For Mother's of Autism

Someone sent me this from another blog for Mother's Day and I thought it was cute. I would like to add no frustrating sessions of screaming probably as my number one request! :-)

10 Things Every Autism Mother Wants

To all the autism mothers, Happy Mothers Day! You deserve a day all to your self. From our "random sampling," here are 10 things every autism mother wants:

10. About 1,000 less nasty stares when your child has a meltdown.
9. Insurance that covers autism treatments.
8. A doctor that knows more about autism than you.
7. Sleep.
6. A winning lottery ticket so you can break even on autism treatments.
5. Healthy food your autism child will eat.
4. A week at the spa -- without the kids.
3. One less random person telling you that they know the cure for autism.
2. The school called. Your child is Valedictorian. Again.
1. To hear, "I love you Mommy!" on Mothers Day.

So Much for the Worship Leader

Go forward 15 mins from the previous post:

Mattie is teasing Austin bad.

Jon: Mattie quit tormenting him
Austin: Yeah you are mean to me
Mattie: That is what sisters are for "TO BE EVIL!!" ha ha ha {evil laugh}

Mattie the Worship Leader

I think Mattie might become our little worship leader. She is all the time talking about Jesus. Today in her room she had the microphone and was singing praise and worship music. Before one song she said "Hello Ladies and Gentlemen we are going to worship Jesus, talk about Jesus, and praise Jesus and this one is for my dad because he is alive again!" Then she proceeded to sing. I so wish I had a camera hidden in her room for that one!

But I'm Addicted

We have had a little problem with Austin disobeying us this week. If we say no and he wants to do it anyway he just sneaks and does it. He has begged and begged for chocolate pop tarts. Something I rarely get but he has begged a lot that he needed them bad. Sooo, against my better judgment I bought him some. He had a package yesterday morning and one after school. At bedtime I told him NO, no snacks, no pop tart, just go to bed. About 20 mins later Jon went back into the kitchen and realized someone had sneaked a pop tart. So, he went upstairs to get him in trouble for not listening to his mom and this is what he had to say.

Jon: Why did you sneak a pop tart Austin after you mother told you no?
Austin: I had to
Jon: No you didn't
Austin: calmly and very serious stated "but dad I am really addicted to these things and I just can't help myself so if you don't want me to have one you are going to have to hide them!"

Jon came back down and I asked what privelage he lost and he told me nothing because he couldn't do it with a straight face and Austin did have a great explanation. AYKM!