, I had...
View ArticleDear Kristi
Ever wish you could turn back time and and speak to the younger (and less wrinkly) you? I do. Every day. Since I can't do that, I wrote this letter. Now about getting my hands on a time...
View ArticleBoomerang
I’ve written many times about this idea that I am lots like my seven year-old son who has autism. I think I really get him sometimes (except when he decides to empty the contents of the tub onto the...
View ArticleDarlene G.
Welcome Guest Blogger Darlene G!Darlene is an incredible mom. I met her only recently, and I must say that as much as she admits she relies on the advice of veteran "autism moms," Darlene is the...
View ArticlePinned
Out of all the things I want for my son (other than the ability to choose mommy’s winning Powerball numbers of course), I want him to experience tolerance. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to...
View ArticleA Very Sweet Boy
Although I have been known to post a witty blog entry or two, I have to keep in mind that 1) this blog is also meant for OTHER families to share their stories and 2) not all of those stories have...
View ArticleSo Much More Than An Autism Mom
I promise the following isn't a brag. Really, it isn't. On this Valentine's Day I am thankful that (a) someone else blogged for me and (b) I have an amazing guy who loves and supports me. I post...
View ArticleHide and Seek
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, niiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnne, TEN!” I count with my eyes shut tight, for I love this game just as much as my boys do. Peering from behind a tree I enjoy a...
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