Another holiday

Well another holiday has come and gone. Tomorrow I find out more information on the doc visits, but today I get to dwell on a very wonderful Christmas.

Funny how the older we get the less "items" mean to us. (Sorry honey), I will have to say this year the absolutely best present I received was from my 3 year old grandson Alex. I was given the honor of receiving a hand painted star. Now most will think "ok, a star, nice." but you don't know about Alex and his stars.

I guess the best way to explain is to say Alex is autistic. I could say he is "special" but all my grandkids are special. He isn't different, he is three, acts like three, plays like three and even throws fits like he is three. No Alex is labeled as autistic. None of us treat him any different, I guess in the medical world you must have a label if you don't meet "standards".

Anyway I regress, the reason a hand painted star from Alex is so special is because Stars are so special to Alex. Ever since he was very young he has had an obsession with stars. Mostly star balloons, but actually just stars. At first I thought it was balloons, but found out rather by accident that it is not totally balloons as much as it is Stars. (I was trying one time to be the best grandma in the world and bought him a $10 balloon of Shrek which actually talked. He was scared to death of it. Needless to say, I calmed down in trying so hard for his approval.)

Stars are EXTREMELY important in Alex's world. They make him smile, laugh and adjust to uncomfortable situations. Some of us talk louder, retreat to our inside person or a huge variety of other things to deal with uncomfortable situations, Alex holds on to his stars.

So many of us could learn so much for a child like Alex. When the world is battling, Alex is watching the stars. Thanks Alex, Grandma loves you.

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