A Peppa Christmas Eve?
So it's Christmas Eve, and Sasha wakes up, still coughing madly, asking to go to Peppa Pig Land. Well, I say, of course we can go agai...
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Poorly girl. Won't take Medicine!
November 22, 2011
party
The first 2 days of this week have gone very slowly indeed. Sasha is off school poorly, at home with me. One minute she is bouncing around m...
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Back on the Rollercoaster
November 13, 2011
TRACKS
So. Another couple of weeks of ups and downs have passed. I'll try to summarise briefly, as right now I'm concentrating on my PMA (P...
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
First huge meltdown at school
October 26, 2011
school dinners
You know, I knew I would jinx things by writing about how well they were going... serves me right! Actually all is not so terrible, but...
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Statement review and school update
October 18, 2011
statement
Wow. Time is flying by and I've still not managed to get into blogging as regularly as I'd hoped. Starting the manic run up to Chri...
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
The latest artistic masterpiece......
September 27, 2011
So. Just a little update to prove it really is never-ending...... This is, luckily, only pencil. On our side table in the lounge. Ea...
Monday, 26 September 2011
Clean clothes on the floor... would you wash again?!
September 26, 2011
Sasha Basha
Here's two pictures from a couple of months ago which I've just come across again. They made me laugh.... though not so much at the ...
Friday, 23 September 2011
New school life in reception - good or bad?
September 23, 2011
PDA Life
I really don't want to sound too smug about this, but Sasha has had an amazing start to her school life. Two and a bit weeks have passe...
Sunday, 18 September 2011
#Healthworkers - more needed! Please read and sign the petition.. takes seconds...
September 18, 2011
OK, OK, I know that actually I really need to get on and update my own blog with news of how school is going, but tonight I saw a Tweet (ooh...
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
The eve before school start...... boys v girls
September 07, 2011
School
I'm afraid to say I shouted at some small children today. Probably scared them half to death. Boys though, horrible little things (I ha...
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Autism support: thanks to TRACKS and EYAS!
September 06, 2011
TRACKS
Following Sasha's diagnosis of autism, I've been through many roller coaster thoughts on what we should be doing to help her. We...
HABA toys - top quality!
September 06, 2011
HABA
Some time ago, I was delighted to be asked to become an Ambassador for the Haba Mums Club. I was sent some lovely toys for the girls to pl...
Saturday, 3 September 2011
The evil that is moon sand.........
September 03, 2011
sleep
OK, here's a top tip for any of my friends with autistic children: DO NOT buy any Moon Sand/Moon Dough. If someone buys your child s...
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Holidays... Relaxing or not?!
August 21, 2011
Can't believe I haven't blogged for so long, but school holidays are not the most relaxing time, I've noticed. Part of me is lon...
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
'Holidays' Day 2..... definitely improved from day 1, but then that wasn't difficult ;)
July 26, 2011
So Day 2 of the holidays has passed relatively smoothly, which is just as well as I seem to have caught the traditional summer cold from my ...
Sunday, 10 July 2011
Supermarket sweep.... well OK, meltdown actually...
July 10, 2011
supermarket
Yesterday I read 2 posts from other mums which were so brilliantly written I would like to share them. First, Scottish Mum talks about wha...
Friday, 1 July 2011
Peppa Pig World - Top Marks, oink oink!
July 01, 2011
queue jumping
Last weekend we were lucky to have the Friday off school (repayment for Royal Wedding Day, complicated...!) and so I had decided it would be...
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Mixed feelings
June 22, 2011
teacher
Bit of a weird day today. Sasha had an 'introductory' type day along with her peers at school to prepare her for Reception start in ...
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
I'm back!!! Yippeeee!! no Bloggers Block for me!
June 21, 2011
sensory issues
Oh blog, how I have missed you. It's been far too long (almost a whole month!) and in that period there have been so many times I've...
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Carpet update - it's better, but not a lot....
May 22, 2011
carpet
ta-da! sure no-one will notice.....
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Birthday picnic and ASD challenges
May 17, 2011
nursery
So, it's late, and I probably shouldn't be writing this post (zzzzzz) but just wanted to share some of the highs and lows that make ...
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Can I hear a 'whoop! whoop!'?!
May 11, 2011
toilet training
So, have not blogged for a while now - partly because I get into trouble for spending too much time on the computer, but also because there ...
Sunday, 24 April 2011
I don't know about you but I.....
April 24, 2011
Right then. Two posts in one evening, how very indulgent of me! However I came across a brand spanking new Meme that I just couldn't res...
Easter has been fab! Cycling, swimming, trampolining, Olympics here we come!
April 24, 2011
trampolining
Well today has been a very good day - I rediscovered my love of cycling after at least 5 years off (and the rest!!). Didn't know I had a...
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
The Grass Is Not Always Greener.....
April 19, 2011
Treacher Collins Syndrome
OK so my last post about a fridge was a little boring, I'll admit it. Sometimes there's just so much to say I don't know where t...
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Fridge Contents (yes, you read right!!)
April 14, 2011
Now all my non-blogging friends will think I have gone mad.... but I've been 'tagged' and so I really do have to divulge the con...
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
#specialsaturday - and a wobbly tooth!
April 13, 2011
wobbly tooth
Well we have a wobbly tooth in the house! The first one, yay! Tamsin has been waiting a long time for this, and has been feeling sorry for h...
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
a b c, abc and the wonders of modern technology
April 12, 2011
alphabet
I've been inspired to post this by the lovely Hanabi boy blog - another family with a very special child. The boy in the blog loves his...
Monday, 11 April 2011
Special Needs education - what choice?
April 11, 2011
uniform
So it was almost a great start to the day. Sasha hadn't noticed that I'd allowed Tamsin to wear her school summer dress for the firs...
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Pyjama Day update... thumbs up!
April 10, 2011
So at some point over the last week we hit a lucky happy phase with Sasha, and the following picture shows just how happy she was to go to ...
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Pyjamas for school? Why ever not?!
April 06, 2011
sensory issues
OK, so here's a question for you. How do I explain to my autistic 3 (nearly 4!) year old girl the following: That because somebody at ...
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Deely Boppers Update
April 05, 2011
deelyboppers
The Deelyboppers obsession has not yet passed, so I thought I'd share this photo of how Sasha went to bed tonight - she was happy to rem...
