The Sassy Pearl

I've looked forward to this day for weeks and am determined not to feel an ounce of guilt. Like all mornings, I wrestle myself out of bed to only have to wrestle more to get my 12 year autistic son, who also has Down Syndrome, to decide to get up. I'm tired. This is the 9th straight month and his behavior seems to get worse as he ages, but today...today is his last day of school! Forget that school doesn't officially end until Tuesday of the following week. I've had enou

Okay, so we're now 3 days in 2017 and although these three days have been extremely hectic with unexpected home and car maintenance issues, I wanted to take a look back at 2016, which was really an awesome year. Here is a salute to my top ten moments. 10. New York City An impromptu trip with my boyfriend and our teens gave us an opportunity to bond away from home and to experience culture at its highest during a very tough time in our history. 9. My daughter's homecoming Bre