Day 208: Shelf Life

Day 208: Shelf Life

Saturday, we got up and got to work on a few home projects we had in mind for a while. One was to finally add a row of shelves to the top of the bookcases we put in my office several weeks back. We had been waiting for the shelf extenders to come off of back order...
Day 207: Pumpkin Paradise

Day 207: Pumpkin Paradise

On Friday, we all worked really hard in the morning so we could take a little afternoon break to go make our annual pumpkin patch visit.There is a pumpkin farm near us that has lots of fun fall activities, and has been part of our October tradition for several years....
Day 206: Parks and Crafts

Day 206: Parks and Crafts

Thursday was one of those days that I’m pretty sure any parent working from home with kids in virtual school can relate to. It felt like every time I got into any kind of groove working on what I was working on, Amelia would have an IT issue or Henry would want...
Day 205: Beautiful Boy, Part 3

Day 205: Beautiful Boy, Part 3

It’s been a little while since I’ve added to this series, recapping a little bit about what our journey has looked like this year, following Henry’s autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in April.In part one, I talked about what led up to the diagnosis,...
Day 204: Neighborhood of Make Believe

Day 204: Neighborhood of Make Believe

So, short post today because Tuesday was pretty uneventful (come on…other than tacos, what happens on Tuesdays?) and because it got pretty late before I got to sit down to write this post, and I’m pretty tired.There was work and all the regualar stuff...
Day 203: Down with IEP? Yeah, You Know Me

Day 203: Down with IEP? Yeah, You Know Me

On Monday, it was back to work and school, and Erin and I had a Zoom call scheduled with the school district to discuss Henry’s eventural entry into Pre-K.As I wrote in previous posts, we did have Henry in part-time preschool, which was doing well for him...