Ben is our wonderful seven year old boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Ben is active, curious, and full of energy. He is also nonverbal. We aren’t able to just ask him what he wants for his Christmas, or even his birthday. Here is a list of things that he received for Christmas/his birthday (they’re a […]
We just returned from our week long Thanksgiving break vacation. We, of course, traveled with our children (ages 8, 6, 4 and nearly 2). I thought traveling with our toddler Adeline was going to be a bit tough. Here are some things that I did to make the trip a bit easier and her (and […]
This a wonderful placemat for babies, toddlers and kids! I wish I’d known about this when my oldest was a baby and starting to self-feed. This is an amazing placemat with a built in plate. It’s made of silicone and is super soft/rubber-like to the touch. The placemat and built in plate suction to the table/high […]
This is a great dog training collar!It took awhile for me to figure out exactly how to get everything working.Some Tips: Charge both the collar and remote before trying to use, for at least 6 hours. To pair the remote to the collar hold down the power button on the collar, as well as the […]
I’ve never owned gel pens before. I recently got into doodling and coloring, so I was glad when I had the opportunity to purchase these pens. This set is amazing! I felt that the ink came out smoothly, and had a good consistency. It appeared to me (and I posted some swatches) that […]
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re either scheduled for a Cesarean in the near future, or you’ve already had one, and are browsing the internet with an infant in one arm and a pillow against your sore incision. Girlfriend, I’ve been there…FOUR times! I understand completely what you’re going through right now. You may […]
I wanted to share some experience I had preparing my boys for preschool, in the hopes it might help you and your child get off to a good start this year! 1. Talk about school often. When Jack was diagnosed with PDD-NOS it was written up in his IEP that he’d […]
I read a post on The Mighty by Lauren Jordan, another mom blogger at Laughing Like It’s My Job…And Other Stuff. Her post on The Mighty was about her Autistic son TJ and his friend Colby. The two boys who are two pees in a pod. Her post got me thinking about own […]
Imperial Kitchen Collection: Cutting Mats The package arrived quickly (via Prime Shipping) and was intact and undamaged. The cutting mats came well packaged in clear plastic with an instruction/description sheet. You are supposed to wash the mats and coat them with a light coating of oil (but I forgot to do this after I read […]
August always has me thinking two things: School and Fall. It’s my favorite time of year because of all the cozy clothes, colors and flavors. I’m not really a huge fan of the “school” part though, as I always feel like I’m in over my head trying to juggle things…even when it’s no big deal. […]