The monkey has been attending therapy since he was 2 years old, which is for about 7 years now. Before he turned three we had therapists coming to our home from ECI, Early Childhood Intervention program. When he turned three he was officially enrolled in the special education program at our local school district. Therapists…

For the last few days the monkey’s been fascinated with doughnuts. We didn’t know this at first. He wanted us to go a different route than what we were used to. We just couldn’t pinpoint the exact location. Then one day I come home and tell my husband, “I know what he wants! He wants…

My dad called my husband early this morning. He needed help with his vehicle. My husband is always willing to help with any mechanical issues my dad may have. He always tells me that my dad is older and that it’s his duty to be there for him whenever he needs us. ♥️ My husband…

A beautiful friend read my post, so she casually dropped off wine for me, and doughnuts for my monkey. And my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude. ♥️♥️♥️

This picture is from this morning. My monkey is sound asleep on my bed. He looks so peaceful. But last night was a different story. He was running around non-stop. He was laughing and jumping and running up and down the stairs. My husband and I were drained by 2 am. I kept telling him…

The monkey has been struggling a lot lately. Or maybe I should say we have all been struggling a lot. I think being quarantined since March is taking a toll on me. I was telling my husband that I feel guilty expressing that it’s been hard. The guilt is because I know there’s many people…