Here is my most recent post. Im still learning how to forward to another blog, so click HERE for the new URL and full post.https://8busybees.com/2018/04/30/we-came-we-saw-we-conquered-we-did-it-scared/ I'm one in a hundred (or rather three hundred twenty). Are you too?I have a little fear of heights (Acrophobia)--mixed with a good sized bit of Basophobia (fear of falling). [...]
I know it's an overly dramatic title. Music is not really dead, but I feel a large part of Firstborn's life is being put away. Firstborn has been playing in an orchestra since just after his third grade year. That's roughly 12 years. It has been the "medicine" which helped him work through emotions when [...]
Every year I struggle with how to address this month, and in particular April 2, Autism Awareness Day. I am so grateful that so many more people are aware of Autism. In days past, whenever one of my boys would flip into meltdown mode or start stimming at an "inappropriate" time or place I would [...]
For me, Spring always brings a sense of renewal and hope as we begin to sees trees and flowers awakening after a long, cold winter. This time of year our family celebrates Easter. We try to do any fun stuff (egg hunts, candy) on Saturday and leave Sunday to focus on the meaning of the [...]
Photo credit: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-mathematics-of-juggling-20170524/ I didn't realize how dependent I am on my planner until I was without the first two+ weeks of the year. The one I ordered finally came yesterday after a shipping snafu. I had a small paper January calendar where I could keep track of big things like appointments, but the daily [...]
Just when you think you're gaining traction, you find out it's 95% likely that you'll move. To another state. Into a smaller home. And school is starting soon. I still have plenty of posts planned for the future. And if I can manage it, I'll continue my putting up Throwback Thursday posts for new content [...]
8/16/10 Wow. Been a while since I posted. I had a pretty hard year. A few months after my ectopic pregnancy I got pregnant again and was pretty excited. I was pretty sick, which I took to be good sign--baby must be growing right--right? I was dealing with thyroid issues and went to an endocrinologist [...]
When I was a little girl, I remember a Sunday lesson on death. The teacher had a glove. She asked us if it could move on its own. We answered no. She put the glove on and demonstrated how moving her fingers inside the glove would make it move, but the glove had no power [...]
It's the end of the year and that means concerts, festivals, evaluations and the like. Lawboy just finished all of assessments. He got Superior (I) ratings for both the County and State level Solo and Small Ensemble festivals. His orchestra just came away with a First Place trophy for their Large Ensemble. These guys routinely [...]
I've been a long-time crafter of some sort. I think it stems from the fact I come from a very creative family. My father sings, plays multiple instruments and is a good photographer. My mother sews, draws and oil paints, and used to play the accordion and piano by ear (before arthritis got to her). [...]
