MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'MOM - Not Otherwise Specified' source. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:51:14 +0100 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/11/good-sports.html This week, Bud brought home the school's Winter Sports preference sheet, with instructions that the completed form should be returned by the end of the week. I imagine that for most families, this quick turn-around was fairly easy; for us, it was a bit more challenging. "Winter Sports" is a program at Bud's school that runs on five consecutive Fridays starting in early January. Students choose (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960828 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1960828 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/11/third-grades-charm.html I had a conference with Bud's teacher, Mrs. Hanlan, and the special ed team this week. My sense going into the meeting was that the year is going well, that his teacher and he are a good "fit," and that the dysregulation that was a hallmark of his second grade year has faded substantially in third grade - and I was delighted to hear that the team felt the same way. They told me about the (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947279 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1947279 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/11/november-4-2008.html "This is our moment. This is our time -- to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth -- that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939203 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1939203 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/11/beautiful-day.html Bud's school is just down the street from my office, but this morning after I dropped him off, I didn't head to work. Instead, I turned around and drove back to my neighborhood polling place. I could have voted after work, but I wasn't taking any chances. If I am hit by a bus this afternoon, my vote will still be counted. As I drove through the quiet streets of my small town, with the sun (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933322 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1933322 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/11/bud-plumber.html It seems that Bud is supporting John McCain. The other day I asked him who he thought the next President should be and he answered "Hillary Clinton." I explained that Hillary is no longer running and that the next President would be either Barack Obama or John McCain. Bud said he wanted John McCain. "Really?" I asked him. "I'm voting for Barack Obama. He is a very good man." "John McCain is (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927848 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1927848 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/10/whats-not-to-like.html As Bud gets older, I find myself worrying because he is still drawn to toys and videos geared toward the preschool set. I worry that the gap between Bud and his peers is growing, and that before long his interests will inspire teasing - or bullying - from other children. I watch carefully when I bring Bud to school - watch for knowing glances between other children, for rolling eyes, for snickers (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876124 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1876124 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/10/its-girl.html Warm congratulations to Dierks and Cassidy Bentley on the birth of their daughter, Evalyn Day Bentley! According to People magazine, baby Evie was born just before midnight last night, October 4. It's a date that's dear to my heart, as October 4 was Bud's due date - though, determined to do things his own way from the start, he was born two weeks early. And thanks to reader M, who keeps me (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1853653 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1853653 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/10/talk-about-soft-on-crime.html If you read the political posts on my blog, then you already know that I'm a capital-L Liberal - a Ted Kennedy Democrat who falls somewhere to the left of the left. It probably won't surprise you that shortly after Barack Obama became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party, I put an Obama yard sign out in front of my house. About a week ago, the Obama sign disappeared from my yard. My (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1847981 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1847981 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/10/third-grade-or-bussed.html Bud's been in third grade for over a month now and he seems to be off to a terrific start despite a few - er - speed bumps we encountered early on. Let me back up. It all started sometime in early August, when I got a letter from the school department notifying me that because of a necessary shift in bus routes, Bud's school day would be starting a half hour later than it had in the past. Like (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844794 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1844794 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/09/truth-is-stranger-than-fiction.html I'm not sure which was more outrageous - the brilliant SNL parody or the real thing: Watch CBS Videos Online All I know is that this is the first time in recent memory that I've found myself in general agreement with a conservative columnist. (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837279 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1837279 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/09/rescue-at-sea.html This is a remarkable story. Walter Marino and his twelve-year-old son Christopher, who has autism, were swept out to sea and had to tread water for fifteen hours before they were rescued. It seems that, in some ways, Christopher's autism was actually an asset in helping him to manage the ordeal. Says Walter, “His lack of fear was calming to me. He was on an adventure — I mean, he was laughing. (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1782707 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1782707 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/09/burning-up-charts.html Yesterday, Dierks Bentley released his latest single, "Feel That Fire," to radio stations. He also made it available for download from his website to fans and executive-producer types. I added it to my iTunes playlist and called Bud over to get his expert opinion. Bud peered over my shoulder to look at the screen while he listened, then read the title, snapped his head toward me, and said, (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779298 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1779298 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/09/palin-by-comparison.html Two very different takes from two very different people. One single clear message. Gloria Steinem. Jon Stewart: (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1768959 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1768959 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/08/biden-my-time.html Yes, I am still here. Thanks to those of you who have checked in to make sure that I haven't checked out. As you may know, I work at a college, which means that this is one of the busiest times of year for me in a regular year, and because of a number of factors at my particular institution, this August has been crazier than most. Add to that the fact that Bud is gearing up to start third grade (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730715 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1730715 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/08/whatev.html I'm sure it comes as no surprise to you that Bud is one cool dude. Lately he's been adopting a cool attitude with me, complete with cool 'tween language - rendered, of course, in his own inimitable Bud-speak. The other day I was ranting at him about something that I clearly thought was important and he clearly thought was not. "Bud," I blathered, "You have to stop blah blah blah, or else it will (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1693714 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1693714 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/08/disenchanted-and-relieved.html Thank you, my friends, for being smarter than me. Remember earlier this year when you sent e-mails and made phone calls and talked politics with me as you tried to sway my vote away from John Edwards and toward Barack Obama? Remember how I said I just couldn't find a reason not to support John Edwards, how I said I thought he put the needs of the country first, how I said I simply trusted him, (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1692205 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1692205 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/07/these-strangers-these-friends-this.html It has been a very sad week. I got the news on Thursday that Vicki Forman's son Evan died very suddenly and unexpectedly, and I have been reeling since the moment I hung up the phone. I recognize the feeling, because it's one I've had before. I am grieving. In many ways, I hesitate to put the word in writing, because as soon as I do I think "Who are you to grieve? Vicki and Cliff have lost a (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1657218 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1657218 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/07/sleep-little-willow.html With thoughts of love and peace and comfort and strength in a time of unthinkable sadness, to friends who are far away, but close to my heart. (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652385 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1652385 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/07/is-this-thing-on.html Hey! It's my blog! I remember my blog! Hello, blog friends! Thank you for continuing to check in to see if I'm here. I'm sorry I haven't been. It's been a busy summer. It's been busy for a lot of reasons. We've had some vacation getaway time on a lake and at the ocean. Bud's been taking - and loving - swimming lessons at the college pool. We've been engaged with a fabulous summer school program (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646051 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1646051 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/07/for-want-of-apostrophe.html Oh, those pesky, pesky pronouns. I'm often reminded when talking to Bud just how difficult the English language is. This morning I was reminded that, when spoken, the word "your" sounds exactly like the word "you're," and confusion of the two can make the response to a question sound like a personal affront. Bud woke for the day today at 3:30 a.m. - a phenomenon I haven't seen since late last (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1563963 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1563963 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/06/unity-or-what-i-did-on-my-summer.html You know how sometimes you're just in the right place at the right time? I had a lot of that this week. First I discovered that my vacation schedule was coordinating well with the work schedules of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, making it possible for me to join them at their historic unity rally in the tiny, rural town of Unity, New Hampshire. Then I discovered that friends of mine were (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1553071 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1553071 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/06/now-thats-lot-of-good.html I mentioned previously that Bud likes a certain Trace Adkins song. Apparently, I didn't realize just how much he likes it. We were driving in the car the other day and Bud was sitting silently in the back seat, listening intently to his iPod. Suddenly, his voice rang out and filled the car with a passion-filled declaration: "Ladies Love Country Boys is MILLIONS of good!" Then he fell silent (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531364 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1531364 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/06/doppleganger.html It seems there is another MOM-NOS out there posting on the web. I stumbled upon her posts through a Google search and discovered that "MomNos" is a "Senior Member" of the Autism Speaks community and has been an active poster on their boards since June 2007. I also discovered that she and I have radically different philosophies: she lists her interests as "fighting autism" and her occupation as " (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526315 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1526315 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/06/jeremy-cabbage-hero-for-our-time.html Children's author David Elliott creates characters who are much like the author himself: full of humor, full of heart, and just the tiniest bit subversive. I know this for two reasons: first, because David is a friend of mine, and second, because I never miss an opportunity to fall in love with one of the characters he's created. My love affair started with Roscoe Wizzle, the boy who took on (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522211 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1522211 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/06/ladies-love-country-boys.html Ask Bud who his favorite singer is, and he'll give you the same answer every time: "Dierks Bentley." But put your head next to his while he's listening to his iPod these days, and it's likely that you'll hear a different voice singing these lyrics: "Now she's riding in the middle of his pickup truck, blaring Hank Jr., yelling "Turn it up!"..." It's Trace Adkins belting out "Ladies Love Country (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1518731 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1518731 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/06/storms-inside-and-out.html I've been following the online weather forecast closely, loading and reloading the page, willing it to change. But so far, it's not working. Every time I check, it tells me the same thing - that this is what is headed our way today: This is what's in store for us tomorrow: This is what Sunday will bring: And this is what's coming Monday: If you're a long-time reader, you may recall that two (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1499988 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1499988 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/tribe-has-spoken.html It takes a village to raise a child. People say it so much that it sounds cliche, but if you have a child, then you know it's true. What you do as a parent is important, but you can never underestimate the power and influence of the other people in your child's life - especially the people who are with him when you are not. You choose some of the people in your child's village; others are (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1475238 Wed, 28 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1475238 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/bentley-buzz.html You can't tell by looking, but my blog is on fire today. Like many bloggers, I have a Site Meter tracking tool that tells me how many people are visiting my blog and how they are finding me. On a typical day, people surf in after searching for things like "echolalia" or "autism every day" or, even, "why am I getting split ends all of a sudden." But today? Today I have had a constant stream of (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458600 Tue, 20 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1458600 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/yes-we-can.html If John Edwards can do it, so can I: (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1442959 Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1442959 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/so-much-life-so-few-words.html Niksmom has tagged me for a meme and challenged me to write my life story in six words. I'm guessing that this meme has its roots in the Smith Magazine Six Word Memoir project, and it's an interesting exercise because it forces people to hone in on the essence of what is - or has been - most important, instructive, or instrumental in their lives. Here's mine: Amid the losses, so much found. If (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1439654 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1439654 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/peering-into-shadows.html If you've been reading my blog lately, then you probably think that there's not much going on around here and that the only things on my mind are the melting snow, my hair stylist, and Dierks Bentley's new cd. Au contraire. Sometimes it seems like there is an inverse ratio at work on my blog: the more that's going on, the less I am able to write. There are a lot of contributing factors. Bud's (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1436940 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1436940 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/we-have-winner.html Ice Out 2008 has come to a surprisingly early end. Back in March, when the contest began, my bet was that Gretchen had the edge with a July 4 guess. But the weather in my area is nothing if not unpredictable, and the thaw has come much sooner than I expected. So, without further ado, the person who guessed the correct date of the first snow-and-ice-free day in my yard and the official winner of (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1434538 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1434538 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/almost-there.html (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1433784 Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1433784 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/closing-in-icing-out.html We may be getting down to the wire on Ice Out 2008. Here's what the yard looked like at the beginning of the week: Here's what it looks like now: I will keep you posted with further developments. (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1429096 Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1429096 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/executive-privilege.html Dierks Bentley's greatest hits CD, Every Mile A Memory 2003-2008, hits stores tomorrow, but because Bud is an Executive Producer, he got his copy in the mail today. And there, in the CD booklet, on one of the nine pages of names in alphabetical order in minuscule font, we saw it: Other Name, Other Name, Other Name, Bud's Name, Other Name, Other Name, Other Name, Other Name, Other Name... I (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423279 Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1423279 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/bud-gets-political.html I had no idea that Bud's been following politics. I was giving him a bath this evening when we heard a low murmur of sound coming from through the closed bathroom door. "That's music?" Bud asked. "I think Nana is watching something on the computer," I said. "It's Paul McCartney?" Bud asked. I listened. I couldn't make out any of the words, but I recognized the rise and fall of the speech. "I (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1419103 Sat, 03 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1419103 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/05/another-good-opportunity.html You may recall that not long ago I told you about Teresa Ulman's dissertation research study at Vanderbilt University, which looks at "the positive growth in mothers and fathers of a child with a developmental disability" in hopes that it will be "a step forward in breaking the myth that a family touched by autism and other developmental disabilities is all doom and gloom." Teresa recently (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1414963 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1414963 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/04/competition-heats-up.html As I expected, the April optimists never had a fighting chance in Ice Out 2008. The odds are looking much better for May place-holders, however. After a stretch of warm weather and a couple of rainy days, the front yard looks like this: I have a feeling that the competition is about to get interesting... (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1411787 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1411787 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/04/split-ends.html Good news: Meg and I are back together. My search was surprisingly easy. Last night, I contacted a former colleague through Facebook because I knew she was a long-time customer of Meg's, though I knew she'd been living in another part of the state for the past several months and had probably been getting her hair done elsewhere. My friend was shocked to hear from me, because - get this - she had (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1405395 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1405395 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-achy-breaky-hair.html You're not going to believe this, but I swear I'm not making it up. Remember Meg, my new dream-come-true hair stylist? She dumped me. It gets worse. She didn't just dump me; she dumped me by form letter. And it wasn't even a letter from her. It was from the owner of The Salon - "I am writing to inform you that Meg is no longer employed at The Salon. We will miss Meg and wish her the best in all (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402988 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1402988 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/04/hot-off-press.html Two fellow autism bloggers have ventured off the screen and onto paper this week. Kristina Chew of Autism Vox is featured in an article about special needs mothers in the May issue of Working Mothers magazine, and Today's Concord Monitor includes a front page story that details the research, advocacy work, and writing that Kathleen Seidel has been doing at neurodiversity.com. It's hard to (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402987 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1402987 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/04/turn-turn-turn.html In a recent post, I said that I thought the seasons were changing. I said I thought we were turning a corner. Now I'll say this: it's lovely around this bend. The sun is out, literally and figuratively. It has been warm and mostly sunny for more than a week. Spirits across campus have lifted immeasurably as students have ended the hunkering down of the snowiest winter since 1874, swarming the (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1395147 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1395147 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/04/one-down.html If you are a contestant in Ice Out 2008, you may be happy to know that your competition has been reduced by one. While Mike does win the award for Most Optimistic Player, his prediction of a total thaw by April 10, sadly, did not come to pass. The good news is that it has been warmish here, and I believe we even hit sixty degrees today. A patch of earth has emerged in the backyard: But the (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1364951 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1364951 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/04/sounds-fishy-to-me.html I think Bud just swore at me. We were getting ready for bed, and Bud insisted that he wanted a bedtime snack. Spying telltale crumbs of American cheese stuck to his cheek, I pointed out that he'd already helped himself to a bedtime snack and I told him that he'd had enough for the night. "But I'm hungry, Mama," he said. "Sorry, Bud," I said. "I want a SNACK," he implored. "You're all done (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1362450 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1362450 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/04/first-sign-of-spring.html The weather is slowly changing around here. The yard is still buried under several feet of snow (sorry, all you April Ice Out optimists), but the one-ton ice dams are crashing down from the roof and we hear a constant drip, drip, drip as the melting continues. Yesterday, Bud and I were venturing out and I raised the garage door to find that the ice had finally melted outside it, revealing the (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1354063 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1354063 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-becoming-aware.html I've been reading on the blogs that it's Autism Awareness Month. Actually, that's a lie. I haven't done much "reading" at all. I've learned that it's Autism Awareness Month by reading blog titles and scanning blog copy, because honestly, I haven't felt like I could handle any more autism awareness lately. Around here, it's felt like autism awareness year. And the truth is that this year, for the (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1353072 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1353072 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/03/ice-out-cometh.html It's March 30 - the final day to choose a date in Ice Out 2008. (There is still time! Act now, while supplies last!) This week's forecast calls for seasonably warm weather, with the potential of passing the 60 degree mark. Let the melting begin! Because people have placed their bets in a variety of ways, it's been a bit of a record-keeping challenge, so I want to post the current bets to (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1336876 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1336876 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/03/brighter-side-of-autism-research.html I have to admit that I don't always keep up with the latest in autism research, because it exhausts me to think that much of the headline-grabbing research probably leads people to believe that Bud's autism is the result of my bad judgment, bad parenting, or bad timing or is the reason for the bad experiences in my life. I've had enough with the bad stuff, because - as you know - there is so much (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1334492 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1334492 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/03/last-call-place-yer-bets.html I had a brief moment of terror after I published the post inviting people to participate in Ice Out 2008. Oh no, I thought, suddenly horror-struck, What if no one replies? I'll be the Peter Brady of the blogosphere! But, luckily, my fear was short-lived. Thank you, friends, for bailing me out and turning up even if you thought the party might be a little lame. So far, 40 people have chosen a (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329099 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1329099 http://momnos.blogspot.com/2008/03/called-forward.html How's this for a premonition? More than two years ago, on the virtual pages of this very blog, I said that Paul Collins is such a good writer, he could make a telephone directory compelling. This week, Collins has a compelling article in Slate about - you guessed it - telephone directories. You know how to check it out, of course: Let your fingers do the walking... (Source: MOM - Not Otherwise Specified) MOM - Not Otherwise Specified blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322041 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1322041