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Category Archives: Day In And Day Out
Seasonal Parenting
As I am typing this Winter Solstice is winding down and I am rejoicing, not in the pagan holiday sense, but in the “Hooray! Days will start getting longer again,” sense. I have been considering the “seasons” that our family goes through each year. Of course we tread through the normal calendar with everyone else,…
Going to the Movies
Traditionally on extended holiday breaks, one (or both) of the grandmas suggest taking the kids to a movie. It is one of those activities that makes me cringe inside because I’m never quite sure how Will is going to behave once we get there. Sometimes I opt out all together or just send the girls….
Ho Ho Home for Christmas
Remembering one Christmas that we spent in the hospital.
And this is my normal child?!
I spend a lot of time talking about my oldest two girls because of their special needs and behavior issues. But a great post I read reminded me that my third child is pretty fantastic too. Like warm homemade frosted Christmas cookies are fantastic. She’s an adorable, sweet, colorful kid, and, like the cookies, that…
Managing Expectations to Foster Acceptance
There’s this concept out here in special-needs-land that we parents have to mourn the loss of the typical child we were expecting before we can accept the child with special needs that we were gifted. Personally, I’m not sure I buy that! I didn’t mourn. I embraced instantaneously. And, I did so, I think, because so…
Our Bustenhalters
Did the title catch your eye? Ok well welcome, come in and lets talk 🙂 I want to talk about support systems. Do you know who your is? Have you ever depended on them in a moments notice? I guess you don’t know who they are till you need them the most. I’ve always been…
My Grown Up Christmas List
Even when I was young, this song has always tugged at my heartstrings. As I got older, I added several more items to the list. You know, justice and peace, equitable distribution of wealth and resources, end to illiteracy, end to poverty, cure for cancer, stuff like that. When I became a parent, the list…
5MSN Virtual Christmas Dinner- part 2 (the decor)
Happy -OH- MY- GOODNESS-Christmas-is-next-week DAY! As you know, we are going to have our virtual dinner next Friday afternoon–but if you can’t make it, we’ll save you some leftovers in the fridge! Personally, I love to decorate for Christmas. And I love to see how other people decorate for Christmas. I love to drive around…
Maybe it’s Just Me
Maybe it’s just me, but I think sensory toys look a little too much like adult entertainment toys. If you know what I mean. And sometimes, your kid might find the spot where those things are hidden, a spot in the house you never dreamed he’d find, and play with the adult toys. Because they…