GlitterGirl and I carved the pumpkin this afternoon while TwinkleToes napped. GlitterGirl still deals with sensory stuff, but I insisted that if she wanted to help carve the pumpkin, she had to help gut the pumpkin. And she did. And was completely grossed out about it, but by the end she was laughing about how [...]

I don’t remember GlitterGirl asking “why?” this early. I was thinking GG was three when we hit that particular stage. But, TwinkleToes is there. Yesterday I thought maybe it was a fluke. But then this morning I said “let’s put your shoes on” and I got “why?”. I said “Because we are about to leave, [...]

In the past I’d go through GlitterGirl’s clothes every fall and spring and box up the stuff she’d likely not be able to fit into when they came back into season, move the stuff that would probably fit when they came back into season to the back of the closet, and pull everything forward that [...]

GlitterGirl has taught TwinkleToes to be a puppy dog. TwinkleToes follows her around on all fours, barking. TwinkleToes sits, lays down, rolls over, and begs on command. And often times not on command. I started to put a stop to it because it bothered me. But then I realized it didn’t bother them and they [...]

I came home late last night. It was a cool fall night, dark outside, no one in the car but me. I can’t remember when this last happened. I rolled the window down and played 80′s music. It was nice. I don’t often regret my move from a stick shift to an automatic transmission, but [...]

We’re working with TwinkleToes to help her learn sounds. I’m also introducing the alphabet letters at the same time, hoping she’ll begin to learn the letters some while we are at it. This evening we were naming family members and talking about the first sound of everyone’s name. GlitterGirl was part of the conversation and [...]

We’ve made it through another week. I wish I could say we are getting settled into a schedule, but really at this point we’re just managing to flail around and stay above water without going under. We also had a rough time after a boy at school taunted GlitterGirl for her small nose. The teacher [...]

I followed through with my plan for last night. RK and I had chips with cheese and margaritas and I slept like a baby. Well, better than the baby actually, since she woke up at 4:00 and demanded that the rest of the house wake up as well. But, ten minutes soothing her and we [...]

This week has been a tough week. Homework is becoming more involved, GG’s extracurricular activity is kicking into high gear, and there are only so many hours in the day. By the time I get home from work there is really only enough time to eat and do a little bit of homework and then [...]

I do everything I can to make mornings go as easy as possible. I lay clothes out the night before, baths are done the night before if they are needed, and everyone goes to bed 30 minutes before I’d like for them to be asleep. And some mornings this works. I wake up and get [...]