Lifelong Learning

Baguette has a significant language delay. We do a lot of interpretation. She works so hard at communicating. I’m so impressed with her, and how diligent and persistent she is with any number of tasks. These are traits that are… Read moreLifelong Learning

Baguette, of Late

The last six weeks have been pretty incredible. Toward the end of December, both Baguette’s day care and our workplace closed for the holidays. At the same time, her evening ABA therapist got married and took a few weeks off…. Read moreBaguette, of Late

Things I’ve Been Thinking About

Baguette has done a lot of cool stuff lately. This will be a post of its own. It’s that much stuff. I’m glad the holidays are over, but I could really use a vacation. Good thing there’s a three-day weekend… Read moreThings I’ve Been Thinking About

Happy New Year!

So we planned a quiet New Year’s Eve at home with just the three of us. This was to follow a morning of snowshoeing at sort-of-nearby Mt. Pinos, with Bestie and her parents and another family. Baguette had a lot… Read moreHappy New Year!

Auld Lang Syne

When I was younger, I thought it would be fun to go to a big, blowout New Year’s Eve party. I never did. I’m totally fine with that. First of all, I didn’t want to go by myself; I wanted… Read moreAuld Lang Syne

Happy Anniversary, Wicket

In November 2009, Wicket followed Mr. Sandwich home from the corner store. Five years ago today, I picked her up from the shelter. Based on everyone’s best guess, she’s 16 or 17 now. She sleeps more and she can’t jump… Read moreHappy Anniversary, Wicket

Ten Things About Me

I totally stole this from Nina at Sleeping Should Be Easy. As you do. So here are 10 questions for you to answer on your blog(s), should you so choose. What’s the last movie you watched (in the theater or… Read moreTen Things About Me

Night-Night

If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that sleep has always been an issue for Baguette–and, by extension, for Mr. Sandwich and me. Baguette naps at day care, but not at home, and nighttime sleep is very hard to… Read moreNight-Night

A Little of This, A Little of That

Friday morning, I went to The Help Group Summit. For those of you not familiar with The Help Group, it’s an organization focused on research about and support for autism and ADHD. The annual Summit presents a variety of topics for… Read moreA Little of This, A Little of That

Friday 5: September 26, 2014

Thoughts from my week (or two): 1) I’m a little concerned about the nature of Baguette’s relationship with Bert from Sesame Street. She keeps kissing him and then feeding him to her dragon. 2) While I think she has a… Read moreFriday 5: September 26, 2014