Today's haiku, courtesy of Ana

No waa waa waa waa!
Stop crying. I hug baby
Now baby drinks milk.

Went to the zoo today. Ana's long since learned that if she doesn't go in the main part of the zoo first, we'll have a fight, so now she tries to rush through that part as quickly as possible to get to the good stuff - feeding the animals and riding the pony. So we rushed a bit, pausing only long enough to admire three or four of the exhibits.

Most of the petting zoo animals weren't willing to come out today - about the only ones that were were the horses, and Ana's just a tiny bit scared of them. It was all good, though, she likes munching on those nasty rancid crackers far more than she likes letting animals munch on them.

And then she went on the pony. I rather ignorantly called it a "horsie" for a second, prompting the completely serious "It's not horsie. It's pony. Connie, not horsie".

That's notable for the grammar. Notice the it's? Only a few weeks ago, she wouldn't've stuck that in there. My Ana-banana is growing up! *sniff*

ozarque is writing a bit of memories on her Life as an Extraterrestrial...

A few people have commented that it gives insight (albeit accidentally) into the life of many autistics. Even if you don't want to read that into it, it's still quite interesting.

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