2021-10-01 19:20
It feels right to talk about Jack in this space, where I’ve told too much, wept on stage, and shared his every incremental gain for so many years. I will admit, Jack’s birth… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Over the last few weeks I scanned-in, then shredded, thousands of pages of our life, old documents that were taking up space. The guest room is not a place where old memories should go to di… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Last night my baby girl had her first migraine. Or maybe it wasn't a "real" migraine, but it was a headache so big, that it made her cry on the floor, holding her little seven-year-old head… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I drove past the building where my husband and I went to those prenatal classes. The ones we went to when I was pregnant with Jake, and a sob lifted up through my gut and caught me by surpri… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
It's late.I've tried all the remedies to sleep, but my mind is so filled this time of year, it's hard to imagine it will slow down.Instead of sleepy, I fall in to nostalgia, which is p… Read More
2014-07-25 09:03
a slice of life "So this weekend, we've got...anything going on? Friday? Date night?""Yes, date night, actually it's our anniversary.""Oh, right. I remembered that earlier this week. So… Read More
2014-05-20 19:44
My Mother's day began with pancakes, and coffee, and champagne, and strawberries...followed by a short nap. When I had been properly feted, Lucy said she really wanted to do "fun stuff," so… Read More
2014-04-29 23:44
Lucy named him Gus. Which was short for Octavius, the mouse in Cinderella, and also for Augustus Gloop, the boy from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Gus was a little chubby, but he wa… Read More
2014-04-24 10:00
The building was huge, a true monstrosity whose architect was clearly influenced by the creepiest aspects of a poorly laid out mall, an abandoned naval yard, with just a whimsy of the dark… Read More
2013-10-10 18:00
Today I am over...giant backpacks, barking dogs, spilled water on the kitchen floor, the need for caffeine to remain awake, and the arrogance of the people who run stop signs.Book keeping… Read More
2013-09-18 23:52
My boy is home sick for the third day. He's in good spirits, but his nose is so runny that it's not fair to him or to his classmates and teachers to send him to school. So we are at home tog… Read More
2013-09-10 18:45
Just after the recent murder of Alex Spourdalakis, yet another parent has attempted to murder her autistic child.Services to help families are not available to the degree they are needed, of… Read More
2013-09-05 21:59
When it is too much.When I am overwhelmed, or tired and sad. When I am unable, unstable, and undone. I go, because it will only take a moment to be okay again. I go, and I a… Read More
2013-08-20 20:22
Dear Fellow Patrons of Harry's Hofbrau,You are awesome, and my son thanks you for greeting his whoops and hollers with smiles instead of glares. I am grateful too, as it made eating lunch a… Read More
2013-08-15 18:23
Most writers I know crave a space of their own where they can think, doodle, and hopefully-write. I have an entire Pinterest board devoted to retreat-type spaces that given more time, space… Read More
2013-08-08 20:29
Many of us have made deep and meaningful relationships that exist only online. I have felt loved, protected, cherished and helped by people who I have never stood next to. And for all of the… Read More
2013-07-26 02:50
It's our 15th wedding anniversary today, and sitting here in this beautiful hotel room in Chicago, I can't help but think that I am the luckiest girl in the world to have my particular spous… Read More
2013-06-15 10:00
myGirl at about 6 monthsShe's seven. Seven. and I can't imagine that she is already seven and that she is only seven because she is both my little baby, in a pink onsie covered in a Sock Mon… Read More
2013-04-18 03:26
My blood pressure just shot up so high I was seeing stars.Calm house, homemade broccoli beef, Jake's aide on time and helpful, the wind has finally died down. Things were going so smoothly I… Read More
2013-03-19 20:42
Every once in a while it feels like our life is filled with VERY BIG things, and nothing small at all.I expect small problems all the time. This world is not set up for people who are outs… Read More
2013-02-28 01:36
Jake is considered non-verbal. I used to say pre-verbal, but then I realized that was just as insulting, and probably less accurate, since I do not expect him to speak in a clear manner that… Read More
2013-02-19 03:13
To honor number 7 on my list below, here are a few of my resolutions a full month and a half into the year. I figure I just finished packing away the Christmas decorations, so I am right on… Read More
2012-12-21 01:05
We need to make sense of things. That's what we do as parents, as people, we want things to make sense, because if we can identify "why" something happened, we can make it happen next time… Read More
2012-11-09 17:27
I have come to believe that I perhaps I live a life of luxury, if for no other reason than the fact that I no longer iron my husband's shirts, or mine very often any more. We take them to th… Read More
2012-11-01 22:40
For the most part, most people, would say that my son is non-verbal. That is a clinical diagnosis. I use the term when I am explaining his needs to a caretaker or an education professional… Read More
2012-10-24 11:00
My dry cleaner retired.I walked in last week, and felt like someone was "gaslighting" me, because instead of the usual cheerful couple behind the counter, there was an entirely different che… Read More
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