From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Fargo Flood–my 15-yr-old Sandbagging

March 28, 2009

My son lives in Fargo with his dad, three blocks from the rising flood waters, but behind a flood wall.  Max cares so much he’s been working every day at sandbagging the low-lying areas.  One night my son and his friend, Nigel, sandbagged from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.  His dad fed them a big [...]

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The skin is in: Softress is sensory-friendly body oil

March 25, 2009

For people like me who had Sensory Processing Disorder, Softress is a must-have. My skin had always felt crackly even though it wasn’t that dry. I felt my skin rubbing inside my clothes that to my acute senses felt like sandpaper. Now, I feel comfortable in my own skin. This I found surprising: After using [...]

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If I could have drawn this when I didn’t talk

March 19, 2009

Today, my daughter, who does not have autism, gave this to me, her mother who has autism. I’m sending this post to my Mum because when I was a kid I didn’t show much or say much, but I sure did love her. How do I love thee, let me count the ways:  oranges in [...]

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Greener than my beer from the 360 degree noises

March 18, 2009

That’s how I felt last night at the neighborhood bar celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. A cat will turn its ears toward a sound.  If there are too many sounds, the cat looks scared and will run away.  I’m like the cat when it comes to sound because it’s like my ears are turning toward each [...]

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