Does Doug look more like Gary Sinise or Tom Hanks?

Originally uploaded by cathymccaughan. Girl Scout cookie orders begin TODAY! The varieties are the same as last year except the Double Dutch has been replaced with Cafe’ Cookies. If you don’t eat cookies, consider buying a box for Gift of Caring to donate cookies to deserving organizations in your community. Our troop is collecting boxes […]

“Where’s the phone Sarah?” “I put it back after my conference call with B and T.” “Noah, do you have the phone?” “Did I half the foam?” “Do you have the PHONE?” “Oh, uh, what was the question again?” “Never mind.” “Tommy, have you seen the phone?” “Yes.” “Where is it?” “I dunno.” “Is it […]

Dear Knoxville Middle School, I am sorry that my daughter is dressed like a hoochie-mama. I promise that at the beginning of the school year, just 4 months ago, her jeans waistband actually fit around her waist. I don’t know when the waistband moved to just above the umm, equator of her backside. I only […]

I just removed the cardboard tubes from all of our gift wrap. The wrap is very likely to get crumbled and torn now, but Sarah needed a dozen cardboard tubes for a school project. It could be worse. In the past I have had to empty canned goods into rubbermaid so that cans could be […]

Why are the most viewed pictures in my flickr account, the ones of me breastfeeding or naked? There’s nothing pornographic in there you pervs.

Laundry Lottery = The person who benefitted the most from that day’s laundry. Example – “Sarah, you won the laundry lottery today. I washed ALL your jeans AND you got clean sheets.”

When the 9-year-old wants to have a friend over, I have to pull out my planner and check. “Ummm, sorry but Wednesday is booked solid. Get back with your friend and pick another day.” Doesn’t everyone do this? Yes, we also have a large calendar/marker board beside the front door to remind everyone of immediate […]

Last night, Boston Legal finally made the diagnosis that I made in the first few seconds of “Hands” walking onto the screen. I know Doug remembers the moment a few weeks ago when I sat straight up and shouted at the screen “He has Aspergers!” When you are the parent of a special needs child […]