In So Many Words

The holiday season, while a wonderful time of friends and family, parties and presents, can also present many challenges for a child with special needs.

For that reason, Try This Tuesday is going to have a holiday theme for December, and we are asking readers to post their creative ideas for handling any of the special situations that crop up at this time of year. For more info, please visit this week’s post, Gearing Up for the Holidays.

Hope everybody is ready for Thanksgiving! We are blessed with a family that is large enough not to be able to celebrate at our house (how’s that for being thankful for a small home!), so we will be traveling to State College tomorrow for our holiday.

Today while the TSS is here, I am going to get our Christmas decorations down from the attic so they are ready to go this weekend. I can’t really do it while I am alone with Michael because I can’t trust him not to follow me up the ladder into the attic, so this should work out well.

Here’s a few fun links for your Wednesday morning – hope you enjoy!

HE’S A POET!

Donna at Amazed By His Grace has shared her son Jonathan’s poem that was published in the first issue of GLIMPSE, a new publication from ICDL. His poem, I Love Butterflies, is very good (see page 12), and I also really liked Please Listen To My Heart by Roy Bedward on page 16.

MAKE IT FROM SCRATCH

So, I mentioned the other day that I was Twittering again. Well, I saw a Tweet from @feelslikehome asking for posts on homemade items to feature in a carnival she was hosting. I sent over my Macaroni and Cheese recipe, and she included it!

Check out all the great recipes, craft ideas, and other homemade tips in the Make It From Scratch Carnival #91. What’s really funny about this whole internet/blogging thing is she lives in my town but I don’t know her.

MORE TWITTER FUN

Also on the Twitter front, Bonnie at Autism Family Adventures is planning Autism Twitter Day to promote positive autism awareness. Visit her to find out more details.

TRAVEL TIPS

If you’re getting ready to travel with young children or children who have special needs, take a look at these Travel Tips from Danette at Everyday Adventures. You’ll be glad you did!

Picture courtesy of Hammer51012

1. What part of the world and country do you live in?  USA – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

2. What is the furthest from home that you have been, and where is it?  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on my honeymoon almost 16 years ago

3. What travel destination have you enjoyed the most?  Although Vancouver was lovely, we were only there for two days.  My favorite place has been when we visited my brother in California.  Our son was just under 2 years old, and we took him to the San Diego Zoo, Disneyland and some other fun places. (I just posted a picture from this trip last week.)

4. What travel destination have you enjoyed the least? can’t say

5. Is there somewhere you’d like to visit but have not, and where is it?  We would like to take our son down to Disneyworld at some point.  Although I was there when I was 16 with my family, my husband has never been there.

6. Do you prefer traveling to see historic places or to hit the beach and relax?  Not too much into the beach (see previous Saturday 9); definitely prefer historic, or, better yet, entertaining like amusement parks.

7. What popular vacation destination have you never considered because you think you’d not like it? anywhere that requires camping out in a tent

8. Where do you travel to most recently?  West Virginia

9. Do you like day trip “mini-vacations”? I prefer a 2-3 day trip over a day trip.  Short trips can be a lot of fun and have the bonus of being less expensive!  If we do go to Florida, however, I’m sure it will be a much longer trip because we will want to see everything we can.

Visit Saturday 9 to find more participants and join in on the fun!