As a mom of boys living with special needs, I am thrilled to be a contributing author to a new blog, 5 Minutes for Special Needs. We launched 07-10-08 as a sister site of 5 Minutes for Moms.

Our goal is to be a comfy place of support, insight and inspiration. Please stop by:

http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/

And what do you think? We need a group for parents of children with special needs at the Buzz...don't ya think? Let me know and I'll push for one. Thanks.

What a treat to open up my Buzz page and discover that the day after Mother's Day I am number one on the Mom Page.

Well, just thank you all! And, yes, that was spoken in the twangiest of southern drawls.

It's late. I'm really sleepy. But I do have a favor to ask.

Please read my last blog post about Hailey and show her some encouragement by simply commenting at her blog and/or posting about her blog. She is clearly a special little girl with a heart full of love and hope.

(Here's the url link -I don't do HTML well- but the blog post should also being showing in my Widget on my Buzz profile page. http://slurpinglife.typepad.com/slurping_life/2008/03/alexanders-hear.html

Hailey is what is right in this world.

Thanks in advance.

How do you people do it? Keep up I mean.

I am so far behind here...and in life...and feel completely lost. My bloggy friends of cre8Buzz...I miss knowing what is happening...who is happening...is anything happening?

This I know...when I have surgery next week, I am sitting on my butt and blogging and buzzing my way to recovery.

Good grief, is this pathetic or what? I'm am so blaming my kids.

When I posted my hippie photo contest at Slurping Life I began to wish I were a hippie, that I did not conform so much to life's expectations of me. I think I have decided to deviate.

Honestly, I do not like to conform, yet find myself doing so. Why? I have decided to stop. I have realized that way too often I go with the flow and accept answers that are given to me...spiritually, physically, emotionally and with regard to my special needs sons.

I have been in a meditative state recently. I have experienced way too much stress thinking that this or that should have been done...or that the kids are behind in schooling (we homeschool) and we MUST catch up. Why? The fact is we are not your normal family...the issues here would astound the everyday normal family. I do not mean that as a put down toward anyone. We all have 'stuff' with which to deal.

I am not sure where his post is leading, maybe to ask the question...Do you ever just want to tell the world to go away? To tell people they have no idea and to stop judging your family? Do you want to just breathe, relax and let be what is? Do you want to simply enjoy your family and your life?

I have no idea why I posted this, but I did. Any thoughts?