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Diagonally parked in a parallel universe

August 30, 2012 by Christine

Cuyler: "Mom, how old do you have to be to drive a car with autism?" Me: Cars don't have autism. People do, silly!! Cuyler (not appreciating my humour): "NO! How old when you have autism can you drive a car?" Me: Ohhh. Hmmm. I don't know. I don't think a lot of people with autism … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism Tagged With: autism, driving, milestones, riding a two wheeler, special needs, turning sixteen, tying shoelaces

just thinking out loud/online…

August 28, 2012 by Christine

I'm in a bit confused as to what to do. I think I've decided that I'll do nothing. Here's the thing (please don't judge): Ever since junior kindergarten, Cam has always been in the same class as the kids on the autism spectrum. Seven years. He has always been in field trip groups, play day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism

FotoFriday – Gulliver

August 24, 2012 by Christine

This is how he swims. And sometimes he just hangs around the house like this. True story. Only those of of you who have seen Gulliver's Travels (Jack Black edition) will understand Cuyler's homage to it. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Seasons Tagged With: Gulliver's Travels, Jack Black, life jackets, swimming, water wings

Putting his foot down

August 23, 2012 by Christine

I took the kids back to school shopping Tuesday because we had no plans and I knew if we stayed home they would do nothing but taunt, tease and drive each other crazy. I bought them some essentials - tunics and leggings for Eva, pants and a much sought after Kermit tshirt for Cuyler. Then on to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism Tagged With: autism, back-to-school, new shoes, special needs, tying shoelaces, velcro shoes, z strap

Annual Adventure

August 20, 2012 by Christine

Last Wednesday Sean and I loaded up our van, threw in the kids and headed up towards Ottawa. This was the second year in a row that we made the trek to visit Sean's family at their cottage/home on Mississippi Lake. We had the best time and the only thing to put a damper on the trip was another … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Seasons Tagged With: cottage, cousins summer fun, family, Getaway, raccoon, summer vacation

My Olympic Wrap-Up

August 13, 2012 by Christine

So much happens during the 16 days that the Olympics run for. Here are just a few standouts for me.   Some observationsI was completely satisfied with CTV's live coverage of these games (sorry USA). Between CTV, TSN and SN1 there was always something to watch. I really enjoyed The Difference … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sports & Outdoors Tagged With: Adam Van Koeverden, artistic gymnastics, Canadian Women's soccer, Coke, ctv, Jared Connoughton, London 2012, Olympics, Oscar Pistorius, P&G, Powerade, synchronized swimming, Visa

FotoFriday – Date Night

August 10, 2012 by Christine

Cuyler has had the same support worker at summer camp for the past two years and he has grown quite close to her. Last week he asked her to take him to the musical theatre camp's production. She said yes. I told her that I would pay her with my respite money because she was taking him on her own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism Tagged With: adventure camp, autism, special needs, summer, summer camp, support workers, theatre camp

Perfect Portfolio

August 6, 2012 by Christine

Several weeks ago I was out for dinner with my sisterwives and one of them asked "What the heck do you do with all the stuff sent home from school. Especially the end of year stuff??" I told her that at our house a lot of it gets trashed right away. Nice artwork gets displayed for a few weeks, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Tagged With: artwork, file folder, filing portfolio, organization, school work, scrapbook stickers, storage

Home Alone

July 31, 2012 by Christine

I'm almost duplicating my titles... I wrote earlier in the month about the possibility that Sean and I might never be empty nesters. This post is about Cam. He is 11 and lately we have started giving him more independence by allowing him the privilege of occasionally staying home alone. It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tweens & Teens Tagged With: home alone, independence, responsibility, siblings

FotoFriday – Practice Practice Practice

July 27, 2012 by Christine

There's nothing more stress inducing about starting middle school than having to use a lock for your locker. Well...that's the case for Cam anyways...."What if I forget the combination??" We bought him his lock today so he has loads of time to practice before school starts. He's a pro already. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tweens & Teens Tagged With: combination locks, growing up, lockers, middle school, school anxiety

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