A Mommy Story

Dec 27, 2010

Christmas Gift Hall of Shame

On Christmas night, after everyone was gone, the wrapping paper bagged up, and the kids put to bed, I (of course) went to Twitter to see how everyone else spent the day. I found myself quickly reading … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Cordy, holidays, memories · Tagged: Aunt Dot

Dec 23, 2010

A Fair and Balanced Christmas

By Christina ·

I thought I had most of the Christmas shopping done long before today. But then when I paused for a moment to do a quick recap of the gifts I have for my two cherubs to unwrap on Christmas morning, I … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: being a mom, Cordy, family time, holidays, Mira, sisterhood ·

Dec 17, 2010

Dear Santa

By Christina ·

Hi Santa. I know you get a lot of requests this time of year, and many of them come from those far more in need than me. While my own two children are busy thinking up all of the toys and books they … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: holidays, me me me ·

Dec 13, 2010

A Message On Driving In Snow

By Christina ·

Note: I wrote this post as the third post EVER on this blog. And look, five years later it is still relevant! Please enjoy this repost today (slightly edited for relevance) since I doubt many of you … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: rant, snow · Tagged: idiots

Dec 7, 2010

Roller Coaster of Autism

By Christina ·

Raising a daughter with autism is a lot like riding a roller coaster. One minute you're climbing high, watching your child make huge gains and seeing nothing but the blue sky above you when it comes … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Autism, Cordy, daily life ·

Dec 1, 2010

Good Thing We Already Had The Backup

By Christina ·

Like many people, I love a good Black Friday sale. Last year, Aaron was the Black Friday king, making it to 5 stores (all with different opening times) and scoring everything on our list. This year … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Aaron, clearly insane, daily life · Tagged: TV

Nov 23, 2010