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Day 190: The Let Down
On Tuesday, Amelia was cheerily working her way through her schoolwork for the day, Henry and Erin were working with the ABA therapist, and I was hard at work. Just another weekday.For Amelia, this is a short school week because the teachers have an in-service...
Day 189: Assessment Day
It's a new week, and we hit the ground running with a pretty busy morning on Monday. I was back to work, Amelia was back to school, and Henry had ABA therapy. We also had an appointment via Zoom to get Henry assessed for preschool in the district, and Erin had been...
Day 188: Homecoming
On Sunday, Erin and I extended our stretch of laziness in the morning, taking advantage of a kid free house to sleep in and just hang out a little. We had a little breakfast and watched the Packers-Lions game on TV. It was a little like Sundays of old, and once again...
Day 187: Beautiful Boy, Part 2
A few days ago, I told the story of how, in the midst of pandemic, homeschooling and quarantine, we got the additional challenge of learning we are the parents of a child on the autism spectrum. Ultimately, the idea will be to incorporate our daily...
Day 186: Date Night!
Friday morning, I had to jump right in early and deliver yet another conference presentation, but this time it was in my home, via Zoom. The presentation was at 8am, so I helped get Amelia ready for school, and Henry ready for his in-home therapy, and then suddenly...
Day 185: Convention Wisdom
Thursday was a busy work day for me, that would have me taking part in two different conventions in two different states. Such is the strange age we live in. I'm mass communicating!In the morning, I took part in an exhibit at the conference in Wyoming that I had...
Day 184: Why? Oming.
First of all, I want to thank everyone who took the time to read yesterday's post. All your comments and messages of support have meant more to me than I can express. I will continue that story in the coming days, but in the meantime, I will interupt that more serious...
Day 183: Beautiful Boy, Part 1
I have been writing this blog for a LONG time. As I’ve said many times along the way, I’m doing it for a few reasons. One reason is that I do want to capture a slice of what this time was like. My tendency is to remember things in broad strokes...
Day 182: Birthday Girl
Monday was Amelia's seventh birthday. It is a very special day and one that Amelia herself looks forward to as far back as...well, her last birthday.Last year, we had big, very cool superhero birthday party for Amelia. A bunch of her friends came over, and we had a...
Day 181: Game Day
On Sunday, we eased into the second day of a nice, quiet weekend at home. It was a nice morning, with a hint of fall in the air. Asta was pretty wound up and hyper, and I was feeling like getting some fresh air, too, so the two of us went out for a little...
