We Go With Him

I thought I heard Charlie cracking a knuckle at 3.30ish. He was up, showered and dressed at 5am and we went for a walk in... Read more →

A significant change in the barometric pressure made for much more easeful bike riding, walking and generally being on Wednesday. After a walk (which involved... Read more →

I don't know how he does it. Charlie woke around 3am Tuesday morning and stayed awake in his room and the brown chair and walking... Read more →

Global warming made it possible for Charlie and Jim to miss nary a day of bike riding this winter but I had a feeling the... Read more →

Amid bike riding (22 miles on Sunday for a 50 miles weekend), walking, pacing, stomping in certain areas of the house where the floor has... Read more →

After a late morning walk (because Charlie slept in), I mentioned that he might leave his sweatshirt in the car when he and Jim rode... Read more →

Monday is a holiday here in the US, Memorial Day. In New Jersey, it is also the start of the summer 'go to the actual... Read more →

Jim and I drove up to the Big Autism Center on Thursday morning to see the spring concert and to see the Charlie's back in... Read more →

For the third straight day in a row, Charlie got very upset at school. But Wednesdy he worked through it and things did not escalate.... Read more →

Since last Wednesday night, Charlie has been going to sleep at a reasonable hour and sleeping soundly. Tonight he is wakeful. But there are a... Read more →

At graduation on Monday for the small college I work at, I clapped and smiled broadly -- beamed -- as certain students filed by, some... Read more →

I'm sure Charlie threw the books on Saturday night in full-out anxiety about his birthday party on Sunday. It was a reminder of why, for... Read more →

Plans for a decidedly lowkey birthday party and Jim slipping into New York to celebrate a friend receiving a Master's degree in the evening were... Read more →

Clearly exercise is a big part of life for Charlie aka "Mr. 24 Miles on a Friday" (he and Jim are readying to go on... Read more →

With Charlie, it's so often a matter of completely opposite extremes all at once. Thursday was a hyperenergy - fatigue kind of day. Up all... Read more →

On a walk this morning at 5.15am, Charlie and I discovered that the humid weather of the past couple of days had subsided. A cool... Read more →

From start to finish! Thank you to everyone for the lovely birthday wishes! Read more →

My thought was to do something special for this post for Charlie's 15th birthday. After all, he is 15 years old today, 15 May 2012,... Read more →

I had just brought the two black bikes out to the driveway in preparation for a ride out to Jersey horse country where the bike... Read more →

Charlie's blue blanket and yellow sheet were on his bed by 2am yesterday night(morning) but he was already thoroughly conked out on the blue couch.... Read more →