Thursday, May 26, 2011

Beautiful!

I am a cheap mom! I'm no longer ashamed of this, and have come full circle from throwing the money around (which we never had), to not going anywhere unless we have a coupon.
So...
With Ben being autistic, there are tons of opportunities to do things. Carnivals, the zoo, the movies One is going to the Discovery Museum 4x a year on selected Sunday nights for an open arms evening. They are great. You never have to worry about explaining your child, and if he steals the ball from another kid, the parents know you're on it.
Ben enjoyed a new activity this go around. Rock climbing. He had tried it with no success the last time we were there, but this time... a regular mountain goat. His limited ability at communication be damned, he let us know he was proud. He stood up on these faux rocks stating... beautiful. great, good job. All of which I was to repeat with fervor! And I was happy to do it! He really is a funny kid.
We bought him new sneakers a couple of weeks ago. I tell him how fast he runs and how high he jumps with his new shoes. He's constantly looking at them when he runs and impressing himself. Too Damn Cute!!!!
Tomorow is field day at Bens school. I will be there from 9-3 assisting Ben through obstacle courses, and god only knows what. I hope I don't get too competative... lol Of course the whole time I expect Ben to be obbsessing on we'll get McDonalds after. Anytime we do ANYTHING, he thinks McDonalds will follow. Does that make me a bad mom? I just can't so no to that squishy face of his.... I cook most of the week... wahhhh. oh well.

2 comments:

  1. So happy that Ben likes rock climbing! That's great!

    By the way, it does not make you a bad Mom. I take Austin to DQ and I cook all the time too! ;)

    All the best! *HUGS* :) Heather

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  2. It's nice to spoil him now and again. Nice story.

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