The older children spend one night a week with their grandparents. Not all on the same night though. That would be overwhelming to the grandparents and reduce the special time the children spend being indulged and pampered. It’s something the children look forward to and I know they are spoiled in the best possible way […]
Is it just me or has this been an extremely long, difficult week? I hope some East TN bloggers will be at Calhoun’s on Saturday night. I’ll be the one with dark circles under my eyes, chasing a child enjoying his ‘terrible 2s’ a month before he turns two. He’s a prodigy, that boy. My […]
Do all boys on the Autistic spectrum grow up to be men with beards? It’s easier to get Tommy to do homework than it is to get him to shave that patchy, scraggly face of his. When I use the electric razor on his face, he howls like I’m beating him. Since we can’t find […]
“Evan certainly is, umm, active. He broke two toys, beat up Amy and threw blocks in the disposal. He just gets this look in his eyes and trouble follows.”
Sunday morning at 9:30 I’ll be on WBIR talking about school re-zoning. Turn the sound all the way down and watch me shake, shake, shake. Then, turn up the sound and listen for the part where my teeth actually clattered. Yes, I was so nervous that I shook until my teeth chattered. Everyone there was […]
“We’re going to walk around some cemetery now.” I’m sure there’s nothing interesting to see there. Teenagers.
“My children are grandfathered. Everything is fine now. Why should I attend any more meetings?” How about going for all the other children who will travel twice as far to attend high school? How about siblings being forced to attend different schools? How about going for all the elementary and middle school students who will […]
…you dream about another blogger’s dog.
“No!” It doesn’t matter what you ask him. His answer stays the same.