Matriarch Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
| September 23, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Back in the day I posted a recipe that I had just made up on the fly. The other day my sister in law Leanne told me she was making it, and that she makes it often. How crazy is that? I posted it early 2008. Crazy. It was called Matriarch Mushroom Soup and you… Read on
Getting to School in One Piece
| September 22, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Wow. I had to pull out all my super mommy stops today to get Silas to school. He’s been saying he doesn’t want to go and now it’s getting into melt down mode. I don’t blame him. He’s with a new teacher and some new kids. Now he has to sit at a desk and… Read on
Coming Out of the Closet
| September 21, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Sorry, I’m still heterosexual, but wow wouldn’t that make a stupendous twist to my blog? No, I mean a closet that many many many of us are in. It’s not a secret closet. It’s a “safe” place. You see, for so so so so so many years I suffered with social anxiety. I’m sure… Read on
Where the heck have you been???
| September 20, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Where the heck have you people been?? Good grief, it’s been ages since we’ve spoken. I’m blaming this all on you. My mind has been kind of busy with things. I’m part of a big project right now. By “big” I mean enormous. By “project” I mean a total take-over-your-life-in-a-big-time-sort-of-group-effort-holy-crap-I’m-really-a-part-of -this-dealy-yo-yo. But I’m not going… Read on
Self Directed MMA Swimlates Aqua-sise Classes in the Middle of the Lake = Awesome
| August 9, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
In keeping with me just simply choosing to be awesome…I’ve been trying to keep regular workouts. Who doesn’t feel awesome after a workout? Unless I’m doing Tai Bo….I never feel awesome doing that….I feel like a douche. Anyway. Since there is no extension of my gym out here in the boondocks (I’m at my mom’s… Read on
Good ol’ Bushwackin
| July 25, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
This weekend my sister Jennie and I went, kids in tow, to our momma’s house for the weekend. The idea was to get a bunch of stuff done and we did!! After a very hefty amount of playing. You see, the first 5 years of my life were spent in the bush, some of it… Read on
Autism and Food Aversions
| July 22, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
I’m sure any parent of a kid with autism can nod their head when they read that title. We ALL struggle through this. Some of us have it harder than others. Some kids with autism will only eat certain colours…some WON’T eat certain colours. Silas wouldn’t eat orange or white for a long long time. … Read on
What a Success
| July 20, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Wow, I don’t even know where to begin. Even the thought of writing this blog completely overwhelms me. This weekend turned out REALLY WELL!! For those of you who do not know, we held an 80′s Tight and Bright for Silas. We are trying to raise money to purchase a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for our… Read on
Top 11 Hardest Things About Our Autism
| July 13, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Autism is a funny thing. It’s a paradox of easy and difficult. It’s an emotional roller coaster for parents. It’s the biggest triumph vs awful pitfalls. It’s constant ups and downs. Here is my top 11 hardest part’s of Silas’ autism…I was going to do 10 but I thought of another one. Top 11 hardest:… Read on
I Have Kids?
| July 12, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
There’s something new that’s happened in my home and I’m not sure how I feel about it. The boys are often outside now, playing with the neighbour kids. There’s so many of them, they all have bikes now. It’s like a little mini bike gang of adorable little boys. They play SO terribly hard for… Read on
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