I sit on my knees in the hallway, my fingertips pressing into the carpet, the fibers filling the space between nail and skin. I stare at the wood door in front of me, noticing the grain and the different shades, even in the dim light of the basement. I hear the distant chatter of my [...]
Archive for June, 2011
The Down and The Up
Posted in Life Stuff, tagged autism, behavior, development, grief, gross motor, motherhood, pdd on June 29, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Say Yes
Posted in Autism, tagged autism, communication, development, funny things kids say, language, motherhood on June 24, 2011 | 7 Comments »
* “Mommy, do you hear that noise?” “Oh the drain isn’t pushed down far enough. That’s the water going out. I”ll fix it.” “Mommy did it stop?” “I don’t hear it.” “Did it stop?” “Do you hear it?” “Did it stop?” “I don’t hear it anymore.” “Did it stop?” “I think so.” “Did it stop?” [...]
We Moved!
Posted in Life Stuff, tagged autism, communication, development, moving on June 24, 2011 | 10 Comments »
We made it. We are in Minnesota. We have been here for 2.5 weeks now. I had great plans of posting about the time leading up to our departure. I have a post in my draft box about our townhouse titled “This House” that I cannot pick up now. It will languish there for eternity, [...]
