But Don’t You Want To Go?
I have a wonderful daughter, she is the first born of the family. Emily is someone who is so unique, she is like a tapestry of wonderful. She can tell you some breaking news, followed by something...
View ArticleA Checks and Balance System
It is funny but as a parent we can lay down the law. New rules for when our children have officially been “given the inch and taken the mile” “From now on…” is something my children hear, usually...
View ArticleThe Reasons Why We Need To Stay Alert
I am sitting in the waiting area of our CranioSacral therapist office while Elizabeth is getting her second treatment in three days. As I sit here and hear Elizabeth crying about “things” I am left...
View ArticleTime To Take A Breath
“Today,Michele”, “Today is the day you NEED to type your blog!” I would tell myself this daily for at least the past three weeks. But I just could not do it. If you have been following my blog, you...
View ArticleBe There For Each Other
I was fixing Elizabeth’s hair this morning and may I add that her hair takes a village to do, as it is so curly and PUFFY! I am working on her doing her own hair well but it is a dyspraxic nightmare. I...
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Sometimes We Forget
I was sitting her clicking on my computer and I checked an email from someone. It was from someone I did not know but who was signing up to order my book. You see she has a daughter with Sensory...
View ArticleA Source Of Strength
I watched her approach the starting line of her track meet. I am feeling quite nervous probably because I know she is quite nervous. We have talked a lot about her feelings and she tells me that the...
View ArticleChapter With Many Titles
I was running the other day, passing many houses on my one long six mile route around our town. I find one big lap to be far more entertaining to my eyes and mind than several laps around a track. So...
View ArticlePurple Hair and Other Fun Facts
Today was the day that we decided to “re-purple” Elizabeth’s hair. In actuality, her hair was pink, then when it sort of washed out, I went and bought SPLAT hair color in purple and began the fun of...
View ArticleTrick Or Treat…And Much More
“Yes, Elizabeth you can go with your brother to trick or treat.” A simple sentence said. Many people would not think twice about it except to make sure that they had the proper costume for their...
View ArticleWhat I Would Not Change
I read alot about special needs. Treatments, therapies, effects on families. I read the sad blogs about what could have been and read the more uplifting ones about what good things have happened. I...
View ArticleThanks For The Reminder Elizabeth
Basketball, Basketball practice, tutoring, homework, family concerns, therapies, birthdays, workouts, voice lessons, bakery visits and our list goes on. Trying to figure out what Elizabeth is going to...
View ArticleHappy Halloween
So many times, there are things or events in the year, that make sensory issues come to the forefront. Halloween is one of those times. The sights of people in costumes, with masks on or face paint....
View ArticleDear Santa,
Dear Santa, Again I have to say it is hard to believe it has been a whole year since I last wrote to you. I hope you are doing well and you are healthy. Our year has been one that has taken us to...
View ArticleThankful For What Is
For those of you who know anything about Elizabeth, you know that she loves to have her favorite foods, that she is prone to food jags ( thank you to my mom for this inherited trait:) and she is hungry...
View ArticleGraduation Thoughts
Can I believe Elizabeth is graduating in a few months? Can I believe that another leg of her journey in life is ending? Can I believe that all the hard work she has done in her life to get to this...
View ArticleTrees and The Forest
As I write this I am sitting near to the dining room table filled with items from Elizabeth’s years in high school. The table is full of pictures, awards from her work study places, track pictures,...
View ArticleIEP Thoughts
As sure as the first flowers are arriving, so IEP time. It almost sounds celebratory….but for those who have a special needs child, we know it is not like that. I know we have an IEP meeting scheduled...
View ArticleSome Summer Thoughts
I was watching T.V. the other day with Michael and a commercial for water balloons came on You have seen this one, I am sure, it is the self-sealing water balloons. You can make up to several dozen...
View ArticleForgive Yourself
I know I write many stories about Elizabeth. I think raising her and growing in knowledge about her, has become sort of my part-time, if not my full-time job. I write about her life with the hopes that...
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