So we’re back from Mexico. We failed to get pictures of us swimming with dolphins, ate one of the best meals of our lives, and almost got in a fist fight with a TSA agent. Just your typical spring break… A little background: Tenzin, my husband, and I made the monumentally bad decision to purchase…
More tales from the autism front. Today’s questions come from the mother of “Tara,” a 3-and-a-half year old who was just diagnosed. Keep in mind that I’ve never met these people, so I’m basically just relaying what we did in these same situations. Our son, Newt, was diagnosed with high-functioning autism at the same age and…
The kids turned in their science fair projects last week. Neither of them made it to “the big show,” but that wasn’t a huge surprise. They’ve historically driven me nuts by procrastinating for two months, deciding last minute that they want to do a “great job,” and then getting angry because they didn’t get chosen. I…
Our kids go to a Montessori school. In theory, that means Newt and Elfie are supposed to be learning to fend for themselves. I know that sounds ridiculous since the point of raising children is to make sure they can be contributing members of society when you kick them out of the house, but apparently…
So here’s the current status: I’m officially a Christmas casualty. After, I’m assuming, intense gift-wrapping sessions and several nights of marathon dishwashing, I’ve done something really bad to my back. I can’t lift my arm over my head, so I haven’t taken a shower in four days. I’ll just let everyone use their own imaginations…
I went and saw Les Miserables with a girlfriend the other night. It was an amazing movie, but for some reason, I still feel like I could just nitpick it to pieces. I’m starting to think this could be my calling — professional life nitpicker. Too bad I can’t get someone to pay me for that……
Well, we’ve survived Thanksgiving weekend (so far). I’m not calling it a complete success until we get everybody out of bed and off to school Monday morning after nine late nights and Wii-filled days. Here are a few highlights from the last few days… •I finally put a crowbar in it and got Elfie some new…
My kids drive me crazy for so many reasons, but one of my major beefs is how they’ll fight me about going outside and then become horribly devastated when it’s time to come in. Yesterday, we walked (the kids rode their bikes) to the field by our house. It’s not far, but because we live…
One of my favorite lines of all time is from Young Frankenstein (coincidentally just viewed by the kids and me the other night — they were, of course, totally impressed). Dr. Frankenstein and Igor have just pushed a coffin out of a grave, and Igor says, “Could be worse. Could be raining.” Cue thunder clap…
One thing I love about our kids’ school is that because they’re a charter, they can do crazy assignments whenever something interesting comes up. The other day, my son, Newt, came home looking like he’d won the lottery because his teacher had signed him up for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). If you’re an adult,…
So come on in. I made some Arnold Palmers. And a nice jello salad...
