At Primary Children’s Hospital, when a child is admitted to the PICU, his parents are given a short list of questions to answer about their child. The answers are then made into a fun poster that lets hospital staff get to know your child on a more personal level. One of the questions asked is…
Category Archives: Day In And Day Out
RTFM
Again this morning, I had to explain to the aide on my daughter’s school bus that my daughter is deaf and blind. The explanation came after that aide said in a very helpful voice of normal speaking volume “Hi Ashley, do you need help?” The aide seemed a little annoyed when Ashley did not answer…
Plays Well With Others
Yesterday Parker had the opportunity to play with a couple of friends, who along with their parents, stopped by for a quick visit. My heart soared as I watched Our Brave Hero butt hop over to join in the playing that was happening in our family room. Parker has decided that hanging out with friends…
Parents, Permission Granted
Why as parents do we feel that we need permission from someone in order to take a day off? As much as you may want to believe you can, you cannot continue nurturing, effective parenting without time off for yourself. Somewhere, sometime when least expected, you will crash…hard…and you will not be able to deal…
Oh woe is me
My son Connor has had a dry, grunt-like cough for the last couple of days and Isabelle has the sniffles. Neither of them have a cold. Connor does have asthma but I fear that the cough is not related to a respiratory issue nor is Isabelle’s sniffing. Seems my kids aren’t sick. I should be…
Should I be here?
I remember hearing someone once say, that if you were with a group of people and everyone was to chuck their problems onto the table, you would quietly grab your own and sneak back out of the room. This was echoed a few years back when I was suffering from Depression and attended Group Therapy…
Planes, Trains, Automobiles…
With the start of the school year just around the corner, I start to organize what has become a fall tradition for our family: the autumn mini-vacation. Summertime trips just don’t work for us for a variety of reasons. My husband always teaches during the summer months, leaving us with little to no opportunities to…
I’ve Got My Hands In What?
Of the many things I want my children to experience and learn, planting and growing a garden is near the top of the list. For Ashley especially, a vegetable and herb garden represents a world of sensory experiences. The vibration of the tiller makes her whole body shake, and the ‘ah-ah-ah-ah-ah’ she voices makes her…
Tropic Blunder: The Protests Continue
I just read that Newsweek is proclaiming Tropic Thunder the best comedy of the year and that the OCregister gave this movie an “A”. Ebay has auctions for THOSE shirts. You can report this item by going to the bottom of the page and clicking on “report this item” then click on “prohibited or banned…
Hug Therapy
Let me be honest. Recently tiredness, grumpiness and the forget-it-not-now-let-me-plop-on-the-sofa dumps have ruled my spirit. What can I say, some days you need a hug like a fish needs water. You feel as though you might collapse completely without one quiet moment wrapped in a gentle embrace of love. Then at an unexpected moment…in an unexpected…