May 27, 2010

Three

May 27, 2010 By

Today I no longer have a toddler. Today Miranda will start her day as a preschooler, or as she calls it, a "big girl." Unlike Cordy, Mira has been planning her third birthday for over a month. She … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: growing up, Mira


May 22, 2010

When Is The Right Time?

May 22, 2010 By

I don't know if you've seen the new TV series Parenthood, but if not I highly recommend checking it out. I was originally interested in it simply because I was curious how they would portray, well, … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Autism, being a mom, Cordy, pop culture Tagged With:


May 19, 2010

The Magic Number Appears To Be 187

May 19, 2010 By

So yet again I've let work take center stage and I've pushed my weight loss all the way off the stage to the role of director's water boy. Last month I was working a 9-5 schedule as I went through … [Continue reading...]

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May 18, 2010

Bumpy Road Ahead

May 18, 2010 By

Cordy has spent much of her fifth year of life involved in a clinical research study. We volunteered her for this study of a known medication used to treat ADHD because we hoped the researchers were … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Autism, Cordy, growing up


May 10, 2010

Quality Time

May 10, 2010 By

It's a tradition in my family to always pick out funny cards for any occasion, including Mother's Day. So I was quite proud of my accomplishment this year, when I selected a card that read on the … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: family time, love, me me me, memories


May 3, 2010

She’s Got A Good Eye For What’s Real

May 3, 2010 By

On Saturday we spent the day at the Columbus Zoo for the Family Days at the Zoo event. Despite the rain, we toured all of the booths, played games, and met lots of costumed characters.Clifford was … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Cordy, growing up, kid logic


Apr 26, 2010

You Take The Good, You Take The Bad, You Take Them Both and Then You Have…

April 26, 2010 By

...a lot of suck if you're us.(What? You were expecting Facts of Life?)As usual, things were going far too well to last. I have a new job I love, Aaron really liked his job, and Cordy was on the list … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Aaron, Cordy, daily life, fate laughing at me, me me me, school, the J-O-B