Re: Putter's Morning Conversations

[Guest guest]

That is so funny - I'm so impressed with him! Wasn't it not that long

ago that him saying JUST one of these in a day would have been great,

and now he's doing so much more.

Kerri

> He greeted me this morning with the terribly appropriate words, " J-

U-M-P, jump. " I had not yet had my coffee and did not feel like

jumping. He said this many times.

>

> Then as Enrique and I argued about whether he was sick enough to

stay home (he is sick, really and truly, but I am equally sick about

him missing more school; he points out irritatingly that he has over

a 100 average in a couple of his classes so the absences aren't

exactly killing him academically), Putter pushed at Enrique and

shouted " Bye-bye, " (very helpful, Putter, and my sentiments exactly)

and finally called to me to catch him a " Kitten? " I did not.

>

> We got into the car. I watched Putter's sweet face -- he doesn't

have much expression but his mouth turns up at the corners in a faint

and perpetual smile rather like those very ancient Greek statues with

their archaic smiles (which my classics teacher in college referred

to as " No brain, no pain, " but NOT in Putter's case) -- and I could

tell he was wondering where we would turn. As I turned on the

highway that we take to school, he gave a scream of rage, slapped his

forehead and shouted, " Kangaroo! " More to the point than " Kangaroo! "

(at least I think so) he said " Help " at frequent intervals.

>

> But I left early today in order to leave some time to go to the

bank before Putter's school and thus I turned off at a different exit

than the school exit. Putter's hopes rose again. " H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-

P! " he remarked happily.

>

> I dropped him off at school and his tutor, , and I chatted

about his odd conversations. I told her that Putter

shouts " Tomatoes! " for some unknown reason and we shook our heads in

wonderment. Then I mentioned that he also says what sounds

like, " Bananas, bananas, Mahot, Mahot! " and she understood. Told me

it comes from a book where some one says " My hat, my hat! " and, yes,

there are bananas in the story too.

>

> One more mystery cleared up! Now...kangaroo?

>

> Salli

>

> Enrique, 14, AS, TS

> , 12, NT

> Sophia, 7, NT

> Xavier, aka PUTTER!, 5, autism

> o, 2, NT

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> That is so funny - I'm so impressed with him! Wasn't it not that long

> ago that him saying JUST one of these in a day would have been great,

> and now he's doing so much more.

Very true, Kerri (Kerri is ALWAYS right! Oops, I didn't really say that,

did I?) I should quit whining about the strange things he says and rejoice

in the fact that he does say something.

Salli

[Guest guest]

>

>

>

> > That is so funny - I'm so impressed with him! Wasn't it not that

long

> > ago that him saying JUST one of these in a day would have been

great,

> > and now he's doing so much more.

>

> Very true, Kerri (Kerri is ALWAYS right! Oops, I didn't really say

that,

> did I?) I should quit whining about the strange things he says and

rejoice

> in the fact that he does say something.

>

> Salli

Now I never said 'stop whining'!

Although here is another post I must file away....Just in case.

Kerri

[Guest guest]

Salli,

As usual, love the story. used to call my dad's motorhome 'kangaroo'

because it has a picture of one on the side (part of the brands identity, I

guess..)

Tomato to you!!

Sue

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[Guest guest]

From Winnie the Pooh???

Sissi

Putter's Morning Conversations

> He greeted me this morning with the terribly appropriate words, " J-U-M-P,

jump. " I had not yet had my coffee and did not feel like jumping. He said

this many times.

>

> Then as Enrique and I argued about whether he was sick enough to stay home

(he is sick, really and truly, but I am equally sick about him missing more

school; he points out irritatingly that he has over a 100 average in a

couple of his classes so the absences aren't exactly killing him

academically), Putter pushed at Enrique and shouted " Bye-bye, " (very

helpful, Putter, and my sentiments exactly) and finally called to me to

catch him a " Kitten? " I did not.

>

> We got into the car. I watched Putter's sweet face -- he doesn't have

much expression but his mouth turns up at the corners in a faint and

perpetual smile rather like those very ancient Greek statues with their

archaic smiles (which my classics teacher in college referred to as " No

brain, no pain, " but NOT in Putter's case) -- and I could tell he was

wondering where we would turn. As I turned on the highway that we take to

school, he gave a scream of rage, slapped his forehead and shouted,

" Kangaroo! " More to the point than " Kangaroo! " (at least I think so) he

said " Help " at frequent intervals.

>

> But I left early today in order to leave some time to go to the bank

before Putter's school and thus I turned off at a different exit than the

school exit. Putter's hopes rose again. " H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P! " he remarked

happily.

>

> I dropped him off at school and his tutor, , and I chatted about his

odd conversations. I told her that Putter shouts " Tomatoes! " for some

unknown reason and we shook our heads in wonderment. Then I mentioned that

he also says what sounds like, " Bananas, bananas, Mahot, Mahot! " and she

understood. Told me it comes from a book where some one says " My hat, my

hat! " and, yes, there are bananas in the story too.

>

> One more mystery cleared up! Now...kangaroo?

>

> Salli

>

> Enrique, 14, AS, TS

> , 12, NT

> Sophia, 7, NT

> Xavier, aka PUTTER!, 5, autism

> o, 2, NT

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> From Winnie the Pooh???

Enrique says it is from Blue's Clues 123 and ABC.

Salli

[Guest guest]

> > From Winnie the Pooh???

>

>

> Enrique says it is from Blue's Clues 123 and ABC.

>

Enrique would know.

BTW -- Boone's afraid of Kanga and Roo and Tigger too. I think they make him

nervous with all that hopping and bouncing. Loves Pooh though.

Sissi

[Guest guest]

Salli I love reading about your little life! I get tired doing it but I

love it! You need a masseuse woman...a young buffed bod masseuse!

Wife to

Mom to Ben (aka Godzilla)

On call milk machine to Abby(aka stinkerbell)

" Some days you are the Bug, some days you are the Windshield "

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[Guest guest]

> Very true, Kerri (Kerri is ALWAYS right! Oops, I didn't really say that,

> did I?)

Not to worry, Kerri.

THIS TIME, *I* have it SAVED.

>I should quit whining about the strange things he says and rejoice

> in the fact that he does say something.

Yes, you should, Salli. Putter is amazing. Putter is wonderful. And to top

it all off, he's ADORABLE. You can't ask for more in a 5 year old kid than

amazing, wonderful and adorable, I think. In my case, I would ask for

verbal too, but Putter already has that.

But what I am missing is the fact that you were " whining " . I have yet to

hear you whine about anything.

Grace

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> Salli

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