My house has been plague-ridden this winter. We had the stomach flu in November, followed by multiple different colds, followed by pink-eye, followed by more colds, followed by the stomach flu last week, followed by yet another round of colds.
I’m done. I quit. Find someone else to harrass. My family [...]
I like woodstoves. I grew up in a family that used one as the primary heat source during the winter and it seems normal to me to have one. There is something comforting about a cozy fire �?? and the Disaster Preparedness part of me enjoys knowing that even if we�??re [...]
Meet Pablo
I wonder how much trouble they will get up to together?
Copyright © 2008One common issue that children with autism frequently struggle with is that of change. Things need to be the same day in and day out, and many autistic kids still need warning before they will shift from one activity to another even if they have the schedule memorized.
So this morning? [...]
Okay - it’s not so much of a mystery as I’m letting on. I’ve been busy. I didn’t realize that it had been close to a month since I last blogged until I logged in for a quick glance tonight on my way to bed.
So, in case you’re curious here’s [...]
The other day I was playing with the boys and the topic of (what else?) Christmas came up. I teased them, saying that I knew they didn’t want presents this year.
Roegen: I DO want presents
Me: Why?
Roegen: Because I like presents
Me: What do you want for presents?
Roegen: [...]
Or maybe a better title would be “I’m here because of you.” One year ago tonight I wrote my first blog post. I wasn’t sure where I was going with it or whether my blog would last for more than a month or two. I just knew that I frequently [...]
“What you doing?”
“Homework, Breydon.”
“Oh, like math.”
“Well, not exactly.” You see there’s the 10-12 page research paper on disaster preparation. . .
“Like reading?” The five page research proposal complete with lit review. . .
“More like writing.” The group case study critique. . .
“Writing? That’s silly. You don’t do [...]
My middle son can be a total space cadet. Well, to be totally truthful he not just can be, but IS a total space cadet. He misses seeing things that his brothers comment on when we’re driving down the road, jokes go over his head much of the time, and [...]
Since 2000 I have moved from Alaska, to Oregon, to Ohio, to Texas, to Oregon, and to Wyoming. That’s not counting moves within Oregon and Texas. I have perfected the cross-country moving experience, am an expert at packing so that belongings generally arrive intact, and I hate it.
When Scott and [...]
