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Part I: A Break in the Routine

Since we could not really afford a big family vacation, I decided that I would use my remaining vacation time to take off a bunch of Friday and Saturday nights. I work a 4 day work week, so this would reduce my wor…
The End of Summer

Diagnosis: End-of-Summer Malaise. Late last week I returned from the most relaxing vacay I've had in four years. And then I remained in that mode via a "staycay" for the next nearly four days. Ahhhh. (I'll be startin…
Gotta Please Him

We were having a rough week. We were on vacation, which The Boy can handle for only so long. He longs for school, and structure, and his own familiar surroundings. He gets cranky, irritable, and sometimes downright i…
The Magic of Seattle

Shortly after Ryan's first birthday we took a family vacation to Seattle to coincide with a friend's wedding. That week, we noticed Ryan spontaneously doing age-appropriate things he had never done before: clapping, wa…
Summer Travel Tips for Families Living with Autism

The Autism Society is committed to providing information that will help you live your best journey with autism. In celebration of the unofficial start of summer, we would like to share with you this helpful list of va…
"Look Mom It's A Dinosaur Butt"

I couldn’t believe it. I swear, it sounded like she said “Look Mom! A dinosaur butt!” What she actually said was “Look Mom! A dinosaur foot!” It was hilarious. My daughter is always comin…
Vacationing In Virginia With The Family

I had a nice weekend with my family. We went up to Virginia, and stayed in a small motel in Williamsburg. Originally, we were going to find a place to camp, but the motel was having a special. Only $35.99 a night. My…
Epic Adventure

"i'm ready for our epic adventure:D" read the text from Allie. We all had the same sense that a week in Montana's Glacier National Park with no wifi, cell coverage, or television would be just that: epic.
A vacation... for me.

As I was cleaning out my files, I came across this story. Although I wrote it more than twenty years ago when Brandon was fifteen, I thought it was worth sharing. For Brandon's fifteenth birthday my sister asked if Bra…
What to Do With Time Off?

Always the dilemma during an extended period of time off from school for the boys. This year it was fairly easy as Dan has discovered he is in love with trekking through the countryside so we didn't have to spend a l…