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What Vacation Looks Like

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Extra time on the Xbox 360. Rerun’s not even playing, and he’s got such an intense expression on his face.  It’s only LEGO Batman, kids! The Xbox is only played on evenings when there is no school the next morning.  So they are getting a little more playing time this week.



Spring at the Zoo

Monday, April 16th, 2012

The first day of spring break, and I decided that we should spend the morning at the zoo.  It would get us out of the house and into the nice sunny – but still mildly chilly – day, and give the kids something fun to do before Tad’s regular ABA therapy appointment. Apparently, a few […]



Make Your Own Zoo!

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

With all the snow, we’re stuck inside the house.  Leave it to Tad to get creative and imagine a trip to the zoo when we can’t get there. First, use your brother’s chunky dinosaur puzzle to stage a prehistoric era scene. Tad had the herbivores with leafy green bushes or trees, or drinking water, the […]



Snow Day Activities

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

When you’re snowed in, you have to get creative with your activities. Ane had Little Mo over to play (having a good buddy live in the same cul-de-sac is super convenient), and the girls had their nails done by me. Tad likes to build things.  This is a blaster, he tells me. And Rerun is […]