week of sept 19

Hi ho! Hi ho! It's home from work I go. Yay! I am buying two cheap bottles of wine and drinking one with dinner and one after kiddies go to bed.

Week in Review:
Mon., Sept. 19 - International Talk Like a Pirate Day! One of my favorite days! Too bad I didn't have a party or something to go to. Big boy had his science test today!!

Tue., Sept. 20 - Ben got 23 out of 28 on his science test. Yay! But he fell asleep in class, too. 1st daddy said he wouldn't go to sleep Monday night.

Weds, Sept. 21 - normal day but holy crap, the meltdown at bedtime. I told Bigs he could play Wii until 8:30, then he could come upstairs and watch "Tangled". When it was 8:30 I called him and he wanted to stay downstairs and play Wii (Daddy Rob was down there). When he came up at 9:20, first he want4ed Root Beer - uh, no... Then he said he wanted to watch the movie. Uh, no, again! All holy hell breaks loose with that kid. He hasn't had a meltdown in about a year. On the sidelines, little miss screamy was going nuts. I lost it! I screamed like a mad crazy person at both of them and Pumpkin cried and Big Boy called me an idiot and was so mad at me for screaming. I just scared them. I am ridiculous. Stupid. It was awful. After all these years, I still don't know how to get him out of the meltdown rut. He wouldn't take a deep breath. He wouldn't "slow down his engine". I was at a loss. I haven't learned ANYTHING. Shit. I need a book, I think. Or to finish that Triple P book and activities.

Thurs., Sept. 22 - much better evening - no food for Big Boy, but he ate some wheat thins. Got to bed late again. I have to get these kids in bed. Rewards, I guess would work.

And now - TGIF!!!! See above.

On deck: Saturday - Maize Valley Winery for Family Fall Fun Fest - then Roasted Garlic Soup to Erin Garvey's.
Sunday: Watching Brown's game, doing homework, recovering from Saturday.

myautismteam

This website is great!

My own post from this morning: "Wow! So much of an easier morning by getting the kids to bed 1/2 hr earlier the night before. (breathes sigh of relief). Still was almost late for work - but that's par for the course.

I have to figure out the best way for Ben to study/prepare for a test. I am thinking memorizing is the easiest. Isn't that kind of what you do in 2nd grade? Sorry - rambling."

 - - - yes, memorizing is going to be our best route. He can remember all the movie and TV lines, then we can get him to remember his science answers. He hates hates hates to drill on things for school. I have to use time limits and rewards. Aye-aye-aye... (As Grandma Hogberg used to say)

21

Happy Birthday, baby girl! I love you.

dentist

So, BB, Pumpkin and I went to the dentist yesterday. I chose a pediatric dentist who has treated autistic kids. And three year olds. Apparently.

Anyhoo... the kids wouldn't let the hygienists barely LOOK in their mouths. The dentist and I got a fluoride treatment into Pumpkin's mouth. Big Boy was having none of it. No cleaning, no X-rays, no brushing, nothing!

So, $220.00 for a half-hour playtime with the dentist office's toys. Fabulous!

yeeee-ouch!

Big Boy got stung by a bee for the first time yesterday evening at a friend's house. He was sitting at an outdoor table working on his homework and just jumped up going "Ow! Ow! Ow!" and holding his hand to the back of his neck. Sure enough, I got a stinger and half a bee's ass out of my guy's neck!

Not allergic, thank goodness!! Now I know that, at least. It got really red and a little welt popped up, but it seems to be gone today! That had to hurt on the neck like that. He didn't cry! But it hurt pretty bad.

Pumpkin want to slide down a pile of dirt sand rocks. To each her own, I guess - she kept at it! Finally she changed to the sliding board on the swing set. Yikes! Swinging and singing. She's a happy girl, even if she doesn't get enough sleep!

inattention

I'm very worried about Ben and school now. I talked to his teacher last night and she said he is very inattentive in class. He gets up out of his desk and just wanders arounud the room. She said she'd never had an autistic student who really needed an aide, but that it looks like Ben might. At least to help him keep on task.

 

I told him this morning to stay at his desk and listen to the teacher and to keep at his work. He's all, "Okay, Mommy! I will!" and what can I do but believe him? I will keep my fingers crossed that he has a good day! Constant reminders often work with Ben. That's step one.

Maybe I'll have to follow my friend's lead and get him into a private school with a smaller student/teacher ratio. I feel so bad that I haven't prepared him better for school... Now's the time to change that!

Just venting!