Yesterday we picked up Silas from school. Upon arriving home, Silas and Isaac were driving me CRAZY bouncing off the walls. I had had enough of it. Time to get OUT! I decided we’d go to the park and gather some fallen leaves for my compost. The kids were being insane, the dog wanted to… Continue reading The $400 Lesson
Author: The Informal Matriarch
Thank You Garbage
Yesterday I spent a lot of my evening, night, then eaaarrlllyyy morning reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. I must say, when I first started the book I found her to be slightly annoying. Maybe it was the fact that she wasn’t sad to begin with, or that it all came so easy to… Continue reading Thank You Garbage
Announcing THE WINNER!!!!
Thank you to everyone who came out and entered the draw to win a $20 itunes gift card. I appreciate all of your support and I love you all very much. I haven’t drawn yet….Time to do that…….drawwwwinnnnggg…. And the winner is………… FIONA TREND! Congrats girl!! Please contact me on Facebook and… Continue reading Announcing THE WINNER!!!!
Happy Birthday Isaac!
Isaac woke up yesterday morning, heard he was now four and announced that he was big now and ready for hot sauce. He asked my sister to make him eggs and put Franks on top and he ate them up. This morning was the same. No more ketchup, he’s too sophisticated for that. This weekend… Continue reading Happy Birthday Isaac!
How To: Keep Things Peanut Free For Someone With an Allergy
I must admit something, I avoid birthday parties when it comes to Silas. When people invite him the first thing I think about is the peanut allergy….I usually go so far as to rudely ignore the RSVP and just say nothing. It’s hard to be honest about this one because I feel extremely shameful about… Continue reading How To: Keep Things Peanut Free For Someone With an Allergy
Celebrating the New Blog!!
Here it is everyone! I’ve been working on this about a week and now I can say VOILA! My new and improved blog, it’s very own website. I’m incredibly excited. Excited enough that I am going to give one lucky person a $20 itunes gift card just for “Liking” my Facebook fan page. I promise… Continue reading Celebrating the New Blog!!
Order
Most of you know this about me. But I have a very very very hard time getting the motivation to clean. It’s this weird mental block that would only be described as poorly firing neurons in my brain. Because it’s one of those brick walls I hit all the time. Now that I’m feeling all… Continue reading Order
GIVEAWAY!!!!!
Hey folks!! Since I appreciate and love you all so much, I thought I would host a giveaway!! I’m offering a $20 itunes gift card!! Now you can buy every kind of Angry Birds there is out there, or perhaps a few of your favourite albums! All you need to do is “Like” my facebook… Continue reading GIVEAWAY!!!!!
Feeling Feelings
I’ve cried a lot today. I woke up in a fog of SSRI withdrawal, I had slept in too long and it was time to feed the kids FAST and get out the door for swimming lessons. I managed to do it, despite the fog and the rush, we got there only 3 minutes late. … Continue reading Feeling Feelings
Einstein Knew his S#it
Since coming off these drugs, I feel a bit pressured to take more control of my life, to make my own happiness, to live up to my potential. To not let my brain take me down again. I don’t talk about this terribly much, partially because I’ve never gone and gotten a real, live diagnosis… Continue reading Einstein Knew his S#it
In a Fog
Oh psychostemic drugs. You don’t like being told to go. I’m on day two of cutting my Cipralex down to 1/4 and taking one every other day. Day 2 is where I feel super foggy and able to cry on command. This is definitely a journey. Those crazy tingles that go shooting through my body,… Continue reading In a Fog
Our Autism Story Part III
It’s been a long time since writing about our story. You can find part I and II up top under “Silas’ Story”. Time went on and Silas’ few words that he had started speaking never turned in to more words. I kept waiting for him to talk to me but it just wasn’t happening. When… Continue reading Our Autism Story Part III
My Neuro-typical
I often feel guilty that I don’t write as much about my sweet little Isaac as I do about my Silas. I guess that’s because I don’t really need to raise awareness about neuro-typicals and find support networks. Although, sometimes having an NT son is harder than one with autism. But only sometimes. Right now… Continue reading My Neuro-typical
Bad Doggy!
I’m kinda mad at my dog Cleo right now. We always have to put up a baby gate at the bottom of our stairs so she doesn’t get in to the garbages up there. Today I forgot. I came home and noticed I had forgotten and I bolted up the stairs to see the damage. … Continue reading Bad Doggy!
Eustacia Cutler and I
I guess I’m not saving the best for last here, I’m just showing it first. Not everyone gets to ever meet their hero ever in their lifetime. Above I am with my 84 year old hero with her arms around Courtenay and I. I.Am.Blessed Eustacia Cutler is the mother of the famous Temple Grandin. If… Continue reading Eustacia Cutler and I