New School Journal: Jacques weighs in

The other day Jacques asked me to write in his journal.  Jacques’ journal is usually used for when we go away on vacation.  Its better than taking homework from school: he works on his handwriting and his language skills, and he ends up with a nice memory of whatever trip we have taken.  I was a [...]

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Progress

Sometimes I think fate has played me a cruel trick. By nature I’m not a patient person.  I even took up cross stitch and embroidering because I thought it would help improve my patience. I have very vivid childhood memories of  my father telling me I need to learn to control my temper and to be [...]

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Vacation, a sensory overload

Every time I go on vacation, I marvel at how I’ve forgotten how hard it is for Jacques.  The sensory overload coupled with anxiety makes me wonder if Jacques even enjoys vacation at all. Lets start with the airport.  On the good side, Jacques loves when we connect in Chicago.  The neon light tunnel that connects [...]

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