The Day Charlie Stayed Inside All Day
31 August 2011
Jim back to work Tuesday and Wednesday (from 8am till 10pm), me back to work on Friday, my parents visiting, no school, summer vacation, Hurricane... Read more →
August 2011
Anxiety Comes to Roost In Our Front Yard
30 August 2011
Jim went to work in New York on Tuesday morning. Charlie had been in a state of high anxiety the night before. Upon hearing that... Read more →
Our modest north-central New Jersey town apparently suffered some of the worst damage in our county in Hurricane Irene. We've been too lucky: Some 1,200... Read more →
Hurricane Irene and Charlie
28 August 2011
Hurricane Irene came and went, leaving a submerged car in the center of our town, a few blocks from our house. A flooded-out car under... Read more →
What We Did Before the Hurricane Came
27 August 2011
Bike ride #1 around 9am Saturday morning. Bike ride #2 about 90 minutes later; it was supposed to be a long one but needling rain... Read more →
Biking With Friends
26 August 2011
A friend texted me this morning and said she and one of her sons were planning to bike the Jersey horse country trail that Jim... Read more →
The Eternal Autismland Conundrum
25 August 2011
It is the eternal conundrum. The same day your child has a mammoth, sweaty evening behavior storm was the day he biked the most ever... Read more →
Actually Waiting For Dad
24 August 2011
So Jim went to work on Wednesday morning and Charlie -- not that he was sure he would -- survived. Of course, Jim has always... Read more →
Anticipating Waiting For Dad
23 August 2011
Jim has to go into New York today to work today and we'd prepared Charlie in advance, via the hand-written multicolor calendar I made last... Read more →
270 Miles Since School Let Out: Yes, All This Boy Does Is Ride His Bike
22 August 2011
270 miles is how far Jim and Charlie have ridden bikes since Charlie finished ESY the Wednesday before last. Monday started with a morning bike... Read more →
Summer Training With Our Own Personal Trainer
21 August 2011
It occurred to both Jim and me yesterday that Charlie has been about the same height -- a few inches shorter than Jim -- for... Read more →
Summer's Not Quite Over Yet
20 August 2011
Just two more weeks remain before Charlie returns full-time to the classroom. So far -- I know, knock on all available wood -- this has... Read more →
It Ended With a Dance Party
19 August 2011
' No camp' was the word from Charlie on Friday morning; he instead asked to go out to Jersey horse country and cast us his... Read more →
Under the Weather, and Telling Us In So Many Words and Ways
19 August 2011
A 2am wake-up on Thursday, unpacking the bag with his swimsuit and towel, some strong no's at the mention of 'camp': Via all these, Charlie... Read more →
Camp No Camp Yes Camp
17 August 2011
We had thought we'd pick up Charlie at 2pm from camp on Wednesday but a call from his counselor at 12.30 led to us getting... Read more →
Why the iPad is Charlie's AAC Device
16 August 2011
Charlie started Tuesday morning by getting dressed in his swimsuit, putting the boogie board in the back of the white car, and telling us 'no... Read more →
Charlie Goes to Camp
15 August 2011
Charlie's first day ever of day camp went quite well. It's been a long time since we left him with anyone besides his teachers at... Read more →
It was one rainy Sunday
15 August 2011
Counting the one ride they did on Sunday, Jim calculated that he and Charlie biked 106 miles since Thursday. So no big surprise that the... Read more →
A Very Long Saturday (With Minestrone)
13 August 2011
Saturday was one of our 'classic marathon days.' Charlie awake around 4.45am, 40 miles of bike riding (the first at 8am followed by a very... Read more →
Tumult In the Inbetween Time
12 August 2011
Charlie's working through a change (an increase) in dosage for one of the medications he takes, along with transitioning through ESY ending and anticipating going... Read more →