Post It Notes Tuesday - Short and Sassy
on Nov 17, 2009Okay, it's Post It Note Tuesday, thanks to Supah Mommy. If you want to play, go to her site and find out how. Then be sure to link it up with McLinky. Here we go... Okay, I set up a feedburner to, so if my regular readers tell what this d...

Sibling on Asperger's brother
on Nov 16, 2009 in autism and siblings A week or so ago I suggested to Joshua that some of my readers would appreciate some insight as a brother to a sibling with special needs. He laughed at me (in his oh so charming teenage way) as if I said something totally ridiculous. The next day Ac...

How To Relieve Anxiety at a Party
on Nov 15, 2009 in Purple Man Jonathan is a strange "Aspie." (Is that an oxymoron?) He loves people! He may not initiate conversation. He may not respond to someone talking to him. He may not make eye contact or shake a hand. But it doesn't mean that he doesn't want to be around...

Jonathan and Faith like Jonathan and David
on Nov 14, 2009 in autism and siblings Scott and I were dating when we decided we'd name a son Jonathan, after the Jonathan of the bible. Although not much is said about Jonathan in the bible, there are a couple of stories in which one can glean Jonathan's loyalty, his courage, his leader...

Purple Man Amusement Park and Family Recap
on Nov 12, 2009 in just for fun Amusement park Purple Man First things first. I have some important business to handle. Next weekend (November 21-22), I'm going on a retreat with hubby. I need two guest posts. Would anyone be interested in writing for my blog on Saturday and Sunday? If so, please leave me a...

Always a Day Late and $5 Short
on Nov 12, 2009 in Veteran awards autism booklet With inflation, it can no longer be just a $1 short, can it? I neglected to post anything about Veteran's Day. How shameful, since I'm a second generation military brat, my brothers were military and I married military man. My two grandfathers were...

More Table Conversations
on Nov 11, 2009 in just for fun awards Jonathan: Teacher said we are going to be learning about electricity and magnets in science. She said it will be shocking. Get it shocking? Hahaha! Me: Yes I get it. Jonathan: Megan got burned today during the experiment with a battery, light bulb an...

Post It Notes - Stuff that needs to come out!
on Nov 10, 2009 in just for fun I've had these quips in my head for about a month. It seemed trying the Meme "Post It Notes" from Supah Mommy was a good way to share with you my thoughts. I'm off to read and comment on blogs and then to search for all the Purple Man co...

Enlightening Conversations
on Nov 9, 2009 in just for fun prizes Jonathan: Mama, why do I always feel funny going to the "Smith" house? (name changed to protect the innocent) Me: I don't know. What do you mean by "funny?" Jonathan: Like the way I feel about dogs. Me: Hum? I don't know why. They don't have any...

100th Post Celebration
on Nov 7, 2009 in 100th post prizes My 100th Post! Wow! This day came up unexpectedly. I was planning on having a prize ready for someone who dropped by and commented on my 100th post. Okay, I can do this. I wasn't totally prepared, but I can be flexible and think on the fly. If you...