Mom Without a Manual

A flap or not a flap...that is the question

2007-03-21T21:36:00Z

What is "normal". I am admittedly in a heightened state of paranoia right now but I have not been able to shake the nauseating feeling that is take hold of me. I find myself continuously thinking, "Is that flapping?". So I have to ask...when doe...

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KACHOW! kachunk

2007-03-20T20:58:00Z

I finally figured it out! I know what the Kachow song is! For two months this has been JP's response to "what is his favorite song" but I hadn't been able to figure out which song he meant. I knew it was from the movie Cars but our conversations...

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Chaos reigns

2007-03-18T23:22:00Z

Thanks for all the birthday wishes! No, my absence was not because I got whisked away for a vacation in paradise. We've had travelers pass through and then my parents came to stay for the week. So needless to say, we have been living a crazy life ...

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33...the year of happiness

2007-03-13T20:42:00Z

Birthdays They used to be such an event when we were kids. Balloons, friends, games and food. A celebration! When did they stop mattering? 18? Now I could fight in a war. Perhaps after I turned 21? Now I could drink beer. (Isn't that a bit backa...

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Why I blog...a game of tag

2007-03-12T20:42:00Z

My Aussie friend, Em, tagged me. I am to devise an answer as to why I blog. Here it goes... 1. My own personal therapy. I have thoughts continually swirling in my head. Blogging gives them a life form and often closure. Otherwise they would conti...

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Happy Feet

2007-03-12T10:21:00Z

JP was at his recreational therapy camp on Saturday. They were preparing to go swimming. He had finished dressing and was waiting for the others to get ready. Unfortunately he was waiting too close to the door! His toe got caught under the door wh...

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Eye contact

2007-03-11T03:09:00Z

I take a lot of pictures of the boys. This is one thing that I have found helpful as I retrace JP's development. You see, I have pictures of just about every skill or even every breath he has taken. I know he had specific skills at 12 months...at...

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Conversation snippets

2007-03-07T23:40:00Z

Conversations overhead amidst the chaos... ---------- MOM: JP, we have to get ready! JP: What do we did today? Do we have a mission? MOM: We have OT2 but we don't have speech today. Ms. Tricia is sick so Mommy planned a special mission for us! ...

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Apparently they don't learn!

2007-03-06T12:37:00Z

Okay. Just a quick note. I am crazy angry right now. I have been thinking about the little boy in Hawaii and how confused he must be after being arrested and charged with Assault. He IS ONLY 6 and he IS AUTISTIC! Tell me, who in this story should ...

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So much for relaxation...

2007-03-05T22:54:00Z

Well, I read my (non autism) book! But I have to say that I made a poor choice. No, the book was excellent. It was The Innocent Man by John Grisham. It just wasn't something that I needed to read right now. Let me summarize it with the final para...

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