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, […]

I made a double batch of gingersnaps last week.  They are one of my favorite cookies, plus Rerun really has a thing for gingerbread.  He loves the flavor and the bite of ginger and molasses together.  Thumper also seems to have the same tastes, because both of the little boys absolutely adored the Trader Joe’s […]

Hi!  How is everyone doing? Well, I’m still here, but it was a heck of a weekend. Thursday night, a powerful windstorm swept through the area.  We lost power shortly before 11 pm.  Unfortunately, the kids weren’t asleep yet (except for Thumper) because they were too keyed up with swimming lessons and the windy weather. […]

We need to have a talk with Tad about personal boundaries. Although he now wants “privacy” for the bathroom, which is good, Tad still doesn’t extend that courtesy to other people, especially me.  Tad loves sniffing me.  He loves “good smells” like perfume and deodorant, and he will smell me to check for them. Yesterday […]