not quite wordless wednesday Kids with autism often have problems with change, but Max handled having a unexpected day off from school quite well. I’m sure the frolicking in the snow helped. A lot. Okay, he did more catching of snowflakes on his tongue that frolicking, but he had fun, so my point stands. Sam [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Leap Day 2012: Snow Day
February 29, 2012They say grief is the price we pay for love.
February 26, 2012My son Max and niece Allie with their Nana Today is my mother’s birthday. She would have been 63 years old. It’s been almost 8 years since we lost her to cancer. I still miss her. I always will.
In Which I Jump in on a Meme
February 16, 2012Inspired by Sunday Stilwell’s Special Needs Ryan Gosling I call this one, “If Ryan Gosling came to my house.” Loosely based on a true story. This also explains why I don’t have people over more. ]
Lying to Your Children for Fun and Profit (But Mostly Fun)
February 15, 2012Sometime before Christmas, Sammy pointed out there was a smelly hairball in his room and my hair was all damp and snarly in the back. He claimed one of our cats must have done it. I told him our cats never lick people’s hair up or get smelly hairballs. (Regular hairballs, yes, but smelly? Never!) [...]
Love: The Soulless Corporate Edition
February 14, 2012A lot of people complain that Valentine’s Day is a soulless corporate holiday, so I thought, what better day to share a little love with some businesses that have made my life a little easier or more fun. My first thank you goes to Apple. Not only for creating the iPad and bringing AAC within our reach [...]
The Cracked iPad Update:
February 13, 2012To recap the story up to this point: Max’s iPad had a crack in the screen and I was freaking out. Okay, now you’re up to speed. Or click here to read the whole story. I was told online that Apple Care doesn’t cover screen damage, not to mention we are talking about a nearly [...]
Of Autism, iPads, Books, Shoes and IKEA
February 10, 2012Max’s iPad screen is cracked. I was syncing it with iTunes one night when I noticed. I tried to fool myself into thinking it wasn’t really a crack, but after I cleaned the admittedly smudgy screen and it was still there I had to accept it. I started to yell things like, “CRAP CRAPPITY CRAP! THIS MOTHERCRAPPING IPAD [...]
