Today I…

Lyndsay Stradtner2011-12-15T20:53:15-06:00December 15th, 2011|My Family|

Got up at 6 am with a bed full of little people attached to lots of elbows and knees.

Got their lunches together while the husband did supplements and got breakfast going.

Spent 20 minutes convincing Taryn she had to wear socks today. In the end, she won, but she wore her Tom’s today without any shoe issues. I still call that a win. SPD challenge.

Got Teagan and Taryn dressed for school.

Washed Teagan’s super impressive green smoothie mustache off.

Brushed hair.

And teeth.

Woke up Ty with a song and a jig.

Searched for allergy bracelets and discussed who would wear the one with all the charms and who would wear the one missing some. Note to self, order new charms slacker.

Gathered backpacks, passed out hugs, […]

mixed messages

Lyndsay Stradtner2011-12-14T21:40:10-06:00December 14th, 2011|Elf on a Shelf, My Family|

Jase and I have been struggling with the holidays for the last few years. At a religious level, a moral “why are we lying to our kids” level, at a “I wish this was simple” level, at a “all these messages are so confusing” level. Just struggling. I do a dance with those emotions and the guilt that comes with tearing the concept of Santa away from them and stealing the “magic” that society says we should create for them and marvel over. I keep thinking, there must be a better balance than what we have now, more meaning, less stuff. But what type of magic do I want for their […]

fear

Lyndsay Stradtner2011-12-12T22:55:16-06:00December 12th, 2011|My Family|

I wish every single teacher, school administrator, cafeteria worker, bus driver and janitor would read this.

So, so powerful.

No matter what the special need is, autism, down syndrome, or as is the case at our house, sensory processing disorder and multiple food allergies, there is a living, breathing special soul that needs attention and love and nurturing and just a little something extra from those that we parents trust enough to watch over our children while they are at school. We need confirmation. We need communication. We need that extra phone call and that extra time. We need to feel confident that child is not only genuinely cared for, but that one person, is going above and beyond. It’s not […]