The More Things Change

The more they stay the same.  The Doodle still loves his carts.

If He Could Talk...

He might say:

Today was my perfect day.

Sunshine.

Sleeping in.

Getting my knee scratched.

Pushing my carts, wearing my gloves.

Being with my family.

Riding on the dirt bike.

My cough is finally gone.

Yay!

Daylight Savings means less time playing outside but more time cuddling inside.

Mowing the lawn with Daddy is fun.

Sitting on his lap, safe in his arms,

Wearing our hats.

Laughing and screaching.

Four wheeling in the Jeep.

And I got to go to the Dump today! Oh boy!

I couldn't think of anything that might make this day better...

Unless I was eating Doritos while driving the lawnmower.

Thank you for loving me so much with all of your heart.

It's That Special Time of Year Again

Finding the Fun in the Dysfunction of Autism

Who says the quirky world of autism can't be fun?  Although, you must look very hard and it's not always pretty; it's there sometimes.

We found a few more things the Doodle Bug loves over the last couple of weeks besides carts, Doritos and running away from us.  He loves forts, flashlights and gloves.

We (Jimmy and I) built him an old fashioned fort made out of blankets artfully tied to chairs and tucked under things. He loved it!  He did his trade-mark high pitch screech which is his stamp of approval and patted the spot next to him, which means get in here next to me. Now.

We got pillows and laid down with him and then Jim brought him in a tiny little flashlight which completely made the experience off the charts fun for him.  He was really happy, entertained and for the most part having a normal, 4 year old little boy moment of pure joy playing in a fort.

Not having much fort building experience, it wasn't long before the fort came crumbling down.  Even though we had been playing in there for a couple of hours, we had an upset Doodle.  But, a few years ago Papa Steve gave Jimmy a pup tent so Jim got it out and put it up.  The Doodle loves it!  You don't see many pup tents in Master Bedrooms but that's OK, it's us, putting the fun in dys-fun-ctional.

Halloween and Jimmy's Birthday Party

Jimmy turned 11 this year and since his birthday is the day before Halloween and it was on a Saturday we decided to do a Haunted House Halloween costume party. Jimmy had a great time, a lot of  kids from school came.  We had a DJ and there was lots of dancing!  We had games and a costume contest and some really creepy and creative food.  I was a witch, Jimmy was part Jason from Friday the 13th minus any weapons and mask, the Doodle was a skeleton and my husband, Jim, well, since he left the party, he was the Invisible Man.

Now for the cliches...
We scared up a good time.
We got our ghoul on.
It was spooktacular.
The decorations were to die for.
There were lots of little Monsters running around.
It was a real scream.
I could go on and on, but I'll post a few pictures instead.