At yesterday’s 2 1/2 hour IEP we reviewed the test results of school psychologists and outside experts brought in just for testing and evaluation. The result of their countless hours of effort was the determination that Tommy has Aspergers and all of his behaviors are caused by his place on the Autistic spectrum. I wonder […]
Apparently today I’m not supposed to open my atom feed and just read the gazillion blogs I like. Everyone wants a comment today as well. So, I’ll see how many I can get done before chaos breaks loose over here. Update: I’ve made it through almost all EXCEPT for the no-comment blogs and CamEdwards, whose […]
Today begins with a potentially nasty and unpleasant IEP for Tommy. I think I’ll sit and create a bingo game during this one. Similar to the type used at boring business meetings, mine will be filled with the special vocabulary used in IEPs. Words like development, goals, reinforcement, behavior, etc. I could get a whole […]
Julie’s obituary. Julie’s grandfather T.J. and my grandfather were brothers. When my great-grandmother had her children, someone from the county would come by and fill out the paperwork for her. All his life, people assumed that T.J. stood for Thomas Jefferson or something similar. Nope. His birth certificate listed his name as T.J. because that […]
We could name the new baby “Sue“.
I have a really clear picture that tells me what color booties our baby will be wearing this May. Did the technician see a hot dog or a hamburger? Any guesses?
I wake up every night and toss for 2 or 3 hours before I fall back asleep. Last night I woke at 3 a.m. and realized the cat was sitting an inch from my face, staring at me. I interpreted her message as “If you’re awake you should be petting me.” I reached to pet […]
Because the Christmas decorations need to be put away, a dozen loads of laundry done and another load of dishes done, I spent today cleaning out my bathroom drawers and sorting through the stuff under the bathroom sink. Let’s see what I can misprioritize tomorrow.
Instead of resolutions, I’ve started a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. I was too exhausted to finish my list today, but it’s enough to get started.
Somewhere outside Franklin yesterday afternoon, my very young cousin was killed in a car accident. Her two tiny children were rushed to Children’s Hospital in Nashville and are in very bad shape. I will not be going to the funeral in Parsons this week. I know she’ll be laid to rest in the family cemetary […]