This has been a test of the Overwhelmed Blogger System. This was only a test. Had this been a real Blogging Emergency- instead of a two-week writing dry spell accompanied by hormonal fluctuations that make Menopause look like Ghandi- an alert would be sent out via email, text, Skype, Twitter and Facebook. We now return…
Jesus, that could have been Andrew
Did you hear about what happened to us this weekend? It was one of the scariest five minutes of our lives. A reminder that things can change in a split second. A reminder that we had gotten too comfortable, too complacent, too confident. Thankfully, THANKFULLY, it ended happily. And then yesterday, 48 hours after our…
Good Morning!
Good Morning Everyone! This is Andrew, Jo’s nine year old son. I just wanted to stop by and let you know how she’s doing today. She’s tired. Super tired. I woke her up at 2 this morning and refused to go back to sleep. She tried everything! She sang to me, rubbed my back, gave…
Isn’t it Ironic?
I spent the majority of my late teens desperately trying to escape the confines of my parents and their outdated and unfair rules. I smoked like a chimney, switching to Menthols when I had a cold or the flu, because they “felt” better and “soothed” my throat. I snuck booze out of my parents liquor…
Weekly Review – Dealing with a Lazy Husband, Getting Fired by Your Doctor, and Why My Unromantic Date Night didn’t Suck
Hiya! I’m sorry I’ve been so flaky around here lately. It’s partly due to this bullcrap they call summer vacation, where kids are asked to stay home from school for unbearable lengths of time and parents are forced to….parent them. Mostly though, it’s due to the fact that I’ve been lazy. But, I have been…
Autism Studies Reveal a Bunch of Crap Most of Us Already Knew
So there were two studies released on Monday, July 4th, 2011 regarding Autism, genetics, and environmental factors. Both studies claim that environmental factors should not be ruled out when it comes to determining the causes of Autism. Um. Duh. Honestly? I don’t think we should be ruling anything out at this point. Especially when it…
Shut.Up.
He is wiggling in his seat and not the good kind of wiggle It’s the kind that let’s me know all hell is about to break loose “It’s okay baby,” I purr as we pull out of the driveway but his wiggles turn to whines and I turn to the deep breathing I…