There is little I find more lovely than waking up to a beautiful snow. The backyard is covered with a soft white blanket, and the world seems almost more peaceful and quiet. That is until I have to face the ramp in front of the house and worry about how I am going to get…
Since You’ve Been Gone: A Letter to my Mom
Dear Mom, It goes without saying that I miss you so badly my heart hurts, and I cannot believe still to this day (three years later) that when I pick up the phone to call, you will not be there. Some days I can deal pretty well with this, but others I just ache…
Do Special Needs Parents Ever Get A Day Off
I want to take a day off, I really do. I want to sit back on the couch, relax, basically just not get up for awhile. I want to be able to rest and do nothing, and to be ok with that. But for some strange reason I never do, and I actually feel…
The Crazy, Complicated, Upside-Down Feeling of the IEP
Tis’ the season, once again, to face my daughter’s annual IEP. It is one of those meetings you silently dread, while all the time knowing you have to show up and be your best and bring your best game. I rarely have done that. My normal IEP day follows a sleepless night trying to think through…