Last night, my TBP had a rough night of sleep. His mind was racing so he was awake much longer than he should have been. He woke up again in the middle of the night and spent the rest of the night in my bed being quite a “bed piggy.” With the extreme lack of … Continue reading
Santa Picture Take 2!
Over the weekend, we battled the crowds and chaos to go to the mall and pick up “THE” Santa photo. As expected, I opened up the package and saw a very sullen face looking back at me. Santa was smiling, my son’s clothes looked nice, but my TBP’s face looked absolutely miserable. The past couple of days, I … Continue reading
Bite Your Tongue!!
Do you remember the first time you used an inappropriate word without fully understanding its meaning? According to my mother, I was very young when I first made this mistake. The foul word that I was repeating, caused the room to explode with laughter. This of course led to me saying the word over and over. Many years later, … Continue reading
Clean Lens of the World
There have been a couple of funny comments that remind me that my precious TBP sees the world through a very focused lens…a shiny clean one if he can help it! Recently, we were watching a wonderful version of Peter Pan together. At the end, Peter is saying goodbye to Wendy. It is an emotional time and … Continue reading
The Santa Experience
Over the years, there are certain traditions that we adjust in order to make the holiday season more comfortable for my son. We do most of our shopping online and drive by the holiday parade instead of standing with the crowd. We purposely do not over schedule our weekends and stick to a normal routine during … Continue reading
Conference Update
So the parent/teacher conference is done. As I shared with you in my previous post (Conference Time), I was very apprehensive about this meeting. I had great advice and support from readers… “Take deep breaths” and “Remember this is just a dot on your son’s timeline” were some of the support and comments that I received. I decided … Continue reading
Conference Time
This time of year is both my favorite and least. I love the focus on “thankfulness” at this time of year and starting to prepare for the quickly approaching holiday season. I don’t love the holiday stress that is sometimes lurking around the corner and I’m not crazy about parent/teacher conferences. That is…the conference where I am … Continue reading
I Am
Recently, I watched an episode of Oprah where she spoke with Pastor Joel Osteen. Now, I wouldn’t call myself a deeply religious person, but I was very moved by his message. The focus of the discussion was the statement, “I Am…” and the impact that those two small words can have on one’s life. As I listened, … Continue reading
Friend Photo
On Monday, my son brought home his 2nd grade picture. I stared at it and smiled as I searched his eyes for the emotions that he was feeling at that time. He looked sweet and a bit more vulnerable than other pictures. I tried to decipher if it was anxiety, sadness or peace that I saw, but … Continue reading
When Can He Come to his Senses?
The day after Halloween, we had a family birthday. I asked my son if he wanted to attend this lunch and he was adamant that he wanted to go. I made sure to explain that it was lunch in a “fancy” restaurant and gave him plenty of opportunities to bow out. “I really want to … Continue reading
My Twice Baked Potato 