Marley's Magical Mind

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 we decided to go to Crayola Experience in Easton, PA.  It was about an hour and a half...unless you follow Google Maps......then it turns to 3 hours !!! But anyway, we got there in one piece, and Marley took it all in stride. If you don't already know, my daughter was diagnosed with Asperger's when she was 4 years old.  Which, since the DSM change, is now considered ASD, high functioning (or level one), and ADHD.  My daughter has sensory issues.  She isn't able to deal with loud noises or lights that are too bright.  When we arrived I could tell that the noise was too much for her.   Luckily, mommy is always prepared!!! Earplugs to the rescue !!! I also brought her sunglasses, but it wasn't overly bright in the building so she didn't need them.   Putting in her earplugs !! As we walked around she realized it wasn't as loud as when we first arrived, so after about 30 minutes, she took her earplugs out, looked at me and said 

My greatest accomplishment. So this right here is my greatest accomplishment.  My daughter Marley Rose.  She is 7 years old going on 15.  The girliest girl I have ever met.   She was diagnosed with Autism when she was 4.  My pride and joy, the apple of my eye.  <3

I decided to start this blog in order to post some of my masterpieces...yeah, right... that I have made with my own two hands. I have always enjoyed using my hands to create and build things that were running through my head. Sometimes I get it in the first shot and others, well, not so much. I like to make jewelry, paint furniture and renovate my house.  I have been living in Howell, NJ for 5 years now and loving it.  I am originally from North Bergen, NJ.  I enjoyed my time in good old North Bergen, but it's so close to Manhattan that it now resembles it.  So off to the boondocks, or so my mom likes to think, I went. Howell is not the boondocks...lol... I have a mall 7 minutes away and lots of strip malls on route 9.  Tons of restaurant and a top notch school system.  My daughter is in special education and she is thriving in the Howell school system.  They have a very good Autism program. I will try to post every week with any projects that I start or finish, or anything in