Now that Ryan is old enough and large enough to ride in the front seat of our car, he takes great pleasure in assuming the role of in-car DJ. The second he’s buckled in, he begins scanning the programmed radio stations, looking for a song he likes. Ryan’s taste in music isn’t bad. Unlike his […]
Read more "Grammar Lesson With DJ Ryan"Ryan lost a tooth yesterday. We know this because he came up from watching TV in the basement during breakfast and announced “I lost a tooth.” Ever the literal child, Ryan’s pronouncement meant exactly what he said: He lost a tooth. As in, pulled it out of his mouth and misplaced it somewhere. Missing. Lost. […]
Read more "He’s A Hockey Player"The school year is ending and Ryan will be moving on to yet another school. Beyond regular teacher gifts, Veronica wanted to do something extra to acknowledge the incredible experience we had with Ryan’s teachers and aide this year. The following is a letter Veronica sent to the school principal, assistant principal, district superintendent and […]
Read more "Guest Post: A Letter of Thanks"We haven’t had a ton of success taking Ryan to the movies over the years. His issues weren’t sensory — the overly loud previews don’t seem to bother him at all, for example — but rather attention span. Ryan couldn’t stay engaged with anything that lasted 90 minutes or more. We did OK with some […]
Read more "At the Movies"“Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser,” said Vince Lombardi, famously. We don’t necessarily subscribe to that philosophy in our household, but both Veronica and I believe it is important to teach our kids to win and lose. We never believed in playing games until everyone won. We preferred to allow […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 