But Is It Art?

After years of being on the receiving end of mischief, our cat got back at her 9-year-old nemesis. “OH MY GOD!” T screamed Friday morning. It was a PA Day and he stayed home instead of going to daycare, as we were going to a FASD caregiver group meetup at lunch. “What is it?” IContinue reading “But Is It Art?”

Shit Happens

The things we do for love and the funny ways that love clicks with our little guy. Earlier this week, I walked into T’s room and it smelled rancid, like the room had been fertilized. After sniffing around, I found the culprit: T had an accident and the soiled pants were in his hamper. Thankfully,Continue reading “Shit Happens”

“Maybe Pick Another Dream…”

Every morning, as part of sending T off to school, we give him a post-it affirmation to read in the car. And yes, it’s usually sickeningly positive! 😆 With the topic of dreams still on my mind, we wrote him this message this morning: “Always believe in yourself and your dreams…” After he read itContinue reading ““Maybe Pick Another Dream…””

Kids Keep Us Grounded

T walked in the door with the hubby, who had taken our cat to the vet. We circled him with a congratulatory hug because his teacher had e-mailed us great news. She had a regular check-in with T’s reading. He had been reading at Level 4 – on the Developmental Reading Assessment system – theContinue reading “Kids Keep Us Grounded”