Today is Autism Awareness Day.  I don’t know who chose this day, or why April got dubbed “Autism Awareness Month,” or why blue was made the color, but I’m guessing it’s a giant marketing ploy by Autism Speaks (a charity which I have strong reservations about supporting in any way for a myriad of reasons, […]

Last Friday was the high school’s annual father-daughter dance for elementary age girls.  This year’s theme was “Candyland,” so Ane asked if she could go as a cupcake. Since it’s not a costume dance, we went with a fluffy pastel look, I made her a tulle skirt with 4 different colors of tulle, and she […]