I just came back from Amelia’s IEP meeting, and it was a good one. I know that some of you are reading this and wondering how I got so lucky and why YOU can’t have a good IEP. Why is it a day that brings on stress, and possibly rage and tears? I HAVE BEEN THERE. [...]
Success: At the teacher’s conference, I found out that the kids did a great job this year, but I was heartened to hear that Zoe is not just a great kid, she’s also a good friend and learning to have a heart of compassion. She was on the monkey bars one day when her best [...]
So this is a constant thing in my posts: failing & flailing. Ugh. I am not eating right, drinking right, too much coffee, not sleeping right or enough, sore, in pain, crampy.. OK, I didn’t mean to write a list of complaints, I’m sorry! The deal is I’m just completely overwhelmed. I have no idea [...]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Well, in a week full of crummy news, an online friend lost her husband to cancer, and I found out that my dear friend Katrina lost one of her few local writer pals in a battle with cancer. There is [...]
Tonight is a sad night for many people, but perhaps none as much as the Lynch family. Their 9 year old daughter, Mikaela, drowned after getting out of the vacation house when no one saw her. This is a common tragedy, sadly, for parents of children with autism. Mikaela was severely developmentally disabled, having the [...]
I love good quality recycled products, gorgeous design, and all that is even better if the product is made in the USA. That’s why I’m excited to introduce you to Noubar Bags. Made from repurposed billboard ads, these fold over clutches are gorgeous! See: Beauty helping to save the environment and made in America? What [...]
Every Tuesday, I try to write something I learn or take away from raising kids with disabilities. This week, it’s a little more closer to home, in that I’m thinking about how raising my children has directly changed my life. In fact, it’s directly changed every single item that lines my pantry and fridge. About [...]
It’s been difficult to find a palatable gluten free pasta that is painless and easy to cook. I think I’ve tried just about every one, and none of them is satisfying or the right consistency for this fussy Italian woman. That is, until I recently received a sample of Viviana’s gluten free pasta for review. [...]
Last Friday, we learned that Abercrombie & Fitch refuses to make clothes for plus-sized women. In an interview with Salon, CEO Mike Jeffries said, “In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids,” he told the site. “Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the [...]
Last week, I had an interesting incident with Zoe. As we’ve made this journey with homeopathy, my biggest question has been, “Does homeopathy work to relieve the disabilities caused by autism?” It’s been an interesting process. While others see dramatic events immediately, we’ve seen baby steps and things like 3 steps forward, 1 or 2 [...]
