Why Would I Want to Get Rid of my ADHD???

So...my son is now 10. He's bright, beautiful, and bouncy. He has too many awesome qualities to list. But, one of my favourites is that we can now have deep, meaningful conversations, like this one about his ADHD:

Me: Casey, I was just reading an article about nutrition and food choices that could eliminate your ADHD.
Casey: No thanks.
Me: But, it's possible that you wouldn't have to take your pill anymore.
Casey: It's ok.
(as you can see he's a man of many words)
Me: But, don't you think we could try it for maybe two weeks and see how it goes?
Casey: (starting to get annoyed, with an accompanying are-you-out-of-your-mind look) MOM! Why would I want to get rid of my ADHD???

Touché

For this one, I give myself a pat on the back for always focusing on the benefits and positive qualities of ADHD. Ba-BAM, my son loves his ADHD!

Funny Christmas Story!

Ha ha, I forgot to pass this one along. Autumn got a scratch and sniff gift card for Christmas.  Casey got one with a picture of a snowmobile on it.

Autumn:  Cool Jenn smell this!

Me:  Wow, it smells like gingerbread.

Autumn: Yeah that's so cool!

Casey:  Hey mom, smell mine!

Me:  Ok? What does yours smell like?

Casey: (really excited) GAS!

My son the true snowmobiler! BA HA HA!! 

Happy New Year to all of you! I wish nothing but health and happiness for each and every one of you.  Let's all make our resolutions to remember to put ourselves "on the list". 

First time...

Well this is my first ever blog post and I'll be honest, I'm not entirely sure anyone will be interested in what I have to say, but here goes nothing...
I'll start by introducing myself.  I'm Jenn.  I'm a mom, sister, daughter, wife, teacher, and all around busy woman, just like all of you.  I have two amazing step daughters that have lived with us forever.  Therefore, I'll never refer to them as my "step" daughters again. They are, always have been, and always will be my girls!  And, I have a son, who is equally awesome!  We have a typical busy household with both my husband and I working and the kids involved in various activities. 
What makes my house a little busier than some others is that my girls are both diagnosed FASD with many ADHD traits and my son is diagnosed ADHD.  There is never a dull moment!  (And, that's putting it mildly!)
I'd like to spend some of my blogging time sharing things I've learned over the years from both a teacher's and a parent's perspective.  It's interesting being able to see both angles.  It's particularly interesting this year when my son is in my grade two class!! 
I look forward to writing more, but need to go for now...