1. We went through the very long process to get Nora a Care Manager. Her name is Laurie and she seems very nice! She's helpful, things...

I took Nora to Chittenango Falls State Park today. We lasted 55 minutes. She was content for 12 of those minutes. After she played on the...

Life is a blur these days. How about you? Working at home mostly. I go to the office a couple days a week. No school. Summer school...

Update: Andrew and I toured Little Lukes yesterday. It seems great. What we want. It’s the only place with an opening. It’s 35 minutes...

Last week Nora had her CPSE meeting. (Committee for preschool special education) Due to her evaluation scores she qualifies. She scored a...

Andrew and I went to an Autism conference today. It was an amazing opportunity. Dr. Temple Grandin was a speaker, and my god did she blow...

Sometimes I feel like the only time I post anymore is when I have a rough day. Maybe it’s my way of venting. Or maybe it’s because I feel...

Yesterday Nora woke up around 5am. By "woke up" I mean she could barely stand, speak or keep her eyes open. She was responsive, but...

Summer always gets away from me. Time in general seems to get away from me. Nora will be 3 come February and there are so many changes to...

So last weekend Andrew and I redecorated the computer room and made it into a little nook for Nora. We painted it purple, and used...

Last weekend was the Oneida Walk for Autism. My God, we were shown so much love. How thankful I am to have such wonderful friends and...

Nora had her six month meeting yesterday. We met her service coordinator. She was nice and receptive to everything I said. I have only...

About two weeks ago Nora woke up and she was off. Very tired and groggy. So her and I went downstairs and I just assumed she wasn't...

Happy Sunday! Nora is a wild woman today. Running. Jumping. Rolling. God damn where does this energy come from? We ran some errands this...

If someone told me six months ago that this is where I would be, I would have probably slept a lot better. Nora was officially diagnosed...

Today I woke up to a two year old. When I say "woke up" I mean I got a kick to the rib. Blessed. My wild child. So full of energy....

A milestone that Nora did not hit initially was "productive appropriate play." Nora would play with normal toys- but she would throw...

I have a bad mouth. Fuck this, eat shit that. I know. I'm terrible. I would say I will try to watch my mouth, but I'd be lying .🤦 Last...