Today is April 2, world Autism Awareness Day. The day that most everyone in the autism community displays the colour BLUE in some way, shape or form. You'll see the Autism Speaks logo everywhere In our house we wear blue in support of a beautiful boy who we all love Eva and I … [Read more...]
Closed: Chicken Soup for the Soul Giveaway! Congratulations Tara
A writers dream is to be able to tell the world they have been published and UrbanMoms wants to shout it from the roof tops. Our very own writer of Sometimes Holland feels like Hell has been published in the upcoming release of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Raising kids on the Spectrum. We are so … [Read more...]
PUBLISHED! (and a giveaway!)
As far back as my memory serves me, I have loved writing. I was a total bookworm growing up and always had my nose between the pages of a book. I had journals and diaries. I would staple stacks of paper together to write stories in and (very badly) illustrate them. Eight years ago while we … [Read more...]
Tied up
I wrote this post last August with the firm knowledge that my boy would eventually be tying his own shoelaces. Before I sent those awesome Lego shoes to school I did what I think was probably the most crucial step to Cuyler succeeding in this task. I dyed the shoelaces. One half of the lace … [Read more...]
Off Kilter
One of the most asked questions since we got Teddy is "How does Cuyler like him?" Cuyler loves him and tells us several times a day how much he loves Teddy and wants him to live with us forever. He also reminds us how brave he is around Teddy and that he is not afraid of him. We can see a lovely … [Read more...]
Finally somebody is listening with both ears!
Finding out my son was autistic didn't come as a surprise but rather as a relief, yet realizing he has a mental illness as well, wasn't such a relief. It made me feel helpless, guilty, and posioned my mind with so many "what if?" questions."What if I had rested more during my pregnancy?""What … [Read more...]
Gone to the dogs
This happened on SaturdayMy kids met and fell in love with our first official pet.I wrote about it in 2011 and it just wasn't the right time then. I can only believe that now is the right time based on the circumstances surrounding how our new pup came to us.We weren't expecting to welcome … [Read more...]
Music to my ears
I've lived through the recorder once already when Cam was in grade 4. He took it again in grade 6. He is currently learning the ukulele and I think that's pretty cool. The notice came home awhile ago for me to send the money in for Cuyler's recorder. I rolled my eyes, sent it in and forgot about … [Read more...]
The Grandparent Effect
I did not grow up with grandparents as a part of my daily life. Most of my relatives live in Belfast, so we were only able to spend time with my grandparents for the few weeks they came in the summer or the few weeks we went there.I remember when I was little feeling envious of my friends when they … [Read more...]
To jab or not to jab…
I was on the fence about posting this because it can be a debatable topic (plus its pretty late in the season). This is just me having a conversation with myself about whether or not to get the flu shot. If you have a difference of opinion, please be respectful if you share your opinion. I … [Read more...]
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