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Dominic is a 22-year-old with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety Disorder, Epilepsy and an Intellectual Disability. We are a Michigan Cottage Food Business!

09/02/2026

Dominic went through a long period of time, where this is how he smiled for pictures! No matter how mom told him to smile, this is what he did. A common trait of Autism that mom has heard a ton and still hears, is that those with Autism don't have a sense of humor. Mom begs to differ. Growing up, dad's parents had the television or radio on all the time. Mom, on the other hand, grew up with her dad "muting" the television during commercials and having it turned off during meals. You would think with Dominic's sensory sensitivities, having the television on nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. would bother him, it doesn't! Having the television on for so long, Dominic hears the same commercials over and over again. His favorite commercial for quite a while has been the Liberty Mutual commercials. He finds all of them funny and will giggle when they are on. During the football season, there is one where two football announcers say, "oh, what's this? A fan has run out onto the field and he's not wearing pants." One of the football announcers says, "do birds need pants?" Mom will say at the same time the announcer does, "do birds need pants?" Dominic thinks it's the funniest thing he has ever heard. The bird is an emu. When mom was in college, she took an advertising class. One thing has stuck with mom all these years. A commercial is good if you can remember what it's for. 😉

09/01/2026

Back when mom was a teenager, she would make bread using yeast, cover it with a towel and then put it in a warm place to rise. When mom met dad over 35 years ago and made meals, she used a "Breadman" Bread Machine. It had two "sides" and you could make two loaves at the same time; it still took yeast. Mom knew that when we decided to put Cinnamon Rolls on our Product Listing, she wanted to find a recipe that didn't use yeast, because it was too time consuming. For our order today, mom doubled the recipe for our Cinnamon Rolls and made them in a larger pan. They look pretty yummy, don't they?!?!?!?!

08/29/2026

Raising an individual with disabilities affects the whole family (and extended family). Dominic was born when Lauren was just 8. From the beginning, Dominic demanded a lot of attention, because mom nursed him on demand for the first 18 months. Dad was working at his job and brought work home on the weekends. Dominic cried a lot, so mom focused a lot of time on him. When he was "officially" diagnosed with Autism at 2 1/2, mom started looking for any kind of support, which at the time (2007) there wasn't a whole lot out there. Mom got every book she could from the library, trying to figure out how to help him. It took time away from Lauren, but she never complained. She would work with Dominic and learned how to "parallel play" with him. Mom also carved out time to do just Mom and Lauren things, like going to the Nutcracker Ballet at the Wharton Center (we did that for 10 years). When Lauren got married, mom knew that she wanted to devote 100% of her time on Lauren. Mom asked two of Dominic's friends if they would be willing to watch Dominic at the wedding. They were available! We got them a hotel room and when Dominic's bedtime came around, they drove him back to the hotel and put him to bed. Mom works all the time with making Dominic as independent as possible, which gives mom more time to focus on Lauren and what she needs from mom.🥰

08/27/2026

Back at the beginning of the Summer of 2024, we started reading daily. We have rarely missed a day (we even take the current book with us when we travel). August 27, 2025 - Book #30 vs. August 27, 2026 - Book #60!!!

08/26/2026

It's very RARE for us to be a vendor at an event, but we will be at the Potter Park Zoo's "Wild About Our Community" event! We will have samples of our baked goods - please come see us!
*Here is a link with more info (including all of the other amazing businesses and organizations that will be there)!!* https://potterparkzoo.org/event/wild-about-our-community-2/

08/24/2026

With Dominic starting school this Wednesday, Dom and Mom spent a little over an hour yesterday, emptying Dominic's dresser to determine what still fits, what doesn't fit and what needs to be donated. A few days ago, dad came to the kitchen table with a pair of shorts on with about a six-inch rip near the front pocket and a t-shirt with a bunch of rips around the collar. Dominic heard mom tell dad, "Even though we are in our house, please put on something else." Dominic giggled. That led into a conversation about how when we leave our house, we should be wearing clothes that aren't ripped or too small. Dominic would wear the same pair of socks for three months, if mom didn't remind him to change them. He has been picking out his own clothes for a while, and he likes to wear the same shirt with certain pairs of pants. Mom was "rocking" his world yesterday, because two of his favorite pairs of shorts have visible holes and were going into the "rag" pile. Dominic has also moved from a medium to a large shirt and a medium to a large long pair of pants (yes, we tried those on even though it's been in the 70's and 80's) - mom likes to be prepared! When Dominic was really little, we used to shop at Sears and when you walked into the dressing rooms, it would make a "ding-dong" sound. Ever since then, trying to take him into a dressing room has been "challenging." Usually, mom will buy a brand of pants that he likes, but goes the next size up, brings them home, he tries them on and if they fit, mom buys a bunch of colors. About every 20 minutes yesterday, Dom kept saying, "we are all done." Mom kept giving him the option of continuing or stopping. He continued, but kept repeating, "we are all done." After we got done, it was determined that he only needed long pants, whew. The purple shirt he is wearing in the picture is a favorite, very faded, but no rips. The pair of shorts though are not what he typically wears with that shirt. Mom is pretty sure the shorts he usually wears are in the "rag" pile.😉

08/23/2026

We had a slight break in our orders, so we decided to make the "Snapdoodle" recipe out of WILX David Andrews cookbook this morning! Dominic and David both share a love for baking!

08/21/2026

From the time Dominic started needing haircuts until August 11, 2015, mom was Dominic's "barber." SO many people would say how they loved his thick hair, never knowing that mom wanted it short and mom was the one cutting it! We had tried a few barber shops, but it didn't work out. Mom had to wait until Dominic decided he wanted his hair cut! He FINALLY asked in early August 2015. Mom was very leery, given our two failed tries. Dominic was very persistent, so we went to the Okemos Barber Shop on August 12, 2015. Vince was the barber that did Dominic's hair and he was so patient and kind that mom was able to relax a little bit. He did an amazing job! Mom went for a few more times with Dom and then dad started taking Dom (they both get their haircut at the same time). This morning, the "boys" went for their haircuts! Dominic has been going to Vince for half of his life! Vince has always treated Dominic with compassion and respect from the very beginning. We continue to be so grateful that Vince is still Dominic's barber! We wanted to do something special for Vince, so Dom made him some of our Chocolate Cupcakes!

08/20/2026

On those MANY nights when Dominic wouldn't sleep and mom would try to sleep on the couch in his room, mom kept telling herself that one day the experience would hopefully help someone in the future! Yesterday, dad was not able to watch Dominic for mom, so Dominic came with mom to an Autism Awareness Training through the Mid-Michigan Autism Association. Typically, mom does the trainings when Dominic is at school, but he doesn't go back until this coming Wednesday. Mom has done the training before for this organization, and one person recognized mom from the previous training! This group was very small, less than 10 people, so it was more like a conversation than a "training." We discussed many things in relation to Autism. The woman that recognized mom from the last training told mom that she had worked alongside a young man with Autism and what mom had discussed in the training a few years ago helped her interact with the young man with Autism! Another attendee told Dominic that she was glad he came. Mom really had to restrain the tears!

08/17/2026

Last night, Dominic was working on our order for today to the Kwik Car Wash Lansing. They started their "standing order" of three dozen chocolate chip cookies and two dozen peanut butter cookies last month. Every third Monday of the month we will be putting each cookie into separate self-adhesive cookie bags to give to their customers, which we think is pretty awesome!! We were using part of a package of self-adhesive cookie bags from last month. When Dominic ran out, he told mom, "Run out." Mom gave him another package and when he was done, he told mom, "All done!" Dominic telling mom when he had run out of the cookie bags and telling mom when he was done is HUGE! There are more times than mom can count that he would sit and wait for mom to notice or mom needing to prompt him what to do next. This is a skill that he continually works on at home and at school and at work (Peckham). When we dropped off the cookies this morning, Dominic thought it was the coolest thing ever to watch the cars getting washed with no body driving the car! 😉

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