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Tag Archives: Holidays
Happy Holidays!
Katie and I wish everyone a peaceful and relaxing holiday season. I’ll be back in two weeks with more of my Unplanned Life….
Christmas Crafts, Part 3
Back by popular demand: my Christmas story, in three parts, which first appeared here in December 2011. It’s been updated a bit, but mostly it’s the same story that made readers laugh until they cried. Go on, read it again…. … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Change, Creativity, Department 56, Divorce, Family, Gratitude, Holidays, Letting Go, North Pole Village, Single Parent, Unplanned Life
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Christmas Crafts, Part 2
Back by popular demand: my Christmas story, in three parts, which first appeared here in December 2011. It’s been updated a bit, but mostly it’s the same story that made readers laugh until they cried. Go on, read it again…. … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Creativity, Department 56, Divorce, Family, Grandpa Jack, Holidays, Letting Go, North Pole Village, Unplanned Life
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Christmas Crafts, Part 1
Back by popular demand: my Christmas story, in three parts, which first appeared here in December 2011. It’s been updated a bit, but mostly it’s the same story that made readers laugh until they cried. Go on, read it again…. … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Creativity, Department 56, Divorce, Family, Grandpa Jack, Holidays, Letting Go, North Pole Village, Unplanned Life
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One Special Child
In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought I’d post a poem on gratitude from my chapbook, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, forthcoming from Finishing Line Press in 2016. And yes, I’m terrifically grateful that FLP accepted my manuscript—even if … Continue reading
Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash–November Update
As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities, challenges, and FUN designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th Birthday, Art, Bankhead Theater, Birthdays, Family, Firehouse Arts Center, Food, Harrington Gallery, Holidays, LUMA, Milestones, NaNoWriMo, New Things, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Summer Break
It’s summer and my daughter Katie has a week off before summer school starts. So we are off enjoying the warm sand and ocean breezes while we can. We’ll be back tomorrow to sort through the chaos in our garage in … Continue reading
Our iPad Adventure Begins
As I wrote last week, my daughter Katie received an iPad for Christmas. It finally arrived on the 26th, and Michael 2.0 and Katie happily tore open the packaging to get at the plain white box. Michael set up the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Autism, Holidays, iPad, Letter Ninja, Rayman Jungle Run, Unplanned Life
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Christmas Surprises
Christmas was very low-key and relaxing this year—a pleasant change from many holidays in the past. And no, if you are wondering: Michael 2.0 and I did not create any new traditions. We didn’t even spend Christmas together. He went … Continue reading
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Tagged AAC, Advocacy, Apple, Augmented Communication, Autism, Family, Holidays, iPad, Parenting, Speech Delay, Unplanned Life
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The Season of Awe and Wonder
I recently participated in a winter workshop on awe and wonder. Those words appear quite frequently at this time of year, and who could blame anyone for using them? They really are such lovely and inspiring terms. Awe and wonder – … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Awe, Fear, Holidays, Unplanned Life, Wonder
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