I often call it a worped sense of humor…you know where you can make a joke out of anything? Sort of like “Rosanne” remember that sitcom? I love(d) that show. It to me was as “real life” as I wanted to get. Then my son was born, I would say laughter got us through it all….
Category Archives: Laughing Through The Tears
Autism:This One Goes to Eleven
Did you ever see This is Spinal Tap? Classic movie with Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Well, if you hadn’t, I’ll fill you in. There is this classic scene in the movie when Christopher Guest’s character shows Rob Reiner (yes, that Rob Reiner) a special amplifier that their band created….
Smooth
Is it Saturday already? At times, this week has flown by. And at others, it has dragged on. Especially from 5 a.m. to about 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning when Tim had surgery on his foot. He plays in an adult soccer league and a week ago Tuesday, he got kicked in the foot. That…
Equipment.!
Equipment. ! We’ve been waiting since the beginning of July for a piece of equipment to be approved by medicaid. Today I called to check on it. I know I probably should have done it earlier, but really it’s not unusual to wait for this company. To get my son’s Wheelchair it took 9 months…it…
Santa Schmanta…
2 weeks ago, my husband was out of town on business. It happened to be his birthday coming up, so I took my kids to the local mall for some Papa Birthday Buying. We stepped in to the Wonderful World of Bass Pro Shops and were met with Santa’s Wonderland of Stuffed Animals (and I’m…
Savor the Simple Things This Holiday Season
It is late in the evening, my daughters are tucked into bed, the house is restored to order and the lights are turned down low, I am weary from the physical act of being in motion all day- spread thin between appointments, a desk buried with work, a home that needs tending and Zoe’s constant…
Time Discovers Truth
Before I became a mom, I did everything at high speed. My long legs galloped through airports, trade shows, malls, corporate hallways- purposefully propelling toward my destination. I assessed people too quickly, rushed through conversations, and often missed the simple beauty of everyday life. Fast forward years later, when my second daughter Zoe was 5-…
You Don’t Need to Feel Sorry For Us
One things that saddens me about having kids with special needs is when folks tell you that they are “sorry” your children are disabled. I don’t mean to be ungrateful! I appreciate their concern, I really do. It’s just that I don’t consider my children a burden (Sure, they are HEAVY. They ARE finally gaining…
Call ME!
Yesterday, both of my kids (lucky me) had their yearly Well-Child checkups. 2 kids, 7 shots, buckets of tears… So, while I was sitting there praying for the floor to open up and suck me in (rather than lose my cool on the 11-year old who was crying sobbing inconsolable for absolutely no valid reason…BEFORE…
Try This Tuesday #49: Every Day Is A Good Day
We can spend so much time thinking about our kids’ needs and just getting through all our daily responsibilities that sometimes it can all be a bit overwhelming. So when I recently read this post about how Storm from All Things Cherished keeps herself from being overwhelmed, I immediately knew it fit into the category…