If you are like me, when your differently wired teen* develops an interest in the opposite sex, you have to develop a whole new set of “rules” to help your child navigate flirting and dating.  Social situations are hard enough when you don’t pick up […]

National Scrapbook Day is Here! It’s National Scrapbookind Day! That means there will be all kinds of fun challenges, crops and activities to help you get your scrap on. I’ve complied a list of some of my favorite digital vendors/shops with Freebies, challenges and contests […]

We’ve been Marvel fans for a while. Last Saturday we took the family to see Avengers: Infinity War. Excited doesn’t begin to cover it.  My daughter texted the following when we told her. We really started loving the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with the first […]

I’m one in a hundred (or rather three hundred twenty). Are you too? I have a little fear of heights (Acrophobia)–mixed with a good sized bit of Basophobia (fear of falling). More specifically, it’s the fear of falling to my death from a height. According […]

Where I’ve been with mommy self-care… In past posts, most of the mommy self-care I’ve talked a lot about relate to doctor’s appointments.  I’ve been pretty good about getting my annual skin checks, mammograms, well-women visits, vision and physical appointments.  I’ve gotten my teeth cleaned […]

Why do I see 123-autism.com here?  Am I in the right place? Good morning everyone.  If you’ve stumbled across this blog and this post, you may see a lot of things with 123-autism.com.  This is because I am in the process of rebranding and converting […]

Every year I struggle with how to address this month, and in particular April 2, Autism Awareness Day. I am so grateful that so many more people are aware of Autism. In days past, whenever one of my boys would flip into meltdown mode or […]

I’ve been working on tweaking my blog and creating a social media presence lately, so I haven’t had as much time to craft.  I’m feeling the need to put out some crafting energy today, so I’m pulling out an old blog post about giving ruined […]

For me, Spring always brings a sense of renewal and hope as we begin to sees trees and flowers awakening after a long, cold winter. This time of year our family celebrates Easter. We try to do any fun stuff (egg hunts, candy) on Saturday […]

This last week I accompanied Lawboy as a chaperone on his school’s orchestra/band trip to Chicago. I’ve been to Chicago a few times before, and the city never fails to make me happy. I love, LOVE, the variety and quality of food there. I love […]