Songs of Love is a non-for-profit organization that makes free CDs for seriously ill children. As a music therapist and a caring individual who knows people benefiting from this kind of service, I have contacted them a few times. Though they often advertise that they make CDs for children who have cancer or other serious…
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What Tune Do You Live By?
One of the greatest things about people is the ability to be creative. Except when it’s a four year old creatively pretending to play a CD she made (out of cardboard). In your minivan’s CD player. Yep. Since then, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking of the music I’m not listening to. The favorites…
Gift Card Giveaway
Tawnda & Barbara M are the winners! Kodak and 5 Minutes for Special Needs want to give you a little something to start the holiday season. To celebrate it’s newest photo book sizes and paper designs, Kodak is giving $50 gift cards to two of our readers. We encourage you to order a photo book…
Heather’s Must-Haves
I, unashamedly, am the self-proclaimed best online shopper the world has ever seen. I have found some of the coolest stuff. Far be it from me to not share the wealth, right? So, I’m going to share with you some of my favorite finds…and introduce you to some of my favorite online personalities in the…
Birds of a Feather: The Special Needs Lunch & More BlogHer highlights
I left my 2yo medically fragile son for five days…count ’em five days AND nights, to attend BlogHer’10 in New York City. It was business, it was pleasure, it was exhausting…you name it – I felt it. Mostly I felt terribly guilty about going, but given the awesome opportunity I just felt I could not pass it…
What are you reading?
I have been updating my book recommendations on my website, and would love your input. What are you reading? I’d love suggestions from the “Special Needs” Category and from the “Reading for fun” Category which for special needs moms is about 2 minutes before we fall asleep at night! Here are a few of my…
Summer Book Club: Cowboy and Wills by Monica Holloway
As promised, I am back to discuss Cowboy & Wills: A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy that Changed His Life by Monica Holloway, a book that I chose for an ad hoc summer book club. I loved it so much that I dove right into Monica’s first book, the critically acclaimed Driving With Dead…
Cowboy and Wills:A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy That Changes His Life
I’m going to start a little 5 minutes for special needs summer book club today, and I hope you’ll join me. I am reading a book right now that is OUR kind of book. Cowboy and Wills: A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy That Changes His Life by Monica Holloway has just been released…
New Autism Books to Check Out
April, as you know, is Autism Awareness Month, and I’ve read two that have just been released. Check them out! The Autism Mom’s Survival Guide (for Dads, too!): Creating a Balanced and Happy Life While Raising a Child with Autism Susan Senator This book is a great addition to the “autism parent’s” bookshelf. It’s kind…
Simon Says
Dear Ashley, I’ve grown accustomed to having my sleep interrupted by your nightly desire for a party. Why your party urgings strike at 3:00 a.m., I’ll never know. But until last night, I’ve never had my dreams interrupted by party fever, merely my sleep. Last night, Simon Baker (who played the hotshot lawyer, Nick Fallin…