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I wanted to post this for my birthday (which is on Monday – 33 this year!) but because of the snow Juliet’s dentist appointment got rescheduled for that day. Between the appointment and visiting my parents and all that, I figured I’d post today. When Jake was about a year old, he had a lot [...]

As most of you know, my (almost 11 year old) son Jacob has autism. We went through a lot of hard times, but he’s currently doing great. He’s in 5th grade, and with the help of his TSS, he’s in mainstream classes all day. He’s able to do most of the school work, and whatever [...]

It was Juliets’ first time out in the snow. She really didn’t like having mittens on, but she enjoyed eating the snow! LOL

Jake and I are in the first row Click here to participate in Wordless Wednesday!

So yesterday I picked Jake up from school and the first words out of his mouth were “Basketball game?” Huh? He never mentioned anything about a basketball game before, so I was totally confused. It turns out that one of his teachers coaches the Jr. High boys basketball team and talked about it in class. [...]

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Here’s some pictures of the kids. They had a blast! I will be reviewing their Christmas toys soon!   

Vision Audio Inc’s EASe Funhouse Treasure Hunt game is designed for children on the autism spectrum.  The purpose of the game is to help with sensory issues by using graphics that do not over stimulate a child, but are enough to keep the child’s attention. The audio during the game is also special. It’s encoded [...]

 We went on a camping vaction for 3 nights. We stayed in a yurt at Tuscarora State Park. Everyone had a great time, especially the kids. Jake loved swimming in the lake and Juliet loved doing laps around the yurt on the deck. We hope to go back next year! Here’s what the yurt looks [...]

So…there’s been a song on Noggin about rain boots. Now Jake keeps asking to put rainboots on and jump in puddles. One rainy day, he comes downstairs in my cool (Ok, ok, UGLY) red boots. I couldn’t say no, he just looked too darn silly! (See below)     After seeing Jake in the red [...]