There's No Such Thing As Nonsense
31 May 2011
I've had some research about bilingualism on my mind after reading it over the weekend. I know a couple of languages and, thanks to the... Read more →
May 2011
In Which We Drive to the Beach But That Is All
30 May 2011
Charlie had yesterday off from school as it was a US holiday, Memorial Day. Generally holidays and any sort of day off from school irks... Read more →
No Kung Fu Panda 2 For Us
29 May 2011
As the above photo attests, the bike trail won over the beach yesterday. The temperature was into the low 90s degrees Fahrenheit so a dip... Read more →
For Now, Bike Trail over the Beach
28 May 2011
After Easter Sunday when Charlie decided to swim as far as he could go into the ocean and we had to call 911, we have... Read more →
SubUrban Bike Adventure
27 May 2011
If it were up to me, Charlie would be stuck riding around our neighborhood streets. Jim being the master planner behind all things of a... Read more →
Jim's book won an award!
26 May 2011
Jim went to Jersey City last night to accept the J. Owen Grundy History Award for his book On the Irish Waterfront: The Crusader, the... Read more →
Music To All Ears
25 May 2011
I went to the Spring Sing at Charlie's school on Wednesday afternoon and, as you can guess, I got a bit choked up. Seeing Charlie... Read more →
Long Walk in Jerseyland
24 May 2011
Around 7.30pm, Charlie asked for a walk. Jim had to stay late in New York for an event so a bike ride was not looking... Read more →
Dawn Till Dark
23 May 2011
Morning. Afternoon. Night. Ok, the last photo wasn't exactly taken at night but all three photo should give you an idea of how we spent... Read more →
Goodnight, Get Up and Sweet Dreams (Hopefully)
22 May 2011
For all that he's so active -- Charlie and Jim rode over 50 miles on their bikes this past weeked, with two good rides on... Read more →
How far today?
21 May 2011
A lot of the posts I write at Care2.com don't have a ton to do with Charlie or autism but two I wrote today that... Read more →
Boys Grow Up
20 May 2011
We are a tired household tonight, in part because of the usual round of exercise (in the photo above, Charlie is about to take off... Read more →
A Guest at the Center and a Different Walk
19 May 2011
Charlie's erratic sleep pattern has its benefits, so to speak. As on Wednesday, Charlie struggled to wake up and get out of bed on Thursday... Read more →
In which The Very Hungry Caterpillar is referred to at least once
18 May 2011
Wednesday had all the ingredients for 'interestingness' (i.e., behavioral storm trouble): (1) Rain, rain, rain (actually, it's been raining since the weekend and it's not... Read more →
Making the iPad Regular or, Replacements, Not Ramones
17 May 2011
Charlie's Tuesday started with him bouncing out of bed super fast on hearing Jim tell him to say good-bye to my parents, Gong Gong and... Read more →
Post-Birthday Syndrome
17 May 2011
Charlie's class went on their weekly grocery store visit on Monday afternoon. At his teacher's suggestion, we had sent in some extra money so he... Read more →
Wonder Boy
15 May 2011
May as well get the tough stuff over first. On the afternoon of his fourteenth birthday, on the verge of a second bike ride which... Read more →
A Feeling of Accomplishment
14 May 2011
It started raining as we drove out to New Jersey horse country on Saturday morning. We kept driving, saying 'it'll let up.' If it didn't,... Read more →
Happy Birthday to Charlie
13 May 2011
Charlie's birthday is not till Sunday but we thought we'd get the festivities started by having a party on Friday afternoon. It was a most... Read more →