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Cookies Mean Love

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

I got a phone call from Ane’s school nurse yesterday morning, which is never a good sign.  I knew it was the school calling from the caller ID, and since Ane is not a discipline problem, I knew it was either her teacher or the nurse.  It was the nurse. I was afraid that I […]



Motherhood Moments

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

For an autistic kid, Tad does sure have some interesting sensory needs and responses.  And because of that, I wear many “hats” for him within the course of a day. As an example, take last night.  I had finally hit my limit on how fluffy his hair had gotten.  But I don’t really feel like […]



Party All Night

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

It might be getting closer to the time that Rerun needs to give up his nap.  Or I just need to start waking him earlier from his nap, or make him run laps before bedtime.  Last night, he clearly did not burn off enough energy between when he got up from his nap and when […]



It Didn’t Last, So I Took A Picture

Monday, January 28th, 2013

Behold the glory of a homemade banana pudding. It didn’t last the evening. Because we have restricted water usage going on, Friend and Doc kindly hosted dinner at their house yesterday for our weekly Sunday dinner.  We brought the salad, and I made one of Doc’s favorite desserts, banana pudding.  The recipe is Alton Brown’s […]