A Little Chaos Theory

I shouldn’t laugh about this but every time I think of it I find myself chuckling again.  Since today is my birthday I figure that I’m able to get away with things right now that I wouldn’t get away with otherwise. 
Last night I had helped Roegen take off his shirt and pants because it [...]

I sit at the computer working on school assignments. This quarter I will be writing a full-length script, a short story (which will be substantially revised prior to the end of the quarter), and a paper on Rex Stout, as well as reading my classmates’ scripts and short stories and writing review/response letters. [...]

In my opinion the biggest challenge in dealing with a child with high-functioning autism is socialization. I worry a lot about how Breydon interacts with his peers and whether or not they will accept him, his fixations, and his quirky mannerisms. So far things have gone well – according to his teacher his [...]

Roegen’s favorite word these days is “naughty.” He is a one-toddler behavior patrol who marches around looking for infractions so that he can proclaim at the top of his voice “naughty (insert name here).” The culprits that he catches most often are Mickey Socks (because Mickey loves to swipe the leg of anyone [...]

Jude started swimming lessons last month. They were a birthday present from my parents, but he had to wait because he had spiked a high fever at the time that he was initially scheduled begin. He has no fear of water and actually managed to complete both levels one and two during the [...]

“Jude, you have to look at the flag and put your hand over your heart.”
“But I don’t want to.”
“It’s important.”
“Ohhhh-kay.”
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
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Music is an integral part of our household. Scott and I had differing tastes when we met, but we’ve been able to bridge the gaps and find quite a bit of common ground. Don’t get me wrong, we still have our differences: I’ll never be a Jimi Hendrix fan and Joshua Kadison leaves [...]

Jude opens the door and pokes his head into the bathroom. “Mommy, being a kid is hard.” I resist the urge to point out that hardship is the inability to pee in privacy when I see the serious expression on his face - the blue eyes peering intently at me beneath tousled hair.
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t [...]

When I first thought about keeping a blog, it all seemed so simple. I’d install a software program, and any time I had something that I wanted to talk about, or think about, or there was a story I felt I needed to get down so that I don’t forget because Mommy Brain can [...]

The sky is falling. The sky is falling. The sky is falling. Not really, but it did snow in small town Oregon. And not just the type of snow that you need a magnifying glass to see, but several actual inches that are still on the ground several hours later. [...]