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Getting A Workout

Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Thumper’s new physical therapy goal – learn to pedal a trike! This is easier at the Autism Center – after all, it’s indoors and Thumper can pedal down a nice, smooth, carpeted hallway.  During home therapy, it can be a little trickier.  We have to look for breaks in the rain, and then hustle outside […]



Art of the Week – May Flower

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

This week’s mediums were watercolors, colored pencils, and oil pastels! It’s a lovely watercolor flower, with a bee drawn in colored pencil, with oil pastel accents (to look “fuzzy” around the pollen). Even though this was supposedly drawn for Mother’s Day, it went into his art treasure chest. I guess I could ask for it…



Happiness Is…

Tuesday, May 16th, 2017

… opening up your piggy bank, counting your money, and discovering that yes, you do have enough to get the LEGO Dimensions sets you’ve been wanting to buy. Now, if he only possessed the persuasive powers to talk me into letting him play the Xbox on school nights…



Mother’s Day 2017 – Nothing’s Perfect

Monday, May 15th, 2017

I tried, I really really tried, to get ONE nice picture of myself and the kids outside in natural light. This became too complicated when the boys whined about it being “too bright” out there. (It was overcast and began raining later.) So we finally settled on taking a picture on the couch. No one […]