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January 3, 2013 Summer Kinard Leave a comment

I grew up in a family with little means. Our furniture was secondhand and practical, but not what you would…

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Fourteen pillows. AKA Propping up to breathe more easily when you have a sinus infection. I’m starting to feel better, thankfully!

We had a simple class where we acted out St. Nicholas stories in the sandbox with peg dolls. G and B built churches from blocks, and we had a surprise guest! #sthildasclass #accessiblechurchschool #orthodoxkids #childrenofjoy

Andrew gave me time today to take a good solo hike in the woods. I took the precaution of writing my route out and setting it on my dashboard, just in case, but it was lovely and safe. I had my trails to myself for the hour and fifteen minutes I walked through the afternoon bottomland forest. I saw lots of deer and hog tracks, but no deer except a few on my way in. I sang Psalms along the furthest stretch of the path. My dad feels close to me in the woods, especially in my ease in them, which he gave me by teaching me to read them safely. I took a poorly marked trail but wasn’t afraid of getting lost. I can’t remember ever getting lost in woods. They’re like home, even when they’re new to me. As I walked out of the forest and joined the larger trail, I could hear soft music. A couple and their dog and I all quietly returned to our vehicles and sat with opened windows or doors to overhear the concert a man was playing for the crows. (The birds seemed to love it.) I quietly prepared an instant coffee and coconut creamer packet that I found at the grocery store earlier this week. The package didn’t lie! It actually tasted good, unlike most instant coffee. I drank it and the rest of my water while I listened to the man sing, “I am a poor wayfaring stranger.” It was exactly right. I held it in my heart and let it flow out the open windows as I drove to the sunset lake, weaving my gratitude and grief through the trees, letting the crows raise a banner of peace over my head as they rose up over the swamp and the paths and the broken hearts hiding under the ancient, watching trees.

It makes my desk a bit chaotic, but I like having my crochet project out for transitions between tasks. I can sort myself with a few dozen stitches before moving along. This has been vital while a dumb lingering head cold has made its way through the family this past month. #slowandsteady

Our monthly subscribe & save boxes came in, and the little girls made a treasure map from some of the packing paper.

The 1/2 pumpkin substitute scones came out well. The only difference is that they taste less sweet than full fat, though they have the same sugar as usual. At my friend Amy’s suggestion, I used up the rest of the pumpkin by making these Vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.

You might have a visual sensory seeker if your child loves to sort, has a lava lamp and iPad going on one plane of vision, and has all of the toys from the carefully coordinated bins spread out on the floor (though his sensory seeking twin did that part). 😍😄 This is a normal way that some autistic people focus! And though stepping on LEGOs if you’re not a super-seer can be hard on bare feet, it’s not really difficult to clean up if you use a dustpan as a scoop. #autisticjoy #ourautistichome

Ok, I’m going to try adding pumpkin in place of half of the fat in the scones today. I’m hoping it works well, since it’s 50¢ for a cup of pumpkin and $7 for a cup of the good vegan butter for baking.

I took the two bigs to scope out a longer trail this afternoon. There weren’t any alligators in this deeper, colder lake at this time of year, but we saw a lot of birds and pretty spiders, deer, and views. It’s wonderful to hike in the gloaming. We all had muddy hems when we got home. #autisticjoy #childrenofjoy

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