Luke has been putting away his own laundry for around twenty years, at least since he was a teenager. There were a few spans when we had to lock him out of his closet and bureau so he wouldn’t cut or tear up most of his clothing, but that isn’t what I want to write […]

I asked Cathy recently how many times more she thinks we’ve each kissed Kate than we have each other. Her reply came quickly: “Thousands.” I was thinking at least “hundreds,” though it is true we are obliged to kiss Kate several times every day, while (I’m sorry to write) I can’t even remember the last […]

The other night I heard Kate moaning in her sleep. It was the moan she uses while awake when something is going on that she doesn’t like or wants me or Cathy to change/fix for her. So I wondered if she were having a dream possibly that wasn’t going her way. Temple Grandin has written […]

Pretty regularly the past couple weeks, Luke has been urinating in his clothing then soaking everything in the bathroom sink. He finishes by transferring the soggy mass to a 5-gallon bucket for me or Cathy to find/deal with in the morning. Cathy suggested that with the bucket bit, Luke probably thinks he’s helping us out. […]