What She Said… And What I Heard.
Alex is being evaluated for autism. I realize that in this Internet age, that can be an explosive sentence. So let me just say before anyone chimes in- if he does have autism, that will not make a...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Anita!
I’m late (her birthday was several days ago) but I wanted to tell you guys about one of the best people I know. When Geoff and I were trying to choose a godmother for Alex, we had originally chosen a...
View ArticleMuppets Most Wanted: A Review
Most people who know me know that I am a huge Disney/YA novel/kid’s movie nut. It’s not that I don’t enjoy more adult-appropriate fare (I love 40s movies, documentaries and nearly everything Merchant...
View ArticleCitrus Lane Box Review- August 2014
Hello there all! A thousand apologies for not posting sooner, but this summer has been incredibly hectic. My grandmother fell in early July, right after Alex’s second birthday (how did that happen?...
View Article“Out” of the Highlands
First let me say that I didn’t come into this as an “Outlander” fan. I had no idea what to expect out of the new Starz show other than the fact that it was set in two of my favorite eras: the 1940s and...
View Article“You’ve Got to Watch That Kid”
I took Alex to Gymboree today. It’s important to note here that we LOVE Gymboree- both the clothes and the play and music classes. The classes have really helped Alex come out of his shell. When he...
View ArticleWhats on my Mind Wednesday
Instead of “Wordless Wednesday”, which is admittedly awesome (I have several friends whose Wordless Wednesday posts I look forward to every week) I have decided to institute a new tradition over here...
View Article“The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace”- A Review
When I wrote my last blog entry I was halfway through “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brillant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League” by Jeff Hobbs. It’s recently been published,...
View Article10 Things I Want My Childfree Friends to Know
I’ve seen a lot of “10 things I want my Childfree friends to know” lists lately. So I wanted to write my own. Thank you for loving Alex. Thank you for coming to his birthday parties, for making him...
View ArticleReasons Not to Buy That Costume
Because Halloween is only four days away, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to mine and Alex’s costumes this year. I considered Curious George and a banana, Zero and Gustave H from “The Grand Budapest...
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