We just got back from Max's Open House. He was a little upset to be back at school tonight, but was so excited to find all of his favorite things (books, cards, student photos) and be able to play with them without interruption. The greatest single thing to come out of this evening was that we found out that he has two little classmates in his SDC class that he favors. The fact that Lalo and Isabelle are Max's "favorites" just melts my heart. I love knowing that he has formed attachments to people who are not family members. I wasn't sure that Max would ever have friends. This is a giant step in that direction!
xoxo kim
Anybody need a "Moolah for Max" label?
Can't believe I forgot my camera!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
moolah for Max
My dad helped me make these great labels. (Thanks dad!) I love this picture of Max. it looks like he is reaching out to shake hands with you and thank you for helping out! We still have more labels to send out. Please ask your friends and family if they would be willing to toss their change into a Max container! Thanks in advance.xoxo kim
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Just Imagine...
Imagine with me for a minute....
Imagine if 25 friends decided to put Moolah for Max labels on a random container...
Imagine if those same 25 friends tossed $100 or so into their cans over the next 6 months...
Imagine if we turned that $2500 in and it was used as part of a research grant....
Imagine if that grant was awarded to a brilliant researcher...
Imagine if that researcher was the one to find the link, the cause, the cure....
Imagine if you were a part of Moolah for Max and you changed the world...
Really--Imagine!
So where should I send your label? Send me your address!
xoxo kim
Imagine if 25 friends decided to put Moolah for Max labels on a random container...
Imagine if those same 25 friends tossed $100 or so into their cans over the next 6 months...
Imagine if we turned that $2500 in and it was used as part of a research grant....
Imagine if that grant was awarded to a brilliant researcher...
Imagine if that researcher was the one to find the link, the cause, the cure....
Imagine if you were a part of Moolah for Max and you changed the world...
Really--Imagine!
So where should I send your label? Send me your address!
xoxo kim
Friday, April 3, 2009
The contest is over, but the war rages on!
My friend Teresa is the lucky recipient of the Super Cookies and we have been the fortunate recipients of her generosity. That jet-setting girl is out of town again, but I will send her the yummies when she gets back.
So, I've been thinking--let's keep it going. Coins for a Cure will become Moolah for Max. I am going to make labels (with help from my dad) for you guys to slap on any container or can that you have laying around the house. You can donate any time it gets full or wait until the culminating activity--our annual Walk Now for Autism on Saturday, November 14th at 9:30 a.m. mark your calendars now. I'd love to see you at the Anaheim Stadium. Fingers crossed for no natural disasters this year.
O.K.-so thanks again to all of you who participated and made this kick off fundraiser so worthwhile. Let's throw all of our loose change into the Moolah for Max containers and get into the Grand club. Aim high, right?
Love to you all!
xoxo kim
By the way, check out Jenny McCarthy on Larry King if you get a chance. You can catch reruns this weekend I'm sure. She is spot on. I will never forget my pediatrician telling me that she hates her. Yes, she really said that. She said that Jenny made her doubt everything she knew to be true. Makes you wonder?!
So, I've been thinking--let's keep it going. Coins for a Cure will become Moolah for Max. I am going to make labels (with help from my dad) for you guys to slap on any container or can that you have laying around the house. You can donate any time it gets full or wait until the culminating activity--our annual Walk Now for Autism on Saturday, November 14th at 9:30 a.m. mark your calendars now. I'd love to see you at the Anaheim Stadium. Fingers crossed for no natural disasters this year.
O.K.-so thanks again to all of you who participated and made this kick off fundraiser so worthwhile. Let's throw all of our loose change into the Moolah for Max containers and get into the Grand club. Aim high, right?
Love to you all!
xoxo kim
By the way, check out Jenny McCarthy on Larry King if you get a chance. You can catch reruns this weekend I'm sure. She is spot on. I will never forget my pediatrician telling me that she hates her. Yes, she really said that. She said that Jenny made her doubt everything she knew to be true. Makes you wonder?!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
countdown
Three hours, six minutes and counting...
Right now, my school friend Teresa is in the lead with $100 + some change. I am off to bed and am excited to see if there are any last minute entries to the contest before midnight!
xoxo kim
Right now, my school friend Teresa is in the lead with $100 + some change. I am off to bed and am excited to see if there are any last minute entries to the contest before midnight!
xoxo kim
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
for the love of Max
It's a brand new day. By the time most of you read this it will be World Autism Awareness Day. What does that mean? At first I was elated to read that this day will be celebrated on 6 continents. That is major, but it is also maddening and heart-wrenching. Autism is THAT BIG! It is too big. I hate it and not just for Max. I hate it for all of the truly inspiring families that I have met who are also on this adventure (to put it kindly) and I hate that I have to pray for girls when my friends are pregnant because this disease prefers to ravage our boys. I could go on and on about hate because I harbor a lot of it, but I choose not to let it occupy any more space on Max's blog so....
Max has done a few new things in the past weeks---things that might seem inconsequential to most, but speak volumes to me. We have been spending hours in our backyard and last week Max decided that after 5 years and 3 months he would try out and enjoy the sand box. Today he took it a step further. He came in the house without his pants on which usually means he has gone #2 and produced some lovely brown leg warmers (When he takes off his pants his legs get smeared with-well, you can figure out the rest.) My mom got a taste of that this afternoon. :) Anyway, his partial nudity surprised me because he was clean and when I wiped him, he was gritty. So, I thought maybe he removed his clothes because his pull up was full of pee. When I went outside to gather his belongings, I noticed that they were near the sand box and there was a nice imprint of his feet and his cute little cheeks in the sand. I guess he really wanted to get the full sensory experience! He usually plays in it fully clothed, but I thought I'd pass along this funny story.
The photo above is what I found in the den after Max went on a walk with his Papa. He has become a pro at taking off his shoes, but it is the first time that I have seen him remove his jacket by himself. The sight of his jacket and shoes on the floor was such a typical little boy thing that I had to take a picture of it for you. Share in my joy for a moment and hug the ones you love on this day of Awareness of the disorder that has robbed my little boy of the life that he deserves.
Love to you all,
Max's mom
Please turn in your coins today and donate them. Let's find a cure.
Max has done a few new things in the past weeks---things that might seem inconsequential to most, but speak volumes to me. We have been spending hours in our backyard and last week Max decided that after 5 years and 3 months he would try out and enjoy the sand box. Today he took it a step further. He came in the house without his pants on which usually means he has gone #2 and produced some lovely brown leg warmers (When he takes off his pants his legs get smeared with-well, you can figure out the rest.) My mom got a taste of that this afternoon. :) Anyway, his partial nudity surprised me because he was clean and when I wiped him, he was gritty. So, I thought maybe he removed his clothes because his pull up was full of pee. When I went outside to gather his belongings, I noticed that they were near the sand box and there was a nice imprint of his feet and his cute little cheeks in the sand. I guess he really wanted to get the full sensory experience! He usually plays in it fully clothed, but I thought I'd pass along this funny story.
The photo above is what I found in the den after Max went on a walk with his Papa. He has become a pro at taking off his shoes, but it is the first time that I have seen him remove his jacket by himself. The sight of his jacket and shoes on the floor was such a typical little boy thing that I had to take a picture of it for you. Share in my joy for a moment and hug the ones you love on this day of Awareness of the disorder that has robbed my little boy of the life that he deserves.
Love to you all,
Max's mom
Please turn in your coins today and donate them. Let's find a cure.
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