Happy Memorial Day. It seems so odd that today is a day to recognize our fallen soldiers. Men and women gave their lives in the name of freedom and protection. In exchange, we get a three-day weekend out of the deal complete with barbecue and 20% off selected items at Best Buy. Something seems very inequitable about this.
We had my brother — incidentally, a veteran – and his fiancee over this afternoon. As their wedding approaches (just a few more weeks!) it’s nice to take last-minute advantage of these lazy days.
Aspie was all kinds of dramatic this weekend. He actually ended up on punishment for his mouth and his penchant for throwing laundry on his bedroom floor. I encourage free thought and independence and even intelligent debate but I won’t raise a fucking brat. So you won’t see him in many of the pics of this weekend — and let me assure you that there are no pictures of him smiling – because every time I pointed a camera in his general direction he pretended he was ducking from shrapnel.
You know, sometimes I feel like he’s almost cured of Asperger’s Syndrome. Okay, I’m no Jenny McCarthy, but I wonder if he was misdiagnosed or something because he seems so normal lately. This weekend was a reality check. Just in the way he acted most of the weekend. Moody, could not — literally couldn’t — accept advice, guidance or information from any person. He wasn’t just being a know-it-all…it extends beyond that. It’s really annoying to deal with and I spent a large part of the weekend doing my own little self-control exercises as to not lose my fucking mind and bash his teeth down his throat — thankfully I’m not a teeth-basher type…mostly because I’m well aware of the cost of dentistry. The only thing more difficult than dealing with a nine-year-old who won’t listen to reason, is dealing with a nine-year-old who won’t listen to reason whilst he’s wearing a blackwatch plaid bathrobe in 80 degree weather paired with horizontally striped pajama pants, white soccer socks (pulled up over said pants and hiked up to the knees), a black skull cap and a lightsaber threaded through his bathrobe belt. I would be lying if I said I didn’t fantasize that I was in some Star Wars movie and I was given the power to vaporize him. In a “comes back in a sequel” sort of way, naturally. Do people actually get vaporized in Star Wars? I don’t know, but I’d like to think so.
Veruca spent most of the time in the yard saying , “Mommy, take a picture of me now. Take a picture of me with this pose. How do you like this one?” So, yeah…most of her pictures are not candids though she tries hard to make them appear as such. She is fully aware of the camera at all times.
She’s really keyed up about her upcoming role as flower girl in my brother’s wedding. The plan? I’m not telling her that it’s the day of the wedding until it’s time to put her dress on. After the original dress purchase, it took me a month to get her to stop asking if today was wedding day.
Oh, and we let her get a pet. An ant. And he has to stay outside. And he may look a little different every day but it’s only because he’s growing up so fast. Shhhh.
And, yes. Her fingernails are blue.
Devil Dog tired himself with endless time running around and playing soccer. The original goal was to exhaust him for bed but I think he exhausted my brother more. Age is a bitch.
DD really is my brutish child, simple in his needs (he requires a lot of food and has started a terrible habit of groping me and then exclaiming, “I feel better.” — he’s your basic man). His newest trick is Love With An Agenda. He’ll spontaneously approach and tell me he loves me and he’ll kiss me. Within a few minutes I’ll realize that I’ve been pickpocketed of something.
Tags: Asperger's Syndrome, Aspie, Devil Dog, memorial Day, Veruca
ahhahahaha they are all SO cute!!! Legends!!
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Wow, DD looks a lot alike Special K!!
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Oops…let me repeat that.
Wow, DD looks a lot like Special K!!
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You have some of the most photogenic children I’ve ever seen! Absolutely precious.
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I’m still laughing about Veruca’s new pet… still laughing.
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Love K’s hair like that Wendie!
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leave it to me…your kids are adorable…and the man I’m assuming is your brother is HOT : ). Btw, my nephew that has aspberger’s has gotten much much better over the years, especially with the school working so well with him. If you didn’t know, you’d just think he was a little odd…and that’s a huge change from when he was 18 months old until now.
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Well, I like blackwatch over other plaids, and DD is just a very pretty little man! I have a softspot for little boys with long eyelashes.
V can’t help it–it must be an estrogen thing, since my daughter knows no candids either. Ever.
On the groping, just waint until he reaches the height that lines up his nose with your cleavage–I spent a tortured year trying to redirect my little enthusiastic hugger every time he came at me. He got a lot of shoulder time.
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Adorable. I can’t believe how much she looks like you!
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I love Veruca. LOVE HER! She is fabulous haha!
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I will never stop saying you are really really lucky. I don’t think you actually realize how completely lucky you are
. Your kids are beautiful. Adorable. And Veruca.. Well, she’s just Veruca. I love that kid 
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You have the most gorgeous children I’ve ever seen, Wendie! You better lock the doors when every single one of them hits the dating age. You won’t be able to keep potential suitors away! : ) Hope you had a nice long weekend!
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Agree. There’s no denying the other two but sometimes I tell people I’m just babysitting DD. Kidding, of course. Maybe…
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We’re getting him a leash this week.
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Meeeee toooo.
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“and the man I’m assuming is your brother is HOT”
Yeah, I get that a lot.
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Hehe. My daughter had a pet ant when she was little too.
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I had a pet fly named Sid. I kept him in one of those hollow plastic Easter eggs and fed him sugar. Needless to say ours was a short relationship.
I have to agree with some of the other posters’ comments. Your children are beautiful. And the videos crack me up.
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