Yesterday we went to Meijer Gardens with our homeschool group. We’ve been so many places this summer: the aquatic center, the zoo, so many parks, the county fair, the children’s museum, to the store almost every day. I’m learning to turn what’s been, “always no, unless there’s a really good reason,” into “always yes, unless […]
Category Archives: Kender
Links and Things
I don’t have a loud voice shouting to get out today, so instead here are some little voices. My middle child loves to go out in the rain. As soon as a downpour starts, he’s at the front door asking to go out in it. I love being able to say yes. Yes! Go dance […]
Fake a Disability
“Hey, did you know that [insert disability here] people get to [insert special access here]? We could do that, too, because the government says that businesses aren’t allowed to ask questions. Here, you pretend to have [insert disability here] and I’ll [get fake certification/baldly lie/pretend nothing’s wrong], and then we’ll get [insert special access here], […]
Happy Birthday, Kender!
Today is Kender’s sixth birthday. I don’t think he understands what that means. He screams no, covers his ears, and walks away if we say, “Happy Birthday!” or try to sing. He’s never been able to say, “I’m (xx) years old.” He doesn’t talk about his birthday, he doesn’t ask for a party, he doesn’t […]
The Kender Report
It’s been 2 months since we first brought A’Kos to stay with us. It’s time for an update on how things are going, and things are going amazingly well. A’Kos has blended right into the family. Perhaps I’ll be a little more resentful of taking him potty when it’s 20 below outside, but for now […]
Graduation
The last day of class finally arrived on Friday. No more lessons, no more lectures, no more getting up early to track Kender through the mud. We volunteered for the last available test slot, so we didn’t even have to check out of the hotel early. At breakfast, A’Kos and Kender cuddled up even more […]
Practice, Practice, Practice
Most of this week has been practice, review, doing the same things over and over. We do an outdoor tracking session every day, followed by time at 4 Paws for lecture, practice, and questions. Afternoons are either at the mall for practice, questions, and indoor tracking, or else more lecture and review at 4 Paws. […]
So Tired!
Everybody is tired right now. All of us parents are tired and venting to each other online (because we’re often too busy with our children and too tired to actually socialize at breakfast and dinner). Our children are tired and acting out, harder to control, having more seizures, running away more, every problem we are […]
Over the Weekend
I didn’t post last night because it was just a rotten evening. Everybody was exhausted, and I had some bizarre allergic reaction to I don’t know what that left my eyes crossed and my brain fuzzy, so we just came back to the room and went to bed early. Friday evening, though, the most amazing […]
Out In Public
This morning Kender got up close and personal with A’Kos again. He stayed up a little late last night and so was grumpy and sleepy today. A’Kos became a handy cuddle toy after Kender was done with his breakfast. This morning’s tracking session was wet and rainy, but blessedy not as cold and windy as […]