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Welcome to the Brookston family blog. We'll post updates here on what's going on in our part of the world, and especially with our son, Porter, who has been diagnosed with some form of autism. Our hope is that this blog will help us deal with all the issues we'll be facing and keep our friends and family informed as well.

Jay B.


Sarah J.


Porter Brookston
born September 10, 2001


Alice Brookston
born July 7, 2004

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July 5, 2006

Corvette Summer

Categories: Photos, Porter, Friends — J @ 1:26 pm

One of the rides the boys first went on was the Corvette car ride.

Porter and T.J. in their corvette convertible.

Another lap.

Turning hard around a corner.

T.J. checks the rires while Porter steers.

Alice roots them on from the sidelines.

Gritting their teeth for a final push.

Gunning the car for the finish line.

Having won the race, the boys are all smiles during their victory lap.

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Wacky Wednesday Name Game #13: Birthcharts

Categories: Humor — J @ 11:59 am

This is our thirteenth wacky acronym or name that’s computer generated using some theme. This one is a bit different, it’s our birthcharts from Crazy Horoscope. You fill out a form with your personal birth info and voilà, a personalized birthchart based on your data.

Here are our birthcharts based upon our personal data:

Jay’s old man birthchart.

Sarah’s hot momma birthchart.

Alice’s own birthchart.

Porter’s personalized birthchart.

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Mardi Gras Again

Categories: Photos, Porter, Friends — J @ 10:11 am

We went again to the Fair on Tuesday and met Porter’s friend T.J. and his dad Tom, too. While Sarah waited in the long line for the bumper cars, the rest of us went on some of the rides with shorter lines, including the Mardi Gras house again.

Tom, Porter and T.J. on the second-floor of the Mardi Gras House.

While Alice and I watched from the ground below.

Porter coming down the purple slide.

Porter and T.J. on the ground watching Tom’s descent.

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Shrek Adventures

Categories: Photos, Porter, Alice, J, Sarah — J @ 8:20 am

One of Porter’s other favorites at the County Fair was Shrek Adventures, which was essentially just a big obstacle course.

The Shrek Adventures ride.

Climbing up to the second floor.

Porter about to go down the first slide.

Me in the slide.

On the first third story bridge.

Almost to the turn.

Sarah and Alice bringing up the rear.

Porter passing Sarah on the two top bridges.

Porter on the final bridge.

And on the last platform before the giant slide finale.

Porter half-way down the giant slide.

Almost to the bottom.

Porter greeting me at the end of the ride.

Alice and Sarah coming in for a landing.

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