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Sam was very happy when I told him he was returning to school! Before school he was playing on sesamestreet.com and this was their homepage for the day. I guess monsters have back to school... Click here to keep reading!
This morning began like any other. Noah woke up at 5:00 am and my hubby convinced me to come back to bed and leave Noah be in his room for awhile longer. I dozed fitfully as I... Click here to keep reading!
Last Saturday Mary Beth Neuvalis from Medill News Service visited our home to meet with the boys and I about an upcoming story she was writing on the autism debate. When I first spoke with Mary... Click here to keep reading!
What is a blogger to do when she can't seem to put her words down on paper? DO A VLOG! Today's vlog is in honor of the last weekend before school starts! Can I get an Amen?! Here's to... Click here to keep reading!
Lately I haven't been on the top of my game, feeling the love, pulling myself up by my bootstraps and all that crap we tell ourselves. What I have been feeling is crispy. Crispy is one step... Click here to keep reading!
We all know I am a total ham when it comes to photos. I adore looking through the archives of my screaming banshee life and pulling out some gems to share with all of you from time to time. Who... Click here to keep reading!
I feel like I have tried everything. Pediatrician visits, Behavioral psychologist visits, visits to a GI specialist, Miralax doses, Double Fiber "Colon-Blow" breads, Gluten-free diets,... Click here to keep reading!
Last week I was chatting on Twitter with friends when I noticed a group of ladies talking about the need for every mother (and father) to have both a will and life insurance. Unfortunately, I... Click here to keep reading!
When I watch my sons doing the things they love I see their true selves. They are unencumbered and free. There is no diagnoses. No IEPs. No limits. There is only joy. It can... Click here to keep reading!
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This morning the boys and I were outside waiting for their school bus to arrive when I noticed a gigantic moth laying on the blacktop parking lot. At first I thought it had died but upon closer... Click here to keep reading!
This may be a bit of a trainwreck but I thought it was pretty good considering I had Sam doing jazzercize behind me and flying rings of ribbons shooting over my head while doing it. But, I'll let... Click here to keep reading!
I noticed that I lost my Intense Debate commenting system when I recently upgraded my background and layout using Blogger's new Template designer. So, this post is really a... Click here to keep reading!
Hello, you have reached the blog of Sunday at Adventures in Extreme Parenthood. I can't come to my blog right now but if you leave your name and comment I'll... Or, better yet...why not... Click here to keep reading!
I turned on the television this morning and was shocked to hear the latest news story involving 30 year old, Saiga Akhter and her 911 tape in which she calmly explains to the operator how and why she... Click here to keep reading!
I went to the hospital yesterday afternoon to see my BFF Becky and her sweet new baby girl, Maddie. I know you all could care less what I write about when there are pictures of a newborn baby to... Click here to keep reading!
If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Whrrl you may have noted my excitement yesterday over my BFF Becky and her sweet baby girl, Madeline Fern McKain's entrance into this world 3 weeks... Click here to keep reading!
Consider yourself warned. This is definitely not the first time I have blogged about Noah and his numerous issues with his bowels. In fact, if you follow me on Twitter you have most likely read... Click here to keep reading!
The boys had their yearly checkup today with their Pediatrician. I have found that having their appointments at the same time is much like removing a band-aid quickly. Painful...but over and... Click here to keep reading!
One of my new favorite songs is Miranda Lambert's, "The House That Built Me." Whenever I hear it I am immediately taken back in time to the 2 homes I grew up in. When I was born we lived at... Click here to keep reading!
The Trouble Brothers started back to school yesterday. Here in Maryland summer special education services are called ESY (short for Extended School Year) and run for 3 hours a day, 5 days a week for... Click here to keep reading!
Yesterday Mike and I headed back to Casa de Grasshoppa for a great day of sunshine, swimming, and gorging ourselves on carcinogenic grilled foods, jell-o shooters, and sangria. I, of course,... Click here to keep reading!
Last Friday I got the mother of all sunburns on my back and shoulders while lounging poolside with The Grasshoppa. All last weekend I stayed at home because venturing out in public would have... Click here to keep reading!
Last night I watched via a computer live-stream as my sister Caryn, The Fat N' Sassy Mama, won for her appetizer recipe, Sassy Tailgate Sandwiches, in Paula Deen's Real Women of Philadelphia cooking... Click here to keep reading!
Yes, THE Paula Deen. The maven of butter, cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, and fat back. She's the woman who convinced us all that the cooking shows of the 1990s with their fat-free... Click here to keep reading!
The Grasshoppa and I lounging poolside On Friday the Trouble Brothers and I made a trek to the land of the The Grasshoppa for a day of rest, relaxation, swimming, and severe sunburning (oh wait,... Click here to keep reading!
If you want to see what my day looks like you're going to have to head on over to Jen's blog, Hip As I Wanna Be, and take a gander at all the awesomness that awaits. And by awesome I mean Jen and... Click here to keep reading!
The idea for this blog post popped into my head on Saturday morning when I was picking up some last minute gifts for my BFF Becky. Walking through the baby aisles I was struck by countless baby... Click here to keep reading!
I talk about Becky a lot on my blog, she even has her own tag "My BFF Becky" that I use whenever we have an adventure together or just a funny story to tell. If you have seen my Facebook page you... Click here to keep reading!
It has been confirmed by the Boob Guy (AKA: Breast Surgeon Big Wig) that the girls are "beautiful" inside and out and that my current issues with said boobs are nothing more than an over-indulgence... Click here to keep reading!
Bet that got your attention, huh? For those of you who may be questioning my morals and values you can put the pitchfork down cause I'm not going to actually show you my boobs. Except I... Click here to keep reading!
Yeah, I know. You're all thinking about how just last week I wrote a post in which I said I intensely dislike swearing. Except I failed to mention the short list of words I do not consider to... Click here to keep reading!
My awesome blogging pal, Stimey, recently installed the Intense Debate commenting system on her blog and after using it a few times I have to say I was jealous. Therefore, since I am a total... Click here to keep reading!
Last Saturday Team WhyMommy walked in support of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Catonsville, Maryland. We relayed in honor of those who are fighting and surviving cancer... Click here to keep reading!
And I have ignored it for far too long. I'm going to see my doctor today. I should have done this more than a month ago. But I kept telling myself that its probably nothing and if I'm... Click here to keep reading!
There are few things in this world that make my skin crawl. There are the obvious culprits: Spiders, Pedophiles, swimsuit shopping, and that freak Carrot Top. ::shudder:: But at the top of... Click here to keep reading!
For the first time in my life I seem to be on a winning streak. Yesterday I attended a Twitter Party held during the Silicon Valley Mom's/ D.C. Metro Mom's Blogging event. Most of my fellow... Click here to keep reading!
The last "vacation" I had was a long weekend in Key Largo, Florida on my sister's boat, The Fat & Sassy, in November of 2005. We flew in on a Thursday evening and had to return to our homes on... Click here to keep reading!
On Saturday my dad, Mike, and I took Sam and Noah to the Maryland Zoo in downtown Baltimore. It was an overcast day with promises of only reaching the low 70s so I assumed (famous last words here... Click here to keep reading!
I love photos! I especially love potentially embarrassing old photos. Which is why I love playing along with Dumb Mom over at Parenting By Dummies. Today I have some gems of me when I was... Click here to keep reading!
Its been quite awhile since I played along with Seven Clown Circus' Wordful Wednesday so I thought today was a great day to do so. I have a love affair with plants. Most of the times it is a... Click here to keep reading!
1) Unless its a party no one likes surprises. One of the universal truths of autism is the importance of knowing at all times what is coming next. Nothing can upset a child with autism... Click here to keep reading!
Saturday night marked the long-awaited second MomzShare event held in Silver Spring, Maryland at The Little Gym. Once again the extremely talented and beautiful MomzShare creators, Jen and Lara,... Click here to keep reading!
*UPDATED*Tonight Paula Deen's Real Women of Philadelphia posted an interview they did with my sister about her cooking style and worst kitchen disaster. You can check it out here! The... Click here to keep reading!
There are very few brands that I can say literally "OWN" me. In fact, I can think of only a couple and the top of that list is most definitely anything produced, created, or manufactured by... Click here to keep reading!
On Friday night I heard about a block party being held on Saturday afternoon by Melinda, a fellow bloggy-buddy of mine, in support of the Maryland Food Bank and their effort to end childhood... Click here to keep reading!
As beautiful as my firstborn son Sam is my second born son is equally, if not more so. But don't tell his brother I said that. But, just like his older brother, this current photo (taken... Click here to keep reading!
My bloggy buddy, Dumb Mom, over at Parenting by Dummies is having a Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful Photo Contest and I have not one, but two, sons to enter into her contest. When I first... Click here to keep reading!
Today the boys' dad and I made a trip to Port Discovery in Baltimore for their bi-annual "Discovery Days" in honor of families with special needs children. I had always wanted to take the boys to... Click here to keep reading!
Before I had children I had some rather lofty opinions about child rearing. I was that Breast is best, cloth-diapering, attachment parenting, organic baby-food making, TV-killing, and... Click here to keep reading!
