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Elmo, Barney, Berenstain Bears, and Snow White! Huh?

October 31, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Elmo, Barney, Berenstain Bears, and Snow White! Huh?

Two weeks ago Maddy started asking, “Elmo, Barney, Berenstain Bears, and Snow White!” Huh? This was met with a blank stare from me as I tried to solve this LSAT question about the relationship … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, holiday, humour Tagged With: barney, berenstain bears, bus, communication, disney, elmo, fall, farm, farmers market, field trip, Halloween, lifeskills, memory, netflix, Parkside Farms, pumpkins, rebel, school, snow white, special needs, spooky, stranger things, teacher, thanksgiving

To Make Her Laugh #streamteam

June 15, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

To Make Her Laugh #streamteam

Maddy finds it extremely distressing when anyone in our family is crying. “To make her laugh,” becomes her mantra as she sets about trying everything she can to make the person feel better. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, cleaning, humour, sponsored, stuff I like, tv, Uncategorized Tagged With: #streamteam, comedy, humour, netflix, special needs siblings, stand-up comedy, television, tv

Isn’t There an Adult Around? When the Child Becomes the Parent.

March 21, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Isn’t There an Adult Around? When the Child Becomes the Parent.

My mother is having open heart surgery right now. I’ve been shaking since yesterday morning. The nerves committed, with equal swiftness and intensity, to the panic attack agenda. Nerves are bastards. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: humour, parenting Tagged With: aging parents, anxiety, heart surgery, hospitals, raising girls, raising teens, raising tweens, sandwich generation, stress

Essential Oils for ADHD – Helpful or Just Snake Oil?

March 8, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Essential Oils for ADHD – Helpful or Just Snake Oil?

I’ve been toying with the idea of trying out essential oils to help me manage my ADHD and anxiety symptoms, as well as to kick these sinus & headache problems to the curb. I was shopping with my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, anxiety, humour Tagged With: adhd brain, adhd treatment, books, contentration, essential oils, fixed thinking, focus, headaches, sinus

Cheater Cheater Ice Cream Eater

March 1, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Cheater Cheater Ice Cream Eater

Nerdguy and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary this month. And it may all be coming to a screeching halt once he hears my confessions. The kids aren’t going to side with me either, and I don’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: humour, sponsored, tv Tagged With: #streamteam, binge watching, ice cream, marriage, netflix, snacks, television, tv, working from home

Tips for Holiday Entertaining – Don’t Invite Squirrels!

December 19, 2016 By Tara 2 Comments

Tips for Holiday Entertaining – Don’t Invite Squirrels!

Somehow over the years I have become worse and worse about hosting people for anything more than a cup of coffee, and maybe a bowl of chips if I’m in the mood for sharing, and Maggie hasn’t found them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, holiday, humour, sponsored, Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, christmas centrepiece, cooking, entertaining, parties, turkey

I Would Join an Exhausted Mom Support Group if it Consisted Entirely of Napping

November 1, 2016 By Tara 2 Comments

I Would Join an Exhausted Mom Support Group if it Consisted Entirely of Napping

I just dropped Grace off at Sibshop, which is her monthly support group basically for siblings of kids with special needs. Except they play games, do crafts, and eat pizza, which I don’t think you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, humour, parenting Tagged With: cpap, Halloween, naps, Seinfeld, siblings, sibshop, sisters, sleep apnea, special needs siblings, support groups, twins

Halloween Help for Mummy

October 31, 2016 By Tara Leave a Comment

Halloween Help for Mummy

It’s pretty widely known that Halloween is right up there on my list of annual things I hate, that I just have to “get through,” along with invasive gynaecological procedures and wasp season. So I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: holiday, humour, sponsored, things that are trying to kill me, tv Tagged With: #streamteam, costumes, dora, Halloween, netflix, pumpkins, science, STEM, tv, word party

Back to School. Eventually.

September 6, 2016 By Tara 2 Comments

Back to School. Eventually.

School starts tomorrow for my kids. On a Wednesday. At first I was convinced that the theatre camp Molly attended in the summer was backfiring in a big way and had made my truthful tween into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, autism, holiday, humour, parenting Tagged With: back to school, bts, raising girls, school, school lunches, shopping, siblings, special needs siblings, summer, summer vacation

The Five Minute Lunch Challenge

August 29, 2016 By Tara Leave a Comment

The Five Minute Lunch Challenge

Packing lunches has got to be the worst way to start the day. Actually, waking up with a tarantula in your bed is worse, but meal prep is a very close second. I make lunches for the three apples … [Read more...]

Filed Under: humour, parenting, sponsored Tagged With: back to school, bts, iogo Nano, school, school lunches

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