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…
Category Archives: Holidays
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…
Christmas Carols: Special Needs Style
Right off the bat I’ve got to make it known that I didn’t come up with these Christmas carols. Nope. The thanks goes to Terri Mauro. You can find more of her stuff over at About.com:Special Needs Children (Drat! I can’t get these to post up any bigger than thumbnails. So, under each thumbnail I’ve…
Special Exposure Wednesday – Waiting For Santa
Ivy and Noah take the literal meaning of “Christmas stocking” to the extreme! I discovered them at the end of my bed when I woke yesterday morning. They were waiting for Santa. Got some Christmas cuteness to share with us on Special Exposure Wednesday? Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii305/childslife/5MFSN/Ivysiggy.png
Holiday Tips for Helping Children with Autism
These tips were written to help the families of children with Autism reduce holiday stress, but they are useful to all children. Adapted from Autism-Society.org: 1. Prepare, prepare, prepare. Keep a calendar or an ongoing verbal countdown until a special event occurs (such as going to grandma’s). Talk about the event ahead of time. Tell…
And A Wonderful Time Was Had By All
This has been the strangest holiday season for me – I have been sick (with two back-to-back colds) since the day after Thanksgiving, but have somehow managed to not miss the big events we had on the calendar. I am hoping that bodes well for my feeling better before next Thursday! Last Sunday we attended…
Me Time — Christmas Edition
“It was the day before Christmas and it had been snowing hard all day. They began in the early morning, shortly after seven, large feathery flakes sliding down as if they were only playing. They soon grew larger, swirling fantastically, like children taking hold of hands, chasing one another through a fairy world, now this…
Solving the Mystery of Bethlehem
Last weekend my husband, son and I attended an event at our church called A Night in Bethlehem. We usually tend to avoid large gatherings like this one, but we had talked about it, read the flyer and decided to give it a try. When we arrived, there were several people dressed as shepherds herding…
Christmas List
I’m not even going to try to convince my teenagers to visit Santa this year. I’m sad about that because I have their pictures with Santa every year since they were born/adopted. And every Christmas I bring them out and display them on the piano. But I learned my lesson last year – the year…
All This For A Couple Of Links
Utah has the greatest snow on earth. I know this because just about every car in the state proclaims this very thing on their license plate. So, it’s gotta be true. I see snowboarders and skiers wearing shorts flying down the mountains in March even. Personally I feel that March is an obscene month to…