Laane on the World

• new floor

  
  november 22 2009
  
  For a long time I've been wishing for a new floor in the kitchen and livingroom.
  The old one, vinyl tiles, was put there just before my autistic son was born, and it was supposed to last for two years.
  He's [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:06pm EST
  

• storm and a fallen tree

  november 23 2009
  
  A storm raged over the country.
  Warnings were issued for sudden powerful winds, lots of rain and thunder and lightning.
  With the floodings in the UK in our minds, we kept a close watch on the amount of rain coming down.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:53pm EST
  

• Talking in Your Sleep

  november 21 2009
  
  1. Has anyone in your life talked in their sleep?
  
  Yes, but most of the time I couldn't understand what was said.
  I also observed that most of my children did during early puberty.
  
  2. What do you like about' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:54am EST
  

• bowl of autism wisdom #1

  november 20 2009
  
  Because he needed support at school, we decided that son nr 3 who was already diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia would be officially diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
  
  I either expected asperger disorder or PDD-NOS and didn't worry a bit about the outcome.[...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:17pm EST
  

• Healthy eating habits for children

  november 19 2009
  
  I was surfing around a bit and found a blogpost about appetite enhancers for children.
  
  I can't believe parents would use them to make their children eat, or eat more.
  It's like everything is medicalised these days.
  Children don't eat a proper breakfast, but get [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:43am EST
  

• Stand and be counted

  This is a sponsored guest post written by Cody Sortore on behalf of Petitions For Change. Post powered by Sponzai.
  

  We are living in a time of change, will your voice be heard? We've just come out of a recession with some of the lowest employment ratings' [...]

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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:34am EST
  

• Happy birthday girls!!!

  november 18 2009
  
  
  Happy birthday girls!!
  
  I'm very proud you're becoming such a wonderful young women.
  
  Today you're having a great time at school, because it's a day full of special projects and cultural events.
  And no homework!!
  
  Maybe we can' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:43am EST
  

• the birth of the twins

  november 17 2009
  
  
  
  Tomorrow is the birthday of my twingirls.
  They're growing up far too fast.
  14 they'll be.
  
  I'm amazed that such tiny babies have become the young ladies they are. Competing with my length, with their own opinions, they own' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:41am EST
  

• Manic Monday #189

  november 16 2009
  
  You have a brain tumor. Though there is no discomfort at the moment, this tumor would unquestionably kill you in six months. However, your life can (and will) be saved by an operation; the only downside is that there will be a [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:52pm EST
  

• Unrest at school

  November 15 2009
  
  When the girls applied for a certain school we were guaranteed that it was 98% true that the school was bully free.
  
  I've never believed in that dream, not after my boys visited school that guaranteed the same and made a' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:19pm EST
  

• Man on the Moon

  november 14 2009
  
  
  
  1. Do you think it was important to send a man to the moon?
  
  Yes, and it's even more important to send a woman to the moon.
  Just ask me. LOL!
  
  It's important to research the possibilities of [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:56am EST
  

• Friday the 13th - a car...

  November 13 2009
  
  A car stopped in front of the house.
  
  I registered the noise when painting a piece of the kitchenwall.
  Like always when I do some painting I turned my t-shirt inside out, and when the bell rang I forgot to turn it back.
  
  A [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:46pm EST
  

• St. Maarten

  november 12 2009
  
  No trick and treat here, but a similar event of children visiting the houses with lights, singing a song and receiving sweets in return.
  
  It's a very old tradition, of pagan nature, when the children would enter the black night during the darkest time of' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:22pm EST
  

• The continuing story - another excuse

  november 11 2009
  
  Last week I called daycare after my son made clear he wanted to go there.
  I left it for two days, but as he was still very positive and smiling I made the call.
  I even mailed a day later to request [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:29pm EST
  

• The Berlin Wall and the Mexican Wall

  november 10 2009
  
  This week many people celebrate the fall of the wall in Berlin.
  
  From august 13 1961 until november 9 1989 a wall divided families, a town, a country.
  
  At the end of WW2 in 1945 it was decided at the Conference of Jalta to [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:02pm EST
  

• Manic Monday #188

  november 9 2009
  
  What does it mean to you to have courage?
  
  To face up to what needs to be done and do it.
  
  When I grew up I was a very shy girl.
  I was told to respect older people and to [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:55pm EST
  

• The forgotten soldiers

  November 8 2009
  
  
  
  Remembrance day is as close to the hearts of the British as is our remembrance day at may 4.
  
  But even though we're not British, we always remember with them.
  
  My father served in the RAF during WW2 and he' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:26pm EST
  

• Be True to Your School

  november 7 2009
  
  
  1. What was your favorite subject in high school?
  
  Well, I feel a bit ashamed to say, but it depended on the teacher.
  I've enjoyed dutch, my native language, with some teachers, enjoyed English with some.
  I loved learning. Going' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:10pm EST
  

• autumn drop

  
  
  
  
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:16pm EST
  

• A job for my asperger son

  november 5 2009
  
  He did it!
  
  He was asked for a job!!!
  Asked....
  In this time...
  
  He, my son with asperger syndrome and ADD, had a terrible time at school.
  People telling he was weird, should be more social, should walk normal, should [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 7:22pm EST
  

• The continuing story - No is no, but not for everyone?

  november 4 2009
  
  Today we had an appointment with my autistic son's psychiatrist.
  
  We wanted to hear his opinion about my son having problems going to daycare, and we wanted to discuss our visit to the national autism center. (See here).
  
  To' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:27pm EST
  

• I've won at Rena designs

  november 3 2009
  
  You know all those give-aways and contests with the endless list of rules and regulations, so long that at the end you need to reread it all. Or with the huge disappointment that you nearly feel slapped in the face by: usa only.
  
  Well, I [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:42am EST
  

• I should be a monthly topdropper at more than 250 sites

  November 2 2009
  
  After my computer crashed due to a dirty trick of one of the sites I was dropping on, I made a list of sites to drop on.
  
  In a way it didn't feel good.
  I liked surfing around and I' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 6:54am EST
  

• Manic Monday #187

  november 2 2009
  Most of the U.S. observed Daylight Savings Time yesterday. Is it easy or difficult for you to switch your body clock? Do you suffer from jet lag when traveling?
  
  Well, I'm not living in the USA. We changed the clock a weekend' [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 8:46pm EST
  

• Top droppers november

  
  
  Thank you all wonderful droppers.
  It's been great to see the low number of droppers after the publication of the plans for ads rise again.
  
  Thank you for staying with me.
  
  The top 10 of this month:
  
  The Way I' [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 7:04am EST