Autism Blogwire

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• A Dappled Life and other news that made me happy this week.

  —DJ Kirkby's blog - exquisite dreams

  My very talented friend (yes I'm biased but I never tell a lie), Carol painted this very beautiful work of art for me. It has a lot of gold leaf on it and this has made it very difficult to take a photo which does it justice. Here is' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 3:17am EST
  by DJ Kirkby

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  00:15 I now have PURPLE lancets. I may actually change my lancet more often than once a year now. :-) #diabetes # 00:15 I have found LOG (burning logs in a fireplace) on channel 17. To me, that means it is officially the Christmas season. # 00:18 I [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 3:01am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Updates.

  —Homeschool and Etc.

  Woodjie can say "No, thank youuu." Well, it sounds like, "No, ee-eu," which is clear enough. Want some of this malt vinegar Mom's eating? "No, ee-euuuuu." Diaper change time. "No, ee-eu." And tonight at 11:30 p.m., Woodjie woke up to tell me "No ee-eu ni-ni." (Sounds like a Hawaiian serenade, [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 1:47am EST
  by Mrs. C

• Yay! Just came from ...

  —Puzzled Ponderings

  Yay! Just came from the hockey game: Ice Hogs beat the Abbotsford Heat! Exciting game! DS got an autograph, and was on tv! :) [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 12:36am EST
  by Joni

• So. Tired. But, So Worth It.

  —Doodle Bug Chronicles

  I haven't pulled an all-nighter in a while. God Bless Red Bull.
  
  Today was the first of two days of my annual holiday gift boutique. It was a great success--although a lot of work. More work this time than I ever remember. I remember the good old days when' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 12:24am EST
  by Angela

• Weekly Winners November 22 – 28

  —photo mommy

    Weekly Winners for November 22 – 28, 2009. Photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi.   Morning Light Melts the Frost   Frosted Edges   Won’t be Long till it’s Full    First Bokeh of the Season   Can’t Get Enough of It   Shining Brightly at the Top   Weekly Winners is hosted every week by Lotus.  Stop by her site to see [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:13pm EST
  by photomommy

• Black Friday ~ Did You Shop?

  —Frugality In the Making

  Number of comments: 1
  I had written a few weeks ago about how disappointed I was with the Black Friday offerings. As the time came closer and more deals were revealed, I still was not very excited. I did not do any in store Black Friday shopping with one exception. I did hit up [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:13pm EST
  by jskell911

• Overheard at our house II

  —Life With Joey

  "Andy, stop! You're scaring my skeleton!"
  
  "Once upon a time, there was a dinosaur and a ghost. And the ghost sneaked up on the dinosaur. So the dinosaur ate him."
  
  "I'm going to let Daddy sleep for EIGHTy HOUrs!" (We wish)
  
  "I’m made of yucky" [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 10:40pm EST
  by Joeymom

• Yubo Disqualified

  —Autism Unplugged

  Number of comments: 1
  Yubo called me this morning! We have a most peculiar admiration society.
  
  His daughter had a fever; he wasn't sure who to call. Would I get word to the proper symphony and chamber authorities? Of course.
  Hey, that disqualifies him from the competition. Right? I' [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:05pm EST
  by Andrea

• Jacob singing - seasons song

  —The Five Days

  Video of Jacob from 11/15.

  We had landscapers here to help us get ready for our home appraisal, and he started singing this seasons song from Kindergarten class as he watched them working. I got it on video later in the day when he was singing it over and over [...]

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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 5:30pm EST
  by TheFiveDays

• SOOC Saturday: Finger Fu

  —For James

  James is cooking, in more ways than one. Language and social skills are really coming along. We have signed him up for extra gym at his second school and it is helping him become more coordinated. His fine motor skills need some attention too -- holding a pencil or spoon [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 12:38pm EST
  by SoCo mom

• Season's Greetings

  —Mama's Alright

  Number of comments: 2
  Happy post-Thanksgiving! I intended to write a post on Thursday, in which I mentioned some of the many things I am thankful for...then I didn't. On the off chance you've been sitting there wishing you knew what I was thankful for, I will refer you to last year's Thanksgiving [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 12:37pm EST
  by KK