Those Things They Do…and Love

Back in 1996 Tom Hanks made his film writing and directorial debut with the film, That Thing You Do, which follows the fictional 1964 rock band, The Wonders, and their rollercoaster ride of stardom and its pitfalls both professionally and personally. As they attempt...

Autism Level Unlocked

Aside from the benefits our girls’ counseling appointments afford, one of the other benefits they enjoy from these weekly times is the drivetime it provides because, as I’ve written about in previous posts, our girls love the opportunity to go for a drive, windows...

A Stray Cat Strut

When I was a teenager, a rockabilly group, The Stray Cats, started growing in popularity and a few of their songs made it on my list of favorites at the time, which was sometime in the early 1980s. Those songs included Rock This Town, The Stray Cat Strut, and (She’s)...

Goodnight Moon

Anyone who has ever put a kid to bed, whether as a parent or a babysitter, has likely read Goodnight Moon as they’ve tucked the child into bed. Even though my girls are 17 and 15 now, I have vivid memories of sitting with one or both girls beside me and reading each...

Do You See What I See?

When our girls were little, we read a lot of picture books and developed many favorites, including Harry the Dirty Dog, Olivia the Pig, The Day the Crayons Quit, and several by David Wiesner, including Art & Max, Tuesday, and Sector 7. One of the strong appeals of...