I’m never sure how much personal stuff to write on this blog, but every now and then I feel compelled to share. And so right now, even though I’d rather be writing gift guides and assorted other nonsense, I’m just going to rant. Emmet has Asperger’s Syndrome. Look it up. It’s a disorder related to Autism, but sufferers are said to be “high functioning.” Just looking at him, you’d never know that anything was wrong. But if you spend some time with him, you’ll see that he has trouble with social functioning. Asperger’s sufferers (they call themselves “Aspies”) aren’t good at self-reflection, and they aren’t good at picking up on social cues. They're also (in most cases) uncoordinated, and they tend to have a variety of tics (physical and behavioral). On top of this, Emmet has an anxiety disorder. Emmet’s life is tough. He is in trouble constantly at school because of the little tics that he’s developed, and because of his anxiety, and because he is afraid of going to the bath
Fresh strawberries, washed and sliced into fairly large chunks. Paired with homemade whipped cream. That's my vote :)
ReplyDeleteI guess that my suggestions of cobbler or bread pudding did not meet with approval. :-(
ReplyDeleteI was trying to think of something that would look neater on the buffet.
ReplyDeleteStrawberry Pavlov! I always think it looks pretty :)
ReplyDeletePavlova! That's what I meant, but pavlov would be cool too ;)
ReplyDeleteHow about a chilled lemon souffle? It is easy and pretty. At least it should be. ))
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/1457/Chilled-Lemon-Souffle109708.shtml
I want someone to make that for ME.
ReplyDeleteBourbon balls! I realize there conceived of as more of a holiday treat, but teachers could use a sedative at this time of year!
ReplyDeleteI meant "they're" not there...
ReplyDeleteActually I just ate a dozen bourbon balls myself...
In my experience, the only thing I have ever heard a teacher be particular about was frosting...two that I work with prefer the sugar icing to the cream cheese...other than that, we (yes, I just generalized based on a small sample group...get over it)...ahem...WE, aren't that picky. We tend to like all things sweet. Although, I must agree with Retro-luxe, alcohol in any form is appreciated (at ANY time of the year). But, you could soak any cake or cake-like material in said liquor & get an A+ from the teaacher!
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