So, you may have heard me mention a time or two, perhaps in passing, that I have an emotionally intense son. (And…the winner for Understatement Of The Year, Blog Edition…goes to…Jen! From Laughing at Chaos!!! <the crowd goes wild>) Yes, …
From time to time I get cocky. I look around and think, “Oh, things seem to be going well. I can add <insert interesting but time-consuming activity here>.” And then, because Murphy and his little Law live in my basement, …
I’ve been reading all the comments left this week on the interview post with Christine Fonseca. Some have been amusing, some have been heartbreaking, and I related to them all. That’s what raising emotionally intense gifted kids is like: amusing, …
You know what should be on any list I have? The ability to get something posted when I intend to have it posted! Or the ability to set fire to my to-do list, which I have officially named Shemp. Because …
This giveaway is now closed. *************************** Hi. Remember me? The nice lady who posted last week about kids and their giftedness and then dropped off the face of the blasted earth? Yeah, um, sorry about that. See, I wrote that …
If there is a book about teaching kids about their giftedness, I’ve missed it. Or it’s in the pile of books threatening to topple over and smother me as I work. Either way, I need it in my life because …
After the heavy and intense posts of the last few days, now it’s time for something completely different! Sweet. Fruity. Refreshing. I’m really more excited about this than I should be. The boys love popsicles. They eat popsicles nearly every …
Today is my birthday. Thirty-seven candles on the gluten-free cake. Strange, I don’t feel that old. I don’t feel half that old. I’m celebrating by getting the hell out of town going up to Winter Park with my girlfriends for …
I’m nothing if not honest here. Honest with a healthy dose of common sense. There are things I won’t discuss, like my sex life or money. Other things, like religion and politics and the Great Pumpkin are open season, and …
