I've just spent the last two hours cleaning out my daughter's room. The experience has left me feeling dejected, bereft and reaching for the stoli. How can one small person accumulate so much shit?! I know we don't buy the crap, and the poor kid only gets bought toys twice a year - birthday and... Continue Reading →
Things that happen when you go to the bathroom…
It's not just the obvious stuff that goes down while you are indisposed, if you know what I mean. A lot can happen in those meager moments that a Mother has alone. Here's a few examples of what goes on around here when I take a 'moment'. The children suddenly decide they are ravenous and start... Continue Reading →
I’ve ordered the boxes!
Well I've ordered lots of boxes to start packing up our crap in. Decision made, we are going to move. I fear this will be a mammoth task, especially with a crowd of the likes of ours. Our little autism people will not adjust to the change very well, and I don't need a fortune-teller... Continue Reading →
I’ve been the victim of a random act of kindness! Thank you Pandora!
I received the most beautiful surprise today. Before I show you all, I want to thank the reader who thought enough of me and what I had to say, to contact Pandora and tell them about me. I now know who that reader was but she has asked me not to tell, but she is... Continue Reading →
The Grace App for Autism Communication on the iPod Touch.
A while back I wrote about my communication problems with our Autistic son Tom, and my intention of trying out a new method (or six). So for around a month now I have been using the Grace App on an iPod Touch with him and his three-year old sister Georgie. What the app is (in... Continue Reading →
Happy Mothers Day to me!
I had all good intentions of sitting down today and writing about my Mothers day yesterday. But had a bit of a Mothers Day Fail effort, and I am now exhausted. Far too tired to write nice that's for sure. But I thought I would hop on and direct you all to this: http://www.realmumoftheyear.com.au/ Guess... Continue Reading →
A weekend in April.
Ever had to go somewhere, and even though you are happy to be going you just dread the effort that is going to be involved? And no matter how much you try not to let that affect your mood on your eventual arrival at the destination - you just can't. But that said, I think... Continue Reading →
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