My friend Bill (@ASillyPlace) has been very gracious over the years supporting my humble blog and my writing. So when he asked me to participate in a writing project, I said yes. Of course, it’s me, so this — The Post Gone By (see what I did there – it’s a nod to his page) … Continue reading
Level 2: Achieved
I’m a tad late to the Pandemic party — but it’s been a year. I don’t have much to say about it except that when looking through my photos on my Google drive, and my phone, I realized the only photos and memories I have of the first few weeks of the lockdown are of … Continue reading
Thirteen
I am 13. This is what I think. I have yet to learn What sounds right and what sounds mean. I have NO filter. I have NO screen. But you have NOT lived, The life that I lead. I have plans for tomorrow. I live for today! I’m also afraid of tomorrow, And what they … Continue reading
We all hold keys
I have been dreading addressing the girls’ questions about the future. I know at least one (Olena) was very serious… the other, well, not as much. She instead was focused on trying to be funny. A bit like her mother… “If I’m funny or make a joke, no one will be concerned with my feelings? … Continue reading
What do you do when it’s cold?
You walk with a friend (or run if you’re solo) after layering up, appropriately: Or you drive around with The Boss in the car, stopping to take in the scenery: #HappySunday
“In four years…where do you see yourself?”
That’s the question of the moment: “In four years, where do you see yourself?” This week the girls had their future planning meeting for 9th grade. In 65 days they will be 14 years old. In 228 days – give or take – they will be Freshmen. In an estimated 1,608 days they will graduate … Continue reading
Oh, my heart…
This one stings. Lately, a lot of Olena’s comments have stung… This morning, as I was commenting on another autism group’s Facebook post, Olena — who once said she is never in my blog because she is, and I quote, “the only normal one,” just looked at me with no expression on her face whatsoever … Continue reading
Yes Watson. The game is afoot.
“A good detective knows that every task, every interaction, no matter how seemingly banal, has the potential to contain multitudes.” — Elementary CBS Series (spoken by Jonny Lee Miller) https://www.bookbub.com/blog/best-sherlock-holmes-quotes Over the years I’ve had some pretty interesting Christmas gifts. They range from the best (a family vacation to the Finger Lakes we booked one December), to … Continue reading
Three Years
Today, three years ago, we began a journey of healing. Along with it came intense frustration at the lack of services in Central New York for those on the severe end of the autism spectrum. At a time of severe crisis we found there wasn’t an inpatient treatment program to adjust the mental health needs … Continue reading
2020 Revisited
Greetings 2021. Welcome. We made it through our first Monday of the year, and hopefully you’ve remembered that it is ’21. The time between Christmas and New Year’s (and, for us, Ukrainian Christmas) is a total blur. But being it is 2021 and we’re looking at more time in quarantine, I figured I should review … Continue reading
