Today, April 2nd, is Autism Awareness Day.  Personally, I prefer Autism Acceptance Day, so I'm running with that.  Many of you who read my personal ramblings on this blog may not understand the ramifications of that one word change, so let me encapsulate it.  As a woman diagnosed as "on the spectrum" I can speak to my own issues of awareness, ( Read more... )

This gentle soul I was entrusted with a number of years ago, I want you to know how proud I am of him.  He's learning and growing every day, and like all humans makes a lot of 're-re' mistakes as he goes along that road.  He's also the biggest heart I've ever known, and that makes me so proud ( Read more... )

Today my boy went off to High School.  I expected more bittersweet upwelling of motherly tears, but no, I was quite ready for this day--ready for him to start taking responsibility for his life, ready for him to stride into the world without me right at his back.  I'm still there, make no mistake, but at a much larger distance, almost in the ( Read more... )

Today my little girl jumped up and down on the kitchen floor, and there was some bounce that had me thinking, "oh, crap, I'd better do something about that."  Yes, Puddin' and I went bra shopping ( Read more... )

 So my daughter has wanted to have a spa-day party for a long time.  A friend of hers held one, and she's been wanting to do the same for a long time.  SO...the room is clean, the homework is under control and...now it's a go.  I'm scared ( Read more... )

Hoo boy...I think this is headed under a cut, because I feel a rant coming on.

I've been doing a slow burn since I woke up grumpy because of Palin's sound bytes on the NPR-uh.  It's been about a week now, and instead of feeling any better, I'm getting more and more pissed off.

( Commence Militant Feminist Rant (complete with combat boots, hairy pits and a bicycle chain...) )