If you know me, I don’t need much to make me happy. Give me my favorite leggings with the hole in the knee, my favorite t-shirt, a cozy blanket and Law and Order. I am a fan of the original Law and Order. But I have learned to love Criminal Intent and SVU. Secretly I … More And That’s Why We Watch SVU

    Yesterday was a great day with my family.  The sun was shining, it was cold but we would venture out.  Sydney woke up at 3:00 am ready to go to Ms. Kristin.  She had an appointment at the salon and she was excited.  I made it a family affair and scheduled a haircut … More We Just Came Back From Florida

I remember singing Walk Like An Egyptian when I was younger.  I would have never known that Sydney would sing The Bangles hit song today.  Sydney is now an Egyptian Princess. Children with autism have a variety of interests.  People will ask me what is Sydney obsessed with now.  I try not to think of … More Walk Like An Egyptian

    What is normal? Is it just the setting on the dryer? What does normal look like?  Is a family normal because they have a father, a mother, a house, kids and a golden retriever?  Guess what? Normal is overrated. I am embarrassed to say that I let society define what normal meant, and … More Today Our Family Was Normal

My sister and I both had chores when we were younger. Our main chore was to keep our rooms cleaned. Mommy was very particular about how things were cleaned.  So, if we cleaned she would come behind us and clean it again. We never had a dishwasher when we were growing up.  We were the … More Your Name Isn’t Cinderella

    According to WebMD, I should probably be dead by now. Do you ever have symptoms and immediately start searching the web? Your conclusion, is that you are dying! Recently people have been telling me how tired I look. Next, they ask me if I am sick.  I never know how to respond when … More According to WebMD…..

  Harrison and I were talking yesterday. He said he thought people would unfriend me on Facebook and I would be upset. First, I told Harrison that if they unfriended me they weren’t my friends in the first place. Why would they unfriend me? He asked me how I keep track of my blog, Sydney’s … More Please Read, Before You Unfriend Me

I am sure that most of you know where this blog is going.  For some of my new followers, let me give you a brief history with Sydney, Amazon and Fios.  Sydney amazes me at how smart she is.  She has acquired new skills that she doesn’t always share.  Her keyboarding skills and knowledge to … More Hello Amazon, It’s Me Brooke

  People have told me that their children have all taken something small from the store when they were younger. A candy bar or a toy from the checkout aisle.  I never took anything from the store when I was younger.  I was a perfect child. Just saying.  When Harrison was 4 years old he … More Sydney, That’s Shoplifting!

Some days Autism is hard.  Autism lately has me puzzled. All of the pieces are not fitting together.  In my earlier blogs, I told you how Sydney would love to line her toys or dvds in a straight, organized line.  Well, Sydney missed the memo last week because this mess would send a person with … More Was That Autism?