Dear Mrs. Wheeler
Dear Mrs. Wheeler,I am so deeply sorry for your loss. Like everyone else, I was heartbroken as I heard the news of the tragedy on Friday, December 14th. I can’t begin to comprehend what you and your family are going through. But I am praying for you. I am praying for all the families whose [...]
‘Twas the Night Before Therapy - A Condensed Poem
It’s the night before Picasso’s intensive, and there’s so much to do, but sometimes I like to just sit and be. Choosing to rest, on purpose, seems to do a lot of good for me.The poem, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” came to mind as I was thinking about the night before therapy. I looked [...]
The Smile of The Knowing
Sometimes things hit me at random times - today’s post came out of thoughts I was having today, Thanksgiving, about something that happened about 3.5 months ago. First, though, this is late and most of you will probably not read it until tomorrow. I hope you’ve had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! On [...]
Coming Back…
I intended to keep up with this a lot better than I have. Alas, life happens and seems it happens a lot faster these days!Here we are, in the season of giving thanks. Usually this is a favorite time of the year for me, so full of many things for which to be thankful. This season [...]
Our Normal - We Social Story
In our little corner of the world, I sometimes find myself craving some normalcy. Some parts of life seem so far from normal anymore, that I almost forget what “normal” is supposed to look like. I’ve gotten used to “our normal”. Our daughter got invited to her very first friend sleepover party. She was beyond [...]
Wordless Wednesday / Self-Expression
A picture of my guy. The mohawk was a great exercise in his self-expression. Then, my wonderful friend, who has a great relationship with our guy, suggested some spray-on color, and he was intrigued. She purchased some for him and he was so excited to be sporting the red tonight! For me, this [...]
Review: One Year Ago
Tonight, kind of just for fun, I looked back to see if I’d blogged in 2011, on October 14th. Sure enough, I had. And it was such a timely post. In the past year, since that post, we’ve made many new friends and contacts. Some know about our son, others do not. It was good [...]
The Joy of Imperfection
One of the issues we deal with in Picasso’s Asperger Syndrome is the need for perfection. He is eight years old, and looking back, I can see time after time where he’s done his work perfectly. If he couldn’t do it perfectly, he would often just not do it. If he couldn’t get it perfect [...]
On Forgiving, Even When "It’s Not Okay"
This morning Picasso & the Princess threw something at each other. {“At”…not “to”…not okay.} I called Picasso upstairs from the basement to ask what was going on. He started to recount what had happened - that the Princess had thrown something at him, and he threw it back. This, of course, required the Princess to come [...]
Fall Outing
Today, Tim and I had the day to spend together. We decided that since the weather was nice, we’d take a drive up north a little and see some of the fall colors along the river. The colors weren’t as vivid as we’d hoped, but we had a great time together! Here are a few [...]
