Category: Living on the Spectrum
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Always an adventure-Musical outing with my musician son
We are in Chelan, Washington… Nick has performances with one of his dear friends from the Washington State School for the Blind, Mac Potts. A simple car ride became a long struggle, as the 3 hour trip ( per Google Maps) lasted over 5 hours. Unexpected delays due to construction, horrendous traffic jams on the…
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Some things just never change
For my “long standing readers… this post is a mash up from two different posts, one from almost ten years ago when we first brought home the new pups… https://kathygaillaughingatlife.com/2013/11/21/the-great-elk-hound-escape/ And an incident that involved the batteries in the impossible to reach smoke detectors- which required the Little Giant extension ladder to enable one to…
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The F Word!
My son Nicholas makes most of his income entertaining. He plays piano and accompanies himself. An amazing repitorie is one of the reasons Nick is so popular with his senior audiences. He knows “their songs”. He is rarely stumped if a member of the audience requests a song. Having a virtualy unlimited roster of…
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Interaction
Hearing is apparently a bit over rated when it comes to enjoying music. My son Nicholas entertains members of assisted living communitities as a way to make income. He has an encyclopedic repitoire, his brain full of tunes sure to please folks of all ages. Rarely does an audience member stump him with a request…
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Showbound in Seattle
Once again, my hubby and son provide inspiration for my writing… “Wahoo!” My husband waved his phone as he played aloud the recorded message from his company. They advised workers to stay in place, work from home! A recent snowstorm blanketed our area with over five inches of snow. Wind pushed frozen precipitation into perilous piles…
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Christmas Came Early.
Christmas came early for me this year. It is always a thrill when I receive an email from the editors at Chicken Soup for the Soul that states an essay I’ve written and submitted will be included in a new book. My essay, called Community Spirit, is very special as it involves my son, Nick Baker.…
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Little Giant, Big Brain
I have been in deep weeds this summer helping my son Nick Baker finish up a book called “Turtle.” It is Nick’s story of being made fun of by kids in his grade school. Nick was so different from the rest of children at his grade school and 25 years ago he was truly a…
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Not the “good” towels!
“No way!” I leveled what I hoped was a stern enough look at my husband to convey the seriousness of my message. “What?” he looked genuinely puzzled as he stopped in his tracks. “No way… are you going to use my brand new pale yellow tea towel to scrub the windows on the deck outside.…
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Binoculars, Golf Clubs or PC’s?
What do Binoculars, Golf Clubs and PC computers have in common? Well they are all part of any given conversation with my Dad. My sense of enjoyment for all things in nature, I got this from my father. A graduate of Oregon State, he spent several summers working as a fire watch; climbing up into the…
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And the winner is…..
“Who won the mail contest today?”…. this is a phone call from my Hubby, on his way home via the local transit bus, too anxious to wait to hear the news. This is not about the big manila Reader’s Digest Sweepstakes envelopes that declare “You may have won $100,000!” Our contest has evolved from a…