Improved Library

Yes, I worked on the library again. I know I talk about it a lot, but it's my favorite room in the house. Brian's too. Now that it's finished, I love to go in there in the evenings with a book, some water, and some Mozart. I love it!

We moved the loveseat leather sofa from the living room. Now there are two leather sofas in the living room, and the shorter loveseat one is upstairs in the library. With this great seating, and now that we've moved the tables around, the library is now a place to stop and rest.

A part of the book section.

Here you can see the sofa in its new place, and the tables in theirs.

Now I'll show you gifts from my family that are in my library. Here is a Tornado machine that I got with money from my mom for my birthday. We call it the Vortex of Death. :-)

It really helps with the ambiance in the room. It changes colors, too.

This conch shell is from my sister Kim from when she visited the Florida keys.

This shell and pumice are a gift from my dad from when he went to Hawaii.

This Newton's Cradle is a gift I got for Sam with my mom's birthday money for me.

If you ignore the folders on these two shelves, most of the remaining books were given to me from my dad. They are books that he's ready over and over, so that means a lot to me. The yearbooks on the bottom left from Brian's and my years at Mountain View for Jr. High and High School. There are two of each book because we went to the same school.

Lots of gifts here. The blue ladybug rock was painted for me by my sister Krysten, who is an amazing artist. I know this is just a rock, but you should see what she can do on paper! The little stone turtle is a favorite of mine from my mom, who knows I love tortoises. The two sisters are a gift from my other sister Kim.

The quartz in the center here was given to me from my dad when I was very young one day when he took me to Colossal Cave. I loved seeing that cave with him, and this is my favorite rock out of my whole collection (and that's saying something).

This is a beautiful rock-covered globe given to me from my mom. It's the most gorgous globe I've ever seen, and I've looked for decades. Nothing tops this globe. It is layered (somehow) with beautiful stones to represent each country and ocean. It is one of the reasons I wanted a full library, so that I could properly display it.

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Triple Sunset

Wide Open Sky

The kids got some Lincoln Logs, they're having fun with them as you can see here.

Take off.
A whole group of birds in the trees took off at the same time.

Rainy Day. The kids had fun today in the rain. See video below:

They were singing like this all by themselves. I just asked them to pause a moment while I started the camera.

Running in from the rain... and loving it!

Barbell Art.
The boys like to take dads barbells and weights and arrange them into artistic sculptures.
Here's what they created last week.

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I know it's not well lit, but the wind was just right to get this shot of the two flags mostly extended.

Alex having fun at the park.

Playing in the rain.

Sky, wind-waved clouds, encircled with trees.

Take Off. A gathering of birds all take off at the same time.

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The kids, playing in the rain yesterday.

Sam lost his 2nd front tooth in a week, so now he's got a big toothless grin. :-)

They just got some Lincoln Logs, and are having fun with them.

Here's a picture of my new lunchbag to show to my sister Kim. It looks like a normal bag!

The inside, thermos insulated and waterproof.

And now some more scenery pictures I've taken recently:
Great tree backlit by the sun.

Lit Sky.

Birds in a tree, watching the sunset.

Herringbone clouds, aka Macerel Sky: my favorite.

Hello to Everyone

Hi there! Not much happening here. Just enjoying the sun and better weather. Starting spring cleaning, that sort of thing. I know I've been hard to get a hold of lately, but I just wanted to let you all know that I'm fine, and that I'm thinking of you, and I hope you're fine too! :-)

The Physical Aspects of Asperger's Syndrome

I wanted to let you know that I have finished! I have been writing for the past three weeks. I've barely had time to eat or go grocery shopping. I had to force myself to stop writing on my birthday last week. It's either a short book or an incredibly long article. Many people are telling me to just write a book on this subject, which I could. However, I'm more interested in just getting this information out to those who are requesting it.

It's called "The Physical Aspects of Asperger's Syndrome". In it, I've listed, detailed, and described every physical difference in the body of a person with Asperger's. It is more than a mental difference. The mental variances are easy to deal with when compared to the physical differences. It is incredibly hard to maintain health in an autistic body.

I wanted to write in detail about those things. I wrote it to help the 40 or 50 people I know who have Asperger's or whose children have it. They asked me to teach them; they wanted to learn what I know on this subject, and it's hard information to find. I will be teaching this information to those people at our gathering this Sunday. However, I also put it in writing so that there would be a record, and so that I could detail all of the many things I've learned on the subject, and so that it could help those who will find it in the future.

You are invited to read it if you'd like. It is online here: www.blueginger.org/physicalautism.html

There is also a .pdf version to download, but it's 78 pages long, so be prepared.

I worked almost constantly on this for the past three weeks, and I think it turned out very nicely. I hope that it can be a useful reference for those dealing with similar issues. And for everyone else, perhaps it can help you understand me a little better. :-)