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…
Monthly Archives: December 2008
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
Try This Tuesday #23: Accepting Help
I don’t have any amazing new strategy or must-have item to make your life easier this week, just a story about what happened to me this weekend. I hadn’t been feeling too well since last Monday, but assumed it was just a really bad cold, so I said goodbye to my husband as he went…
Looking For More Holiday Cookies?
If you’re looking for some last-minute gifts of the baked variety, you might want to also check some of the fabulous Gluten-Free and GFCF bakers out there who have compiled some great baking ideas for the holidays: Ginger Lemon Girl has graciously posted a Christmas Cookie Roundup. Browse by category to find just what you’re…
Beautiful Baby Blue – An Interview With Heidi
Her blog is beautiful. Her family is beautiful. And the light radiating from within her is beautiful. Please join me in welcoming Heidi to our Sunday interview group! Tell me a little about yourself and your family. My name is Heidi. I am wife to my college sweetheart and have a background in science. I…
This Just In: No More Medicaid Waiting Lists
Wanna make a difference with just the click of your mouse? Renee Beauregard, a mom, adocate, and small business has laid out a very important proposal over at change.org. Oh. You haven’t heard about change.org? Let me fill you in a bit: “Ideas for Change in America is a citizen-driven effort to identify and create…
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…
Anniversary
We had an anniversary this week. There were no flowers. No gifts. No champagne. No celebration. We didn’t even acknowledge that there was an anniversary. But we knew. We looked at each other and we both knew. It hung in the air. It clung to our souls. Yes, there was an anniversary this week. I…
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…
Holiday Traditions
Though I try to keep our holidays as uncomplicated as possible, there are certain things that I just have to have my way come holiday time. I know, I know, sometimes I have to remind myself to just take a big girl pill and go with the flow. There are just some family traditions that…