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Monthly Archives: April 2010
A Very Good Day at the Playground
If you’ve followed this blog for a while you know about our challenges with playgrounds. They fall under the category of things that are supposed to be fun for kids, but aren’t fun for Riley. Once in a while though, for … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's
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Everyone is Healthy and Bowls Sing
After many days of the kids passing a tummy bug back and forth, today was the first time everyone was feeling well at the same time. Being stuck inside the house with sick kids takes its toll on me. I do my best to take little breaks … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Autism & Alleluias
As you can discern from the title, religion is woven throughout Kathleen Deyer Bolduc’s Autism & Alleluias. Despite attending Unity churches for several years, I consider myself one of those now cliched “spiritual but not religious” people so I wasn’t sure … Continue reading
Our Easter
So what do you do after you were just bamboozled into your first solo and you want to push it far, far from your mind? You take the kids to the zoo. How about HT’s new fully shaved head? He finally went … Continue reading
Fear of Singing
We woke up. The kids found their Easter Baskets, and hunted for eggs. Riley and I were to be at the church by 9:00 to rehearse for the 11:00 service. At about 8:30 she started complaining her stomach hurt. She … Continue reading
Posted in singing, Unity church
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Happy Easter!
At church tomorrow, the adult and children’s choirs are combining, and Riley has volunteered to do a solo! She just flat out claimed it. No one asked her. She wanted it. She’s never done anything like this before. I am in awe. … Continue reading
Sailing Aboard Winifred, St. Thomas
Admit it. I look kind of sexy in this snorkel mask, don’t I? Pretty sure it’s the noodle giving me maximum coolness. I’ll get to that later. Diana, (the statuesque woman shown below) organized a private sailboat tour for the day our cruise … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham
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Quite Possibly the Most Beautiful Blog Post I Have Ever Come Across
I have a friend whose son has Down Syndrome (Note the spelling, okay? Many who have kids with Down Syndrome are sick of people erroneously calling it Down’s Syndrome. They don’t have “Down’s” kids. It is “Down” no “s” Syndrome, capiche’)? Wow! … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Great Lakes Unity Music Conference
Unity Center in Cleveland Heights is hosting what is sure to be an inspiring music conference May 5,6,& 7. Ricky Byars Beckwith and Tim McAfee Lewis from the Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City, California will be leading the gathering. If you are … Continue reading
Good Men (no fooling)
Forgot to post this. The night of the school dance, I got the kids in the car, then realized I forgot my camera. I went back inside to get it, and came out to find this little man, attempting to scrape my windows. … Continue reading