Well well well. Another cloudy and windy weekend (so far). What a surprise.It wasn't a complete bust. Here again is one of those incidences where we celebrate the small things. This morning Cuyler jumped into the pool completely unassisted for the first time. Ever.His … [Read more...]
Devil in the Diet?
The biggest part of Cuyler's "plan" is his diet. He's gluten and casein free, as I've posted about previously. We started him on it when he was 2 and saw changes from day 1.At that point he ate pretty much anything I made him. Stir-fry's, rice dishes, meatballs, pasta, lasagna, chicken … [Read more...]
Getting Better With Age
Sean, that is. In the gift giving department, that is.I got this for our 10th wedding anniversary last year:Necklace with charm - kids names, our initials and the emerald for May (the month we were married)This is what I got for Mother's Day this year:(whoa - excuse the poor blackberry … [Read more...]
borrowed words
These words are not mine. Over the past 6 years they have brought me to tears each time I read them. I thought Mother's Day would be an appropriate day to borrow the words from Maureen K. Higgins and share them with my fellow mothers of special needs children.To You, My SistersMany of … [Read more...]
Happies and Crappies
Let's start with the crappies so that we end on a postive note.CrappiesThe wind. It seems to ALWAYS be windy lately. Doesn't it??The rain. Not too too much of it. But just enough to make it into the crappies.The clouds. Why do clouds have to exist and make my sons life … [Read more...]
A Life of Extremes
With Cuyler - it's all or nothing.He hates something or he loves it.Example: He was obsessed with the Wiggles for a couple of years. Everything was Wiggles. Colours were no longer blue, red, yellow or purple. They were Anthony, Murray, Greg and Jeff.He would line up makers and … [Read more...]
Just In Time For Mother’s Day! Organize your chaos – win a PalmPre Smartphone!
I sometimes joke that my house runs on organized chaos when, in fact, it is usually complete disorganized chaos.Take a look at my kitchen calendar - keeping in mind that hockey season is over so there is no regular season hockey on there:Throw in a rep hockey schedule and I can pretty much fill up … [Read more...]
FAQ’s
There are 2 questions that are most frequently asked of me as a mom raising a child with autism.The first is usually asked by those who do not have kids on the spectrum (but not always)."Where do you think the autism came from / What caused the autism?"And the other question is usually asked by … [Read more...]
You’ve Come A long Way, Baby!
This is an excerpt from a blog post I wrote on August 22, 2008:When his first tooth was loose he spent 1 hour and 15 minutes sitting on his bed wiggling it. It consumed him.When it fell out - he was screaming. Trembling. Didn't know what was happening even though we tried to prepare him. He just … [Read more...]
Weekend Update
So much for "sleep-in Sunday". I usually sleep in til about 9 or so while Sean gets up with the kids and makes breakfast. Then he makes a Tims run. Then I get up and watch Coronation Street all morning. Or at least I try to. Usually Treehouse or Playhouse … [Read more...]