My baby girl turned four on Wednesday. Yesterday we ventured over to the boys school, headed to the office and did something that made me a tad weepy.How in the frig did that happen so fast??? Even the secretary was shocked that Eva starts this year. Bittersweetness. … [Read more...]
Mr. C
One of the things that I get an immense amount of comfort from is the fact that my kids all enjoy school.Eva loves going to her little Montessori and looks forward to her Tuesday and Thursday mornings.The boys both love school. Cam does very well academically and has a great group of … [Read more...]
Teachers, I Salute Thee!
This past Wednesday was Take Our Kids to Work day, and I was the guy in charge of the whole shebang at my office. This meant a lot of busy days and culminated in the most exhausting day of my working year. For those who aren't aware of this special event, TOKTW day gives grade 9 … [Read more...]
Unschooling
"Education is about the production of more democracy, production of peace, production of happiness whereas schooling is often the production of global economic competitiveness.", Jason Price, an assistant professor at the University of Victoria, as quoted in The Globe and Mail.I wrote in my last … [Read more...]
i want to be a kid again
I must say, a few weeks ago, I was quite depressed school was starting back for the little ones in our household. I started to prepare myself to miss the all-day play sessions and Super Target shopping sprees while I was surely left to sit and stare at the walls of my dusty bedroom. Now the girls … [Read more...]
August: You broke me again
August is not a good month. From what I hear, it's not good for many people. Last August was horrendous for us. This August is proving to be the same.Kids need to go back to school. One month - July - would be perfect. For Cuyler especially.He needs the routine and he … [Read more...]
High School Reunion: 20 Years Later
I was one of those people who loved high school. I loved the academic intensity, the social buzz, the committees, clubs, teams - you name it, I embraced it. That's why, when I had the chance to go home and revisit that time in my life at my twenty-year reunion, I grabbed it. Going home … [Read more...]
Wishlist
While I am grateful for all of the wonderfully unique things that autism brings into our life, there are several things that I think about and the "I wish..." creeps into my head.I wish that the twilight-sky didn't appear like a storm-sky to Cuyler. Every. Single. Night. He has a … [Read more...]
Bittersweet Start to Summer
I took Cuyler to Zellers on the weekend and asked him to go pick out a card that said Thank You on it.He came back with a simple card that read on the front "Angels aren't just in Heaven anymore"The inside read "Thank you for being so wonderful"I couldn't think of a more appropriate card for his … [Read more...]
Feeling the Love
Tuesday night I decided to register our family for the 2010 Walk Now For Autism. I created our family's webpage. Set it up with our team name - Cuyler's Crew - and sent out an email to several family and friends to let them know that we are participating this year.The generosity so far … [Read more...]
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