Seven years ago my only exposure to Autism was meeting Kim Peek, the gentleman who inspired the movie, “Rain Man”. Or so I thought. Little did I know that my sweet little eight-year-old boy who had a difficult time interacting with more than one child […]

This last week I took Acroboy into our favorite medical center to have an evaluation with a developmental pediatrician. She talked to me, went over his history, diagnosis (PDD-NOS and ADHD), then tested his skills in a few areas. Acroboy read a story to her […]

It seems to me we are a society of quick fixes.  Everywhere you turn in media there are ads for countless medical pills.  There are pills and drugs and creams, for dry mouth, dry eyes, insomnia, depression, acne, irritable bowel syndrome, restless leg syndrome, ed, […]

Today was a good day. It started off rocky, I had to run to a big box store to get black polo shirts for an upcoming concert for my boys. The three oldest had their solo and ensemble competitions today. Two of the boys needed […]

Have you ever had one of those moments when you just knew that something was wrong? Or that someone was in danger and you just had to act quickly? Or maybe you felt impressed that you should call a friend or stop by only to […]

Baby Girl had her nine month well visit. Overall the pediatrician is happy with the progress she has been making. She seems to have a rash/ dry skin/ eczema. We are not entirely clear on what is causing it. I am going to go back […]

  No, I’m sorry, but you cannot have a pet dolphin. Don’t lick your brother. (To an 11 year old) stop biting the couch. Do not stand on your brother’s face. In what world was it a good idea to karate kick the banister spindle? […]

Well, I tried to make a nice meal for my family for Valentine’s Day. Yeah, not so much. I know not every recipe I try will be a hit, but it is kind of insulting when without one word of thanks, people get up and […]

Lately I feel like I just keep putting out one fire after another. I’m always trying to stay on top of things with my kids and that includes checking in with them and their grades. We recently decided to make the move to no video […]

I’ve worked on my blog sporadically, but after encouragement from a few friends, and more than a few promptings, I feel like I need to work more on this blog and share more of my story.   Who knows?  Maybe there is someone out there I […]