Happy Birthday to my Twin Tornadoes

So Friday (today) is the 5th birthday of Stone and Ty – our not-so-little (anymore) infamous Twin Tornadoes. At nearly 5 am on Saturday, November 19, 2005 they each entered our world and of course, life hasn’t been the same since. Every parent knows that parenthood itself is an adventure one is never truly prepared […]

Stone progress report (School & Tantrums) – October 2010

It’s been a few months since my last update on Stone so I thought it would be a good time to provide a synopsis of his progress. And the good news is we continue to see progress with him. In my last update, I talked about how Stone and Ty were both enrolled in a […]

Remembering Frankie & Rusty – and the power of pets

I was up early this morning – for some reason Stone decided to wake up at 2 am – so I had a lot of time to read articles online. One headline caught my eye  (With pets as ‘part of the family’ grief hits hard when they pass) and the article tugged at my heartstrings […]

Making Time for Ty

I’ve spent a good deal of time using my blog and Facebook to provide updates about Stone and the issues we face regarding his Autism. Of course, he has a twin brother Ty – and as often happens when there is a child in a family who has special needs, it’s sometimes easy to overlook […]