introductions

As the mom to three very unique kids, my day to day activities are endless. Meetings. Phone calls. Emails. Doctor and therapy appointments. Add to that taking care of the house. Cleaning. Cooking. Shopping. Laundry. Pets. yard work. And of course, most of all, keeping the man happy.
Although, it really doesn't take much to keep him happy. I love him more than anything and I know he loves me. He is easy to please. He and I fit together perfectly. Like peas and carrots. We have differences in how to raise the kids but he leaves that to me and that's OK. We've figured out what works for us and it works well.
My three unique kids were born with a mix of alphabet soup. ADHD, PDD, OCD, mood disorder, anxiety. And that's just my youngest boy. Little Guy.
My middle does deal with some depression but his major affliction is an eye disease called <a href="http://www.blindness.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&itemid=67">Retinitis Pigmentosa</a>. At this point, he is night blind and color blind. He also has limited peripheral vision. But in daylight he gets around just fine and has no problems.
My oldest daughter, she's got ADHD and I see some asperger traits in her as well. Theres questions as to the proper diagnosis but it really doesn't matter at this point. She is very smart. Does well in school and her "disability" isn't really disabling her.
Doing things as a family is impossible. There are fights. Meltdowns. Hitting. Swearing. It just isn't worth it. The kids are so very different that they just don't get along. It's easier to let them do their own thing.
Having unique kids makes it hard to socialize. Other parents see a hyperactive little boy and wonder what is wrong with the parent that they can't control the kid. So they stay away. I've gotten used to it and I do my own thing.
In my "free" time, I love getting online. Whether it's reading blogs, playing games, looking at facebook, twitter or the news. I love playing with my two dogs. Both Shih-Tzu's. I enjoy sitting outside and watching the birds. I also pen pal. I've written to pen pals for most of my life and it's something I'll always do.
And of course there is cooking. Baking. New recipes. Old recipes. Tweaking recipes. I just love it all.
I hope to start sharing tidbits of life here. Share some favorite recipes. Some meme's and some photos of my world here on Cape Cod. Please feel free to comment. Say hi. Ask questions - anything!