tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post3803276879676940469..comments2024-02-02T03:32:36.204-07:00Comments on SQUIDALICIOUS: California Autism Excursions: Geysers, Fainting Goats, and Petrified TreesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-60458573694440840572010-03-10T22:01:41.012-08:002010-03-10T22:01:41.012-08:00I agree!! Make Berkeley a stop-over to your next a...I agree!! Make Berkeley a stop-over to your next adventure north (or just make it your destination)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399324383367077919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-25752816955055715242010-03-05T09:20:03.387-08:002010-03-05T09:20:03.387-08:00i must go to these places this year. Why have i ne...i must go to these places this year. Why have i never heard of the petrified forest?minniemoocher@gmail.comhttp://www.thankyoufornotbeingperky.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-9128863599224503552010-03-05T00:51:59.583-08:002010-03-05T00:51:59.583-08:00Mary, we really should get together. I'd love ...Mary, we really should get together. I'd love to see our littlests square off, especially.Shannon Des Roches Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057806553670980068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-33954938815270709932010-03-02T21:55:21.130-08:002010-03-02T21:55:21.130-08:00Thanks for these great ideas -- I didn't even ...Thanks for these great ideas -- I didn't even know about the geyser and the petrified forest. I live in such a bubble, but this would be a great outing for our family too.<br /><br />I just love your blog...I know I hardly ever comment but I often feel like you are writing parts of my life too. Mali and Ruby could be twins, and that's just the beginning of the similarities in personality among our kids.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399324383367077919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-14139820424896614382010-03-02T20:15:46.223-08:002010-03-02T20:15:46.223-08:00I heart heart the expression on Leo's face in ...I heart heart the expression on Leo's face in the photo when he's sitting down! Reminds me of my boy who I've been attiring in a similar shirt/pants color combo (don't know why I'm mentioning that).<br /><br />Also can't resist commenting on those coprolites, a term I had to refer to in teaching archaeology last semester---more websites out there about this 'ecofact' than one might have thought.kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12378963660133099604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-15173425067067802622010-03-02T14:02:16.243-08:002010-03-02T14:02:16.243-08:00The petrified forest sounds very, very interesting...The petrified forest sounds very, very interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-72552334826171181362010-03-02T00:53:16.877-08:002010-03-02T00:53:16.877-08:00Silimom: I showed the Glee link to Iz and she just...Silimom: I showed the Glee link to Iz and she just about fainted. Except we don't live in one of those four cities. Sigh.<br /><br />Beth: That is one of the loveliest parts of this fine state, to be certain. As one who is not a huge fan of Napa wine culture, I also appreciate the Santa Rosa stealth approach into Calistoga.Shannon Des Roches Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057806553670980068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-77536438749975441542010-03-01T14:02:34.174-08:002010-03-01T14:02:34.174-08:00Wow, this brings back some really wonderful memori...Wow, this brings back some really wonderful memories of a long weekend getaway my husband and took shortly before Nik came home from the hospital. Good times.Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-37013111606193689202010-03-01T13:39:31.625-08:002010-03-01T13:39:31.625-08:00I love your blog. It is so down to earth and it...I love your blog. It is so down to earth and it's a pleasure for me to read (my two youngest have autism and my two stepsons have asperger's). You so often articulate many of my own feelings. Thank you. <br /><br />I know your family are Glee fans - I wasn't sure if you've heard but they're going on tour. http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/01/glee-is-going-on-tour/<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for your insights, your humor, and showing the world that autism is not a word to be feared.silimomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-12402905249927566102010-03-01T10:05:31.501-08:002010-03-01T10:05:31.501-08:00Thanks for the ideas!! I love driving north, but ...Thanks for the ideas!! I love driving north, but don't do it as much because I worry M will not do well. I think he'd love both of these places.Mama Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381495916734086130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-23730725682423837312010-03-01T08:03:42.552-08:002010-03-01T08:03:42.552-08:00We went to these same attractions last summer, and...We went to these same attractions last summer, and I agree. They're easy for a family to navigate. The only drawback is the expense. In an absolute sense, they're not worth the $10/adult (think what else you could do for that money). But, given that those aren't friendly to the whole family in the same way, they work. <br /><br />We went in the summer, probably pretty close to peak season, and neither attraction was crowded then. They were both hot, though, and that could be an issue, depending on people's tolerance for heat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-7745473077842539642010-03-01T03:41:38.950-08:002010-03-01T03:41:38.950-08:00My mom and I went to see that geyser during one of...My mom and I went to see that geyser during one of my favorite valentine's day celebrations - it was just after a big chunk of exams in med school, and the two of us stayed in Yountville for the weekend and had lots of time to explore wineries and fainting goats and such. (We didn't plan it as a valentine's excursion, as such, but it worked out pretty nicely all the same.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207678339857611774noreply@blogger.com