Monday, December 13, 2010

Introduction

"I love this crazy, tragic, sometimes almost magic, awful, beautiful life" ~ Darryl Worley

My life.  It is all of these things. There are times when it is full of laughter, joy and happiness, other times, it is painful, sad and tearful....but it is always crazy. 

My life. It is well rounded. I have a wonderful, hard working husband who would lasso the moon for me, a teenage son who although a little on the lazy side is a empathic, good kid who is nothing like his mother was at that age (that's a good thing), a 7 yr old son who's endless amount of unbridled energy amazes me, and Emily, who you have "met" if you read my other blog. We have Dave, an 18 lb. orange tabby, who has definitely carved out a niche in our home and in our hearts. My parents are saints, my in-laws, amazing. I have friends that have found their way into my heart and I would crumble without them. I am blessed.

My life. Autism takes up most of it.  It winds and weaves it's way into the fabric of the rest of my life - our lives.  It changes the color, the texture, and the wearability of the fabric from day to day, and yet this family bends and changes to accomodate it each and every time. 

This is the rest of my life. The funny, sad, frustrating, interesting, crazy rest of it.

Enjoy.