* Celebrated the 8th birthday of our Spunky! Her wishes for her birthday included enchaladas, chocolate cake, canvases to paint on, and time with a couple of special friends at an indoor play place.
* Had Bubba's second SIB-R, which is like an evaluation of his skills to see if he still qualifies for services. He scored high in moter skills but extremely low in his social/language skills. His developmental age is that of a child who is 2 years, 1 month old.
* Made pumpkin bread with the kids and accidently only put in half the amount of sugar. Surprisingly, they ate it up just as quickly as usual!
* Speaking of cooking, we are seriously considering going on the gluten-free, casein-free diet for the boy. We never even considered it until we kept hearing parents of children with autism raving about how much it has helped their kids. I don't want to put too much hope in it, but I am very curious. I'll be writing more about the process soon.
* Got a VERY special delivery this week: six yards of a high-quality canvas to paint on! Ethan is gearing up to build some frames to stretch it over. If you ever wonder why it costs so much to buy original art, it's because the supplies are so incredibly expensive. It's crazy. I've used student-grade paints for a long time and am moving into using artist-grade; I know the investment will be worth it but holy cow . . . it's expensive.
* We're watching the final season of Lost. I was about ready to give up on the whole thing out of frustration but it's starting to get interesting. Any Lost fans out there? I really, really am hoping they will answer all the questions by the finale.
1 comment:
it kinda sickens me at how frequently you can cut out SO MUCH of the sugar that is called for in recipes... you might be surprised that you could sometimes cut it out completely without noticing TOO MUCH of a difference. our banana bread recipe was the same way. it helps to use applesauce instead of oil or butter and then that gives it some natural sweet.
i've been on a sugar-free challenge this week. it hasn't been a bit of a challenge other than resisting to pop a piece of gum in my mouth when i'm out and about.
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