They call me Sir Farts A Lot

Its been a long time since I blogged. Sorry about that. This week has been up and down with Punkin'. She was extremely upset she did not get a visit with her biological mother, as her mother failed to call. Punkin' was very upset and acted out all week. But along the way she said some funny things.


As some of you may know, we are potty training Punkin' because her mother used Punkin's Autism as an excuse saying "she can never be potty trained". FAIL. She was trained on #1 within a week of trying. #2 she is having some trouble with. Its only been 7 weeks, but I can tell we may need to involve a doctor at some point. Anyhow, I asked her "Punkin' did you have an accident? I smell something." She said "HUH??? NOOO! I did not have an accident!" So of course, I asked if she was sure. Punkin' is quick to respond. "I told you I did not have an accident! I just let out a HUGE fart! Just like at school!" Just like at school? I thought...so I asked "What do you mean just like at school? Do you fart a lot at school?" She giggled. A lot. Then said "Yea, they call me Sir Farts A Lot! And I make noises like this with my mouth...boom psst boom" (her attempt to beat box).

Daddy and I almost DIED laughing!

At the current time she is in the tub. She will be there for about an hour, or until I tell her she can no longer hang out in the bathwater. She's singing. Would you like to know what she is singing? "I'm cleaning my stinky feet! Colin won't go on a date with me if I don't clean my stinky feet! Nobody likes stinky feet!" Yes, she has a "boyfriend" and her father is not so thrilled. Just look at the happy couple....

I must say, despite her acting out multiple times this week, she has been extremely helpful. She has done lots of "challenges" including:
Changing Sweet Pea's stinky diapers
Washing the dishes (including bottles)
Vacuuming the apt
Washing the slider door
Cleaning her room, even tho it was Sweet Pea who made the mess
and she didn't fight over having to do her homework.
Punkin' has been saving her money so she can spend it on toys, games, dolls ect. We as a family have stopped buying her those things unless it is educational and falls during a birthday or Christmas. She is learning how to manage money, and I love it!

Cannot wait to see what next week brings....

School Days

Sunday night was game night. Punkin' decided it would be a perfect time to play a video game with Daddy. When bedtime rolled around, I gave her a 5 minute warning. Her reply was super sweet....."Nope! I'm staying up forever, and you have to go to work because you are RUINING game night!"

Wow, ok, I wasn't even mean...what did I do to deserve this??? Oh that's right, usually I work nights so its just Daddy and daughters. So on the night's I am home, I am the wicked witch of the west. Well she got sent to bed after the 5 minutes. She then proceeded to yell for about 30 minutes that she was staying up forever! Then she fell asleep from exhaustion.

Monday morning I woke Punkin' up for school. After many grumbles and groans she declared "IT'S VACATION! I don't have school today!" Of course I told her there are no vacation days in March, that she has vacation in April, which is next month so it's time to get up..... ***more grumbles***

Ah...here we arrive at school. Her teacher asked her how her weekend was. I thought it was a good weekend. She saw her biological mother, her half sister and cousins from her mother's side. She played, she relaxed. What could have been better than that? Boy was I wrong. She told her teacher she had a TERRIBLE weekend. Why was it terrible? Because it was only two days long! At least that didn't affect her behavior at school because she had a great day! :)

I picked her up and watched her walk around our car, not noticing the huge missing bumper from Dad's accident Sunday. I asked her if she had noticed anything different about the car. Nope. Nothings different. Take another walk around, look closely Punkin'. Nope. Nothings different. Look at the front of the car Punkin'. Oh My Gosh! What the heck happened?I explained to her that while she was at her mother's Daddy had an accident. She got in the car with a look of extreme thought. As I started to drive she said (in the most serious tone): Ma do you have a lawyer? I asked why would I need a lawyer? She said well Daddy crashed the car, so you guys need a lawyer to help fix it. I couldn't stop laughing at her. When I finally did she was agitated that I had laughed so hard. I apologized and explained to her that we don't need a lawyer, we have car insurance and that when the car was in the shop getting fixed we would rent a different looking car. She insisted we still need a lawyer.

Good Morning Punkin'! Its Tuesday, time to get up for school! :).... yeah...Punkin' was not as happy as I was this morning! She answered "UGH! AGAIN?" Yes, I told her, you have school Monday - Friday. Today is Tuesday, so including today you have four more days today. To which she so nicely replied "That is ridiculous!" Good thing her tune changed at school...another great day!

Wednesday morning she claims its still vacation and she doesn't know why I keep getting her up so early. I again explained to her that she doesn't have vacation in March it is in April. She thinks I'm full of it. She doesn't believe me. Show her the calendar...yea she still thinks I'm full of it. But another great day! I cannot wait to wake her up tomorrow! Maybe because its St. Patty's Day tomorrow and she gets to wear green she will believe that there is school....lets find out.

I will forever <3 her. She says she loves me because I'm a good mom and I take great care of her, but thinks I kiss and hug her too much. Its because I love Punkin', Sweet Pea and Boo Boo lots n lots forever n ever... <3 <3

More Than You :)

Last Tuesday was Daddy's birthday. Punkin', Sweet Pea and I took him out to dinner....well more like Linner since it was about 3:30 in the afternoon. All day long Punkin' had been looking forward to our date. As soon as I picked her up from school, she asked two things. Where was Daddy? and Is it time for our date at the 99 Restaurant?  I told her Daddy was in the car waiting with Sweet Pea because she was taking a nap and we could go on a date soon.

She rushed out to the car to wish Daddy Happy Birthday! She could not wait for our date. Punkin' was very well behaved, saying please and thank you. Reading and ordering from the menu. We were having a lovely time on Daddy's Birthday Date. Then there it was. The "ism" of the afternoon.

It went like this:

Punkin': Karen, ask me a quest. (quest - short for question)
Me: How much do you love me?
Punkin': Eeehhhh, ask me something else. I don't like that quest.
Me: OK fine. How much do you love Daddy? (I expected the same answer I just got)
Punkin': (without missing a beat) More Than You!  *GRIN*

Assuming Punkin' had hurt my feelings, my Boo Boo tried to apologize to me. I assured him, she only loves him more than me because she has known him longer.  :)

Why Blog?

I have decided to start a blog about my day to day (or week to week) interactions with the one and only Punkin'. So lets start with some background information...Punkin' is 7 years old (well she, being a Princess Punkin' will tell you she is 7 and a HALF). She was diagnosed PDD/NOS at approxmately 3 yrs of age. Being on the Autism spectrum has provided me with laughs, frustrations and more love than I thought possible. Punkin' came into my life as my good friends daughter when she was about 3 years old. Since then, she has grown, flourished and had troubles. I have entered a wonderful loving relationship with her father; my Boo Boo. She has also become my step-daughter, big sister to our 1 year old Sweet Pea, and comedian. Punkin' has moved in with us full time and we have had "the talk". This is not "the talk" you remember from you parents; this talk was to tell her she was Autistic. Her reaction was amazingly adult.

I hope you enjoy the "isms" as much as I do. (An "ism" to us is the funny things only Punkin' can come up with)