Hi y’all.  I hope that your Thursday is going well.  There is lots of pretty sunshine here this morning.  I purposefully sat in a patch of sunlight and ate my breakfast.  I think that’s going to become a morning ritual … Continue reading →

Hey y’all, check out Lil Buck jookin’ to Yo-Yo Ma’s cello. That sentence sounds funny, I know, I mean, Yo-Yo and Lil Buck, together, but the dancing is really sort of mind-blowing…. This is a film by Spike Jonze. Happy Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Originally published on April 4, 2009   Taking James to a Wedding James’s teacher was married today. We went to her wedding. It was in a Catholic church. We were standing, waiting to be seated. James told me that he … Continue reading →

So, in case y’all are wondering how to tell if you really have seasonal allergies, the true test is when you can’t smell the DEAD POSSUM that has met his maker under the floor under your kitchen sink. Yep. Yik, … Continue reading →

This repost comes from February 12, 2011.  So, a little over 2 years ago. It was the day that James decided that he had had enough of us. Oh.  What a funny boy.   “I’ve Had IT!” he declared one … Continue reading →

Wisteria tree Blueberries to be What, a loquat? Red shirt and red lips. Lovely lichen. New flip flops for the summer that is here, now. Happy Wednesday, y’all!!!

Hey y’all, this is the 5th of my repostings for April, Autism Awareness Month. This was a funny night.  It kind of incapsulates — if that is possible — the experience of having him for a son…a son who has … Continue reading →

Sorry, y’all, I have to apologize for putting so much granola-related recipes on here lately. I really am sorry.  But, you need to have this recipe. I adapted it from Shutterbean.  Now, that is a gal who knows her granola. … Continue reading →

Originally posted July 12, 2011. His Own Commentary Over the years, we’ve tried to teach James what he may or may not say in public. It’s hard, because sometimes what he says is exactly what everyone else is thinking. We … Continue reading →

This is another repost for Autism Awareness Month. Originally, it was posted on August 21, 2006.  So, 7 years ago.  James was nine. Interesting note about his knowledge about body terminology — he still doesn’t know the common word for … Continue reading →