Few things in life irritate me more than dealing with my son's school. My son is autistic and spends most of each day in a special ed classroom, where he (theoretically) receives instruction that is tailored to his individual needs. Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while will recall that [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2007’
Mark’s Dad Passed Away Today
We lost Mark's dad today to lung cancer, just five weeks after we learned of the diagnosis. I don't believe in an afterlife. I don't know that he's in a better place now. I do know that he's no longer in pain: not in the physical pain that ended his life, nor in the mental [...]
My Brain is Not Functioning Tonight
My son had the day off school today, which meant no down time for Mama. I'm an introvert, and I get extremely cranky without some time each day away from people to be with my own thoughts and recharge. Now that everyone is in bed, I want some quiet time: no children, no husband (who [...]
Holding My Breath…
Each day is moving forward. I am caught up in a flurry of motherly activity: getting the kids off to school, cleaning the house while they're gone, blogging (hm...), picking them up from school again, feeding them, bathing them, telling them to put their pants back on and wash their hands and sit down and [...]
I Want You Dead, Mama
I know that kids will get angry. I know eventually they'll almost all scream things like, "I wish you were dead." I figured mine would wish me dead eventually, and thought it would break my heart to hear it. Tonight my son, over tired and so cranky, screamed, "I want you dead, Mama. You're dead! [...]
Other Up and Comers
Ordinarily, I like to hoard my awards and not pass them on to others, but today, as promised, I am breaking with my tradition and stepping out to give the Break Out Blogger Award to a few of my own favorite new bloggers. I'm giving it to more than the 3-5 I'm supposed to, but [...]
I’m Up and Coming!
McEwen over at Whitterer on Autism (which is my husband's absolute, hands-down favorite blog, and is one of mine too, even though we all know that I don't actually pick favorites) has honored me with the Break Out Blogger Award. This award, to quote the creators, "casts a spotlight on bloggers who are just beginning [...]
Help for My Son in the Human Habitrail
Last night we took the kids out to one of those kid friendly indoor play spots, the kind that have play structures that look like giant Habitrails. My son was both very eager and extremely terrified to play in it. He wanted to climb up, crawl through the maze of tubes hanging above our heads [...]
Today’s Post Brought to You by the Letter J
A while back, Ingrid over at Boricua in Texas wrote a post about the letter P and offered to give out post-inspiring letters to all who asked. Well, I asked, and received from Ingrid the letter J. I think I was supposed to write about my favorite J words, but I decided instead to share [...]
The Quantum Physics of My Marriage
I am about to do something that my husband hates more than almost anything in this world. Mark hates it when liberal arts types (like me) try to stretch their overly simplistic misunderstanding of scientific theories to help them explain this thing called life. Of course, I do this all the time, because I love [...]
