Last week, we got to go to a Crosscutter’s baseball game with Amy and Mike. When Amy was in college, she was one of Ben’s after school caregivers, and she has maintained a great relationship with Ben. They have connections that got us great seats for the game – third row, right behind home plate….
Author: Liz
Just keep an open mind…
Ben’s food humor these days tends toward breaking down names of foods and taking them literally, Amelia Bedelia-style. According to Ben, horseradish tastes like horse, hot dogs taste like dog, monkey bread tastes like monkey, and chicken fingers taste like fingers. Mind you, it doesn’t slow him down any when devouring these items. He just…
Birthday Suit
Ben felt so great in the red jacket he purchased for special prom, that he insisted on wearing it for his birthday. He kept referring to it as his birthday suit, and disregarded all our attempts to reeducate him on this term. Nobody loves his birthday more than Ben, and he squeezes out every last…
Focus, Mom!
We made a delicious, easy meal this week, and we even managed to increase the nutrition factor over our regular kale-less version of the recipe, but regrettably, nearly every picture I took was out of focus. Was Ben cooking too fast to be captured by the lens? Am I getting the “Beachy Shakes”? (Many members…
Deerly Beloved
While in town for Lycoming College’s Alumni Weekend, our friend Jamie brought us venison steaks (and some bologna, too), and we planned a meal of Ginger Sesame Venison Noodle Salad (a mouthful in every sense of the word). June is meant for big salads! The only problem was that Ben had a very drippy cold,…
Straycation – Making the Most of a Long Weekend
Theoretically, we know what a vacation is. When the pandemic raged, we heard an awful lot about the staycation. Today, we introduce the straycation. On a straycation, you wander each day, possibly with a destination in mind, possibly just for the ride. When you get home in the late afternoon, you take a little nap…
The Redcoats are Coming! The Redcoats are Coming! (How to pick your battles.)
This week, Ben attended “Special Prom,” an event hosted by somebody with a gigantic heart, whose child has special needs. Ben wanted to look “snazzy,” so he went shopping at a thrift store, and this jacket is what he not only found, but set his heart on. For a mere $3, this guy felt like…
Wild Life!
Thinking of Ben, my friend at work gave us some deer baloney. Thanks, Tammy! Once Ben laid eyes on it in the fridge, I knew he would remain agitated until we had a plan for its consumption. That Saturday morning, like usual, he began clamoring for “special breakfast.” What is “special breakfast,” you ask? Well,…
We’re Off to See the Wizard!
The CTL’s production of The Wizard of Oz this weekend was amazing! As the wizard, Ben felt a wizard cake was in order. What is a wizard cake, you ask? Whatever your answer is, yes, you’re right. It was the first thing I could think of to say when Ben wanted to be feted with…
All I Really Need to Know
What did you learn in kindergarten? I have many vivid memories of kindergarten because, before I set out for the hallowed halls of Mission Elementary School at age 5, I suspected I might want to be a teacher, so I knew I had to be learning on the job. In no particular order, this is…