I have been trying to figure out what to say today. I am so tired. Last night I went to my 13 year-old son’s room at 1:00 am to check on him after my daughter came to me crying about the outcome of the election. I found him sitting on his bed with laptop trying…
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My Story of Growing Fearless Eaters
I had a couple of comments and questions recently about my children. Some of them were envious and mentioned that their children would never eat most of what I serve my family. Believe me it wasn’t always like this. It took years and lots of persistence on my part in helping them get to this…
Mom, Will there be a Civil War After the Election?
Image from Pinterest I have always encouraged our children to read the newspaper, watch the news, and pay attention to current events. I want them to be informed citizens as they grow. We talk openly about how we make our choices in voting. How no one candidate can fully match all your wants in a…
What Is There do do for the Youngest Visitors at Walt Disney World?
This past weekend I was talking to someone about Walt Disney World and what is the “right” age to take children. My kids both started going to Disney World when they were 18 months. Do they remember those trips? No. But, we sure do. They developed great memories for their aunts, uncles and grandparents who…
Our Family: My Crafty Daughter
When we lived in New York my daughter was homeschooled. After the first day of 6th grade she looked at me and said, “These kids are annoying and they are wasting my time. Can I please be homeschooled?” She knew herself well enough to know it wasn’t going to work out for her in a…
About Us: My Son’s View of His Autism
This is one of my favorite pictures of my son at Walt Disney World one week after he was diagnosed as Autistic. This was during his Peter Pan phase. Sunday is my day to talk about my family. Who we are, why we do the things we do or anything that is important in our…
Letting Go, Bit by Bit
This was my living room on Monday evening. Normally I would NEVER take a photo like this let alone post it on the internet. But, this is a significant piece in our life right now. Our goals in raising our children have always been that by the time they left our house they would be…
Father’s Day: Standing for Something
I don’t often talk about my parents but with today being Father’s Day I had a memory lately that made me smile and think about how in some ways I really am my father’s daughter. I remember my dad and I being in the garage of our house when I was about 7 or 8…
Our Family Books
I always struggle about what to post on Sundays. We mostly have repeat dishes on the weekends or like this weekend we spend it traveling so we are eating out for all our meals. So, I have decided to make Sunday our family day for awhile. What I mean is sharing about my family and…
My Baby Isn’t a Baby Anymore…
Well, he will always be my baby boy. My youngest child. Today he turns 13! I can’t believe my big baby boy is 13! Where did the time go? I swear he was just born yesterday… This baby was going to be a breeze because I had all the answers. His sister had been the…
Getting Lost and Learning a Lesson at Walt Disney World
I have wanted to write this blog post since we returned from Walt Disney World but it has been difficult thinking about all the what ifs. My son is just turning 12 years-old and is Autistic. He is at the higher end of the spectrum but has severe social anxieties, social impairments and he doesn’t…
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