Finn's View

Lately it seems that whenever I look at my camera roll, mysterious pictures appear that I don't remember taking. Here are a few recent photos.

1st Piece of Evidence

Aunt Susie's Couch

Our Feet at the Vet's Office

Perfecting the Face

Quirky

Bil has been away for the past few days on business and I'm exhausted and feeling sorry for myself. I decided to watch a documentary on Autism, apparent form of emotional torture. To my disappointment, it was extremely positive. Loving Lampposts, a film by Todd Drezner whose son has autism. The film explored all of the theories on possible reasons for the rise in the number of children diagnosed with ASD. It went through the gamut of possible causes such as, the environment, food/GI issues and of course vaccines. Then suddenly they were interviewing parents who were extremely positive and accepting about their child's diagnoses. They were all part of this new movement on neurodiversity. One parent summed it up by saying "If you've met one autistic person... you've met one autistic person". It made so much sense. Why are we wired to think we have to cure this disorder? We are all different and no one person develops in the same way or at the same rate. As a parent, I signed up for emails to check Finn's weekly development and I used it as a benchmark for everything. I've been sick to my stomach with worry for the past 4 years. The past year has been the worst, dealing with the ASD diagnoses. For the first time I feel like my mind is clear and I can take a more relaxed approach toward my relationship with my son. Bring on the quirk!

Win a Trip to Paris!

I love reading blogs! Especially when the blogger moves to Paris with her husband and 2 children (my dream) and then offers to giveaway a trip for two to Paris. Jordan Ferney has an adorable blog Oh Happy Day. Check it out and you too can enter to win.

Have a Seat!

I'm happy to say that Finn approves of my new chair. He is my toughest critic, especially when it comes to comfort. He even pulled a criss-cross applesauce! He has two of his own chairs in the living room. One from Pottery Barn Kids from my parents and another that he claimed as his own. The kid likes to sit. Which brings me to a little story that I found humorous. I picked Finn up from school the other day and his teacher wanted to discuss something with me. She told me that Finn sat on the toilet for almost 2 hours. They kept checking on him, but he said that he wasn't done. My first thought was that he was sick and that he needed lots of fluids. When we got in the car I asked if he felt well and he said he felt fine. OK? Then why did you sit in the bathroom for the entire morning? He proceeded to tell me that the class was watching Little Mermaid and he said "I'm afraid of the octopus lady". I felt bad for him, but then I realized that he outsmarted the teachers. Kindergarten is just over a year away. Hopefully the teachers will have him figured out.

On that note... I had a bad day yesterday. As soon as Bil got home, I sought refuge in the bathroom. I just sat and read a magazine. It was the only escape I could conjure up at that moment. Suddenly I realized what I was doing and how I always complain about the amount of time Bil spends in the bathroom. Wow! Our family finds some sort of serenity in bathrooms. It has now moved to the top of my remodel list. If we're all going to use it as a safe haven, it needs to be beautiful.

Before & After

I saw this chair on the sidewalk in front of Habitat for Humanity a few weeks ago. I immediately made a U-turn and for $10 it was all mine. It needed a little more work than I had anticipated, but it was totally worth it. Three cans of high gloss spray paint, new webbing, new cushion and fabric... Ta Da!