Halloween is coming and the big discussion on what everyone's costume should be has begun. Any costume that includes a sword is a big hit in this house. Oldest twin was my crafting buddy for this sword and shield combination. Our sword was cut out from a piece of cardboard. We made sure that the grain of the cardboard was running vertically so we could curve our shield slightly. We covered the … [Read more...]
Dirty Dishes
I go to bed every night with dirty dishes in the kitchen sink. Yep. Every night. The combination of homeschooling and moving has created the need for a new routine at our house. And after 13 years of marriage I have finally discovered something. I hate cooking dinner if the kitchen is a mess. If there are dirty dishes from breakfast and lunch piled up I am much more likely to want … [Read more...]
bicycle blouse
Whew. That's how I felt when I went to bed Saturday night. I had made it through the week. Homeschool. Middle school. My school work. Housework. Other work. By Saturday night everything was checked off my list. And that meant that Sunday we could just be. I took a glorious nap. Glorious. And we had a lovely dinner with my parents Sunday evening. And I'm still loving … [Read more...]
blossoming
As their Mom, one of my favorite things about homeschooling my autistic twin is to see his relationship with Littlest Brother blossom. Showing his big brother he can climb high, too. Standing together, watching the ducks. Excited to have his big brother show him how to be still so they will come closer. … [Read more...]
a new way of schooling
We are in the midst of our third week of school here.The third week of a whole new way to do schooling.My autistic son began to really struggle with school last year. And his struggle created a burden for his twin brother.So this summer was one of searching. Trying to decide what was going to be the best way to educate both of the twins.In the end, we decided to homeschool our autistic son and … [Read more...]
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