Okay, so I don't know where really to begin. First of all, I have two children, Kai and Johnnie. Kai has pdd-nos and my daughter, well she seems okay, hyper, but fine. I guess, normally I would start this off as, how I struggled to ge doctors to diagnose him. I'd known since he was 9 1/2 mos old that something wasn't right, and I had suspected autism. Anyway, I think most people have that same story...so I'll skip it...and fast forward to today, right now....and where we're at.

During the past several weeks, I have had many inquiries regarding our programs at Under the Umbrella. While I would love to be of service to all children and families, I understand that our program does not meet the needs of all children. I often will refer families to other centers that I believe will be able to benefit them the most. Here are some of the most commonly asked questions that I receive along with the answers that I will typically give to parents:

Sam loves his homeschool PE class at Lifetime Fitness. Besides this being just the coolest gym you have ever seen, the PE class is amazing. Kids get the opportunity to hang out with other kids that are either doing the homeschool thing or who attend a university model program. The class is run like a super-cool PE class and the kids totally dig it.

Today my husband got on a plane and flew to Cincinnati for his brother's surprise 50th birthday party. We have this little thing we do when we fly...we check out the pilot and decide, simply by looks and age, if we think he is capable of handling the plane and getting us to our destination safely. Somehow this little check makes us feel better about flying and gives us hope that we'll get there safely.