Last night Dan and I watched His Dark Materials. He was riveted. I have always loved the books and I am overcome by the tv adaptation. He sat facing forward, so serious. I was laying with my body kind of twisted. I laid my head on his little tummy. It was so soft and warm.Continue reading “When Your Sweet Boy With ASD Has to Change Schools”
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Graduation
For five years, we took our baby boy to Heartland Elementary School. On his first day, he punched some kid in the face. About a week later, the principal called because they couldn’t find him anywhere. He was the cutest little guy. I told her that she would find him in the bushes making anContinue reading “Graduation”
Mornings With A Pre-Teen Type 1 Diabetic With Autism Who Snuck High Carb Snacks for Breakfast
It shouldn’t surprise me, but it does. This morning was rough. This morning, I woke up to Dan’s glucometer buzzing. His blood sugars were high. Instead of jumping out of bed to face the noise, I shrunk under the blanket and hid my head in the pillow. Antonio pulled himself tighter into me, then said,Continue reading “Mornings With A Pre-Teen Type 1 Diabetic With Autism Who Snuck High Carb Snacks for Breakfast”
A Day In The Life
Today I am tired. I did my best yesterday. I really did. I actually exercised! I went on a short walk with a dear friend. She pushed her 4 year old in a stroller and we had a nice visit. And she gave me pears from her tree! So, to recap–I actually participated in aContinue reading “A Day In The Life”
Sorry
I want to talk about the words… Love means never having to say you’re sorry. It’s from the movie Love Story. I have never seen this movie. But I’ve thought a lot about the words… In all of my relationships, I’m always saying sorry. Antonio is always saying sorry. Dan uses apologies like a littleContinue reading “Sorry”
Good Morning
There are people I know who wake up without alarms. Dan, Antonio, my mother, my mother in law… these people all wake up without any outside help. Granted, I woke up Antonio this morning by accidentally dropping the cat on him, but USUALLY he wakes up without my help. For me, waking up is aContinue reading “Good Morning”
Childhood Diabetes Today
In the picture above, you can see Dan on the first day of school, standing next to his dad, posing for a picture with his trusty diabetes kit hanging from his shoulder. He goes everywhere with it. Some of you know how this works, many of you don’t. Back in April this year, Dan wasContinue reading “Childhood Diabetes Today”
Cheetos
Storytime. Once upon a time a little boy by the name of Stan (names have been changed to protect the guilty) got in trouble at school. He felt badly about it. But Stan had a plan. Stan was a man with a plan. Stan asked his naive parents if he could walk to school onContinue reading “Cheetos”
A Song of Ice and Ice
Two brothers. Stand on a precipice. A wilderness of ice and snow before them. They command the western wastelands of ice and snow. They last about 5 minutes before proclaiming that their fingers are frozen. And we go to another park. Where the temperature is literally 20 degrees warmer. Weird. Utah is weird.
New Shoes
Dan has been growing so fast! Look at these shoes! Hahaha! I crack myself up. But seriously… Remember when Dan rode his bike to church? According to Google Maps–we live 1.2 miles from the church building. This is what he looked like after riding his bike those 1.2 miles. On Monday, Dan was determined toContinue reading “New Shoes”
The Daily Observations of Genesis Eve Garcia 