Well, who isn’t? So I was having lunch with two of my friends the other day when someone in the restaurant coughed. There was a pause in the conversation. We all looked at each other. One of my friends said, “Did you hear that? Are you thinking what I’m thinking-that it’s Swine Flu?” Of course, [...]
Entries from April 2009
April 28, 2009
Dating Your Husband
Is it possible to rise above the mess of day to day life and find your way back to a romantic relationship? I have a couple of friends who have “date nights” with their husband. Once a week (at least), they get a babysitter and head out to have dinner and/or see a movie. They’re [...]
April 27, 2009
Blogging about Autism
Please check it out I’ve started blogging for the website momlogic about teenagers and young adults with autism. My first post went up today. Please check it out if you’re interested. And, just so you know, that elegant sad-looking woman in the large photo is NOT me. My photo’s at the bottom. I don’t know who [...]
April 25, 2009
Follow-Up to the Book Giveaway
And the winner of a brand new copy of GROWING UP ON THE SPECTRUM is . . . Kim v. I’ll contact you directly via email, Kim, to get your snail mail address. The winning pick was randomly generated using random.org and anyone who tweeted or mentioned it on facebook got both comments counted. It was [...]
April 20, 2009
Has Anyone Seen My Memory?
I know I put it down around here somewhere I’ve been very worried lately about how I can’t seem to remember anything–it’s like I think of something I should do or say and then it just disappears. Not to mention all the appointments I miss and the phone calls I never return. I’m always terrified these are [...]
April 15, 2009
Spring (Heart) Break
Learning to separate all over again There have been many times since I first had kids when a long vacation hasn’t ended soon enough for me, times when I’ve counted down the hours until the school bus would show up once again at our door, times when I’ve practically slammed that door on my kids’ backs and [...]
April 13, 2009
Autism Book Giveaway!
Just in time for National Autism Month One of the great advantages of being a book author is that you have control over your working hours which, for me, means that when my kids are on vacation, I’M on vacation. I’ll have decades of writing time to myself once the kids are out of the [...]
