The Puppy

So, if you’ve been a follower for a while, you know that my son has moderate autism. he was diagnosed at 3 years old and he is now almost 5! (I can’t believe I just said that! Haha) and for the most part, he is still non-verbal. He mimics shows that he likes, and tellsContinue reading “The Puppy”

My son & Autism

So as some of you may know, my son was diagnosed with autism when he was 3. There are three “stages”, mild, moderate, and severe. My son has moderate. It has been a year since that official diagnosis and I wanted to give an update, as well as talk about some things that are prevalentContinue reading “My son & Autism”

I am… Me.

I am a mother A mother who never wants or desires a moment away from my children. I don’t need “me time” or space to myself My kids are parts of me, without them, I am not whole. I am a mother That instinct is strong within me I will mother anything and everything FromContinue reading “I am… Me.”

Letter to Santa from mum

A Letter To Santa From mom Dear Santa, I’ve been a good mom all year. I’ve fed, cleaned and cuddled my two children on demand, visited the doctor’s … Letter to Santa from mum I loved this post so much and I just had to jump in and write this. I was thoroughly inspired, thankContinue reading “Letter to Santa from mum”

Happy Thanksgiving

I stand here in my kitchen today slowly but surely getting Thanksgiving food prepared. The turkey is in the oven smothered and stuffed with butter and herbs, and the rolls are sitting out rising, awaiting their turn to be baked. Next comes the pie, I can’t wait for that. Pumpkin pie has always been myContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”

Recipe: chicken Parmesan sandwiches

I don’t know about you but I love chicken parm, however, I have to make a small tweak to the recipe because Parmesan doesn’t like me. So in my versions I only use mozzarella. (Still tastes great) Ingredients: Items needed: So you’ll start off by pre-heating the oven to 400°. While that’s heating up you’llContinue reading “Recipe: chicken Parmesan sandwiches”

Motherhood in a nutshell

It’s late, and it grows later as I bounce my 1 year old to sleep in her bouncer. My arm draped over the arm of the couch to gently push her chair up and down. We have all been very sick, a nasty cold. Everyone is tired, but feels too shitty to sleep. But asContinue reading “Motherhood in a nutshell”

You like music don’t you?

Honestly who doesn’t like music? In some form or another we hear music everyday. It’s a part of every culture, no matter where you go. I listen to the radio every weekday when I drive my son to school. And every now and then I hear songs that just hit me in a good way.Continue reading “You like music don’t you?”

End of summer talk

Leaves have begun to fall here in my small town I’ve had some new followers here recently and I realized, you may not know me, or know what this blog is about. So I thought I’d introduce myself a little and also just give everyone a small update on life here. Introducing myself My nameContinue reading “End of summer talk”

Just a chat

In all honesty, I had a whole post written yesterday that I didn’t finish. This morning I read back the first few sentences and I scratched the whole thing. Now here we are. I’ve had too much on my mind, and I’ve put a lot on my plate, which doesn’t exactly help the mental loadContinue reading “Just a chat”