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Final post
It’s been a long while. Some days I was so tired of everything, the weight of it all so heavy. Sometimes when no one was around I’d lower my head onto whatever surface was nearest and rest. The light at … Continue reading
Christmas 2020
Christmas… it’s approximately 8 o’clock in the evening and I’m driving with the family to Sharon Woods in southwest Ohio. We’re going to see the Holiday in Lights outdoor light display. We pull into the park entrance, listening to Ozzie … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, self-stimulatory behaviors and autism, vacation and autism
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Them’s gator in the waters…
I will never forget the feeling of dread when I saw the door to our condo was wide open. My youngest daughter, my mother, and myself had just come back from an evening swim at the community pool. Kristine and … Continue reading
Counting gummies
Kristine takes Gracie to a neurologist, given Gracie experienced a grand mal seizure a few weeks ago. During Kristine’s conversation with the doctor, Kristine mentioned Gracie’s difficulty with sleeping. The doctor suggests a product he sells right out of his office, … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autism and insomnia, insomnia, melatonin, melatonin gummies, Sundown Naturals
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It finally happened…
I’m on my lunch hour from work, and I just finished eating lunch at Jersey Mike’s (one of my faves). It’s an off-Friday for me, but there’s too much to do. But still, life is good. Full belly, beautiful day, … Continue reading
Ain’t no fun waitin’ ’round to be a millionaire…
It’s damn near impossible to get anything done around here, it seems. Between having to keep a watchful eye on Gracie and our puppy, Mitsu, working on anything else is impractical. Things like repairing the back patio screens, patching the … Continue reading
Greetings, 2016! And goodbye to all the years since…
Where to even begin? Today is a new day, a new year. I think back over not just the past year, but the last fourteen. I don’t know why a particular memory keeps coming to the fore, but the memory is … Continue reading
Poltergeists
WHAM! Gabby and I are standing in the hallway in our home, talking. It’s evening, about the time both of our girls should be in bed. We’re talking about something, about what, I can’t recall. We’re carrying on our conversation … Continue reading
Indestructible
Indestructible. A stainless steel sippy cup… The day I posted the story about Gracie bouncing a hard plastic sippy cup off of my head, Gracie decides to spike one of her plastic sippy cups into our wood floor, shattering the … Continue reading
Rage of Grapes
Here’s another post I alluded to months ago, one I suggested I might do someday. Gracie’s waving her hands in the air, like she just don’t care… Using colloquial English here, folks. Work with me. Anyway, I know the signs. … Continue reading
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