We asked her to come partly because of her reputation. Not to suggest we don't have good teachers and resources in Westborough...but she's another source of information for parents.

For those of us who already have special needs kids, we've been through this. It'll be a refresher. But for parents with questions, it's as important to find out nothing is wrong as something is wrong.

A typical parent will go for a time with concerns like, 'It bothers me because my child can't draw well and his friends are able to draw shapes and he can't.' 'Or it bothers me because he's not doing as well in school as he should.' A mom or dad who has that feeling wants to know what to do.

My manager had a reputation for being frugal, which I admired, being frugal myself. But this time, he outdid himself. His daughter had helped decorate a school homecoming float, inserting thousands of paper towels in the wire to create a beautiful float. After the parade, my manager had the kids park the float in his driveway, where he meticulously removed all the paper towels from the float, folded them neatly, and stacked them in his basement to serve as his lifetime supply of paper towels.

You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.

You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.