It finally happened. We knew it was coming. We pretended like we didn’t notice, but we knew. We’d seen the signs for months: Shutting itself off mid-cycle, taking in excess of ninety minutes to dry a load of clothes, entire outfits that suddenly went MIA along with countless single socks, the largish hole that appeared…
Category Archives: Laughing Through The Tears
Special Exposure Wednesday.
Gran saves the day, making glove animals, while Ivy waited 22 hours, nil by mouth, for her PICC line. Thank goodness for Grans! Got an amazing moment to share? Why don’t you join us at Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three…
Because We All Need One
Raise your hand if you are a parent of multiple children each with multiple special needs for which there are no medications, therapies, treatments or surgeries to control the bazillion issues pushing the entire family closer to the edge… …because I’m feeling whiny…like a complete flop…utterly exhausted… …and alone. Whether you are a parent of…
What Parents of Refluxers Daydream About…
A family room with wall-to-wall linoleum, a hose reel and a drain. So Now You Know… 😉 Find out more about Michelle Read Michelle’s weekly column Meet Michelle here each Monday for Magic Marker Monday Questions? Please feel free to email Michelle at childlif[at]gmail[dot]com or come and visit her at In The Life of a…
The Things We Do For Our Children…
Once upon a time, there were certain things I never would have seen myself doing. Some of them were typical parenting things that I was yet blissfully unaware of. You know what I mean. Fishing peas out of nostrils, scrubbing Desitin out of cat fur, wiping peanut butter finger paintings off of walls — that…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
Ivy is wired for sound! Being wired up for a sleep study last night. Oh the things we do! Got something to share this Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three Ring Circus
Special Exposure Wednesday.
Ivy’s newest ‘disease’… self named “sticker pox”! Got something funny to share? Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three RIng Circus
At least it’s not meth, right?
Guess what I’ve found out about childhood cancer…one of the long term side effects is apparently a raging case of hypochondria. It’s not hard to figure out, but Peyton is addicted to pills. Not in an Amy-Winehouse-Betty-Ford-bound sort of way…but I suppose that’s what happens when you take daily medications for thirty months. Now that…
The Good Stuff
Presents, food and decorations are all good stuff, how can you not be happy about those things? We ARE talking about Honey Baked Ham, ya’ll and that’s reason enough to get in the spirit. I do enjoy all those things and never fail to be thankful for them. But you know what really rocked this…
Autism Night Before Christmas (A Poem)
This poem was sent out earlier this week via AutismLink and was written by Cindy Waeltermann, who is the founder of that organization. I loved it so much that I asked her for permission to reprint it on my blog, which she granted. In rereading the poem, it touched me even more and I wanted…