Michael's Eighth Birthday

Eight years ago today, my son made his appearance into the world. Happy Birthday, Michael.

We took the kids to McDonald's and to the playground. Michael doesn't get the concept of a "birthday party", so we usually do all of his favorite things. I bought him a new set of colored pencils and a number puzzle. In his case, simple is usually better, and too many people around would drive him crazy.

Here are some pics from the day's festivities:

Michael at playground (1)

Michael being cute

Christina at McDonalds

Christina in swing

Sarah in swing

Sarah on Bumblebee

All original writing and art copyright A. Dameron 2000-2011

An Autism Christmas...

I saw this link this morning and read this poem. This really describes Christmas for my older two kids, who are autistic. If there is one thing you read today, please read this. Thanks.

An Autism Christmas, on the Autisable website.

Thanks to @LornadEnt on twitter for the link. :-)

All original writing and art copyright A. Dameron 2000-2010

Some Halloween pics need no explanation...

Some Halloween pictures need no explanation. Grandma bought Michael the frog costume, and he looks so thrilled...October 31, 2003

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14 Years and Counting

Today, 10/11/10 marks 14 years that I've been married to Hubby. If you count dating, I've known him for closer to 18 1/2. Time definitely flies.

In 14 years:

Moved twice.
Switched careers from teaching to writing/art
dealt with depression and low self-esteem
had 3 kids
had 2 of those 3 kids diagnosed with autism, sensory issues and other problems
learned quickly how to deal with teachers, therapists, doctors, etc. etc.
reached out to others with similar issues (mum friends w/special needs kids, other writers and artists)
discovered FaceBook and Twitter friends
expanded my writing repertoire and experimented w/creative art
did a family geneology; struggled with the discovery of issues because of that
got back to my first love: languages and linguistics
dealt with power, trust and money issues within my marriage (still in progress)

What a different life I have now, as opposed to 14 years ago!




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