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An Open Letter to Lady Gaga
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An Open Letter to Lady Gaga

March 26, 2019 Crankygiraffe1 Comment

*A has finally finished perfecting his letter to Lady Gaga and I've decided to add a little explanation to go along with it. We will be popping these letters in the mail today. We aren't sure if she will actually get it, but it's really what he wants to do and he knows she might… Continue reading An Open Letter to Lady Gaga

Boy Behind The Clouds
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Boy Behind The Clouds

March 1, 2019 Crankygiraffe1 Comment

"Dr. J thinks we should do something about A's anxiety, and I agree." This was the text message I received from my husband after he took our son to his doctors appointment to discuss his ADHD medications. As I mentioned previously, our 8 (almost 9) year old son struggles significantly with anxiety. Over the past… Continue reading Boy Behind The Clouds

Mommy, Do You Think She’ll Answer?
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Mommy, Do You Think She’ll Answer?

February 27, 2019February 28, 2019 Crankygiraffe4 Comments

"Mommy, I really need to write a letter to Lady Gaga. Do you think we can find her address on the internet?" "I'm sure we can, honey." "When she get's it, do you think she'll write back to me? I have some questions I want to ask her." "I'm not sure, honey. She's a really… Continue reading Mommy, Do You Think She’ll Answer?

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Assessment Continued

May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 Crankygiraffe2 Comments

We are here at day #2 of the Autism Assessment. I am feeling a heightened sense of stress and anxiety as I worry that A. won't get his ASD diagnosis. Each therapist keeps talking about how they can "recommend" services for us to help A. with his many challenges.  Services are great... If you're a… Continue reading Assessment Continued

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Assessment Day

May 20, 2015 Crankygiraffe3 Comments

Today is the day we've been waiting for. We are in the waiting room of the Autism Assessment Clinic.  I am excited yet nervous. I know what I'm  hoping for and I'm pretty sure I know what to expect. However, these next two days will be emotionally and mentally exhausting. The process of having A… Continue reading Assessment Day

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Blogger Friends Got Ideas!

Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her!  I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]

It’s Been a Long Time…

“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]

The Common Sense Problem

The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]

Walking Tall

This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]

Happiness, Please

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.  We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today.  My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]

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