Name Game....

"Kate, just ride through the curve". This weekend I was working with Kate on riding her bike. Yep, parents of the year, she just got her first bike at the ripe old age of 6. In typical Kate fashion (she is afraid of everything!) she has been very apprehensive about the whole experience of riding her bike. She has training wheels, but is still scared. This weekend we rode around our neighborhood and the neighborhood next to us. She did great until it came to the curves in the road. After lots of, "pedal faster, and don't stop!!!" I cam up with "ride through the curve". She got it and wasn't scared anymore. It was a glorious feeling as a parent. I have been tossing around writing a book for some time, but never could think of what to call it. There are lots of books written by parents who have kids with Autism, and I didn't want mine to be just another book. The first part was thinking, what are we going to call it????? I wanted it to be meaningful and something that would stand out. Hence, ride through the curve, because that is what we are doing. Sometimes life is scary and unpredictable, but if we always put our feet down and be fearful, we don't see the fun in things. I have realized that this summer so much. Being an educator, parent, mom, etc. and having a son with a significant disability is not always fun. But if I just remind myself to ride through the scary parts, things go soooo much better. That is what this blog is about, the fun, scary, exciting, and boring parts of our life. I want to document them in a more formal spot, then someday put it into a book as a reminder and inspiration to others. This is our journey.........