Author Archives: madelynruth@yahoo.com

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Posted on January 11, 2010 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I’m doing the Comment Challenge over at motherreader.com and Lee Wind’s blogs this month, which has really been a great kickstarter for me and for this site. But it’s also been a bit overwhelming. The idea is to leave five … Continue reading →

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Interview with Kathy Erskine

Posted on January 8, 2010 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

A girl with Asperger’s having to face life without her brother–which ultimately means having to deal with the world by herself, which is what all kids with Asperger’s, and all of us, have to do–well, that was a real plot. Continue reading →

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Snow Harry

Posted on January 6, 2010 by madelynruth@yahoo.com
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Resolutions

Posted on January 5, 2010 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

To clean more. To yell less. To stop sweating the small stuff. To do something I’ve never done before (with the exception of parasailing). To use more exclamation points. To do things when I say I’m going to do them … Continue reading →

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Death and Disney

Posted on January 4, 2010 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

SPOILER ALERT We came out of the movie darkness and into the light. My kids were both bawling and the tears didn’t stop, not even after we wandered into the mall for an Aunt Annie’s pretzel and a couple of … Continue reading →

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