kids are cool!

Had a lot of fun last night in the dark back yard checking out, chasing and catching lightning bugs. They light up the pines in the back like Christmas trees with twinkle lights. It's really cool. I didn't notice until last year.

Daddy was lighting off bottle rockets. I hope we didn't wake up the little ones next door. BB loooooved the bottle rockets! Baby did too. how fun!!

Our friends are coming out tonight to hang. I hope it doesn't rain. BB will want to be playing Wii. I hope the girls will play outdoors at least for a while. Chinese or Pizza??? Can't wait!! Happy Thursday!

happy birthday, little girl!

June 20, 2008. A great day or one that will live in infamy? The darling Amanda Paige Jevnikar is born. Sunshine!! Happy Birthday, Baby! We went for ice cream at the Cold Stone Creamery. Yum!! Amanda got blue Cotton Candy ice cream. With M&Ms in it. I don't know if that really goes together - but hey - it's her birthday!!!

I love you more than I can express, baby!!! xoxoxoxo

summer camp #2

Oh my gosh! I am a basket case. I dropped Big Boy off at the YMCA today. He wasn't on any list. The camp counselor I NEEDED to be there wasn't. I hope that she works a later shift.

I hope he gets his T-shirt. I hope he doesn't have a meltdown and they think he's just bad. Shit!

summer camp

BB starts summer camp at the YMCA next week. I hope he likes it! I wish I could just be home with them all summer long!!

Anyhoo! I'm excited for BB. He'll get to be with the gal who was the latchkey supervisor at school. Swimming - going to the park - going to the zoo - FUN STUFF!

Little girl, we have to get her in somewhere for mom to golf with her pals on Tuesday. My BFF says she will take Pumpkin on those days. We can coordinate when BB is at the Y...

hah!

Dallas Mavericks - NBA Champs. Suck it, LeBron!

mmm mmm good

Ahhhh, first love... memories...

iep revision

Whew! Just got to work from an IEP revision meeting at BB's school. Ugh! Poor boy. I wish it was easier for him. I wish I had a frame of reference so that I could tell him how to make this thing work for himself. Thank goodness for the team. They know things. They want to know more. I sit there with a half-blank look on my face. Just a lot to absorb. I should have recorded it on my iPhone. I took notes, but I wanted to listen, too - the notes, they are not so good!

Issues: needs pressure/seeking for sensory input, invades others' personal space, organization, anger, refusing to do work, participation

Triggers: writing, tests (reassurance), getting in line, emergency drills, seeks immediate attention from teacher

Solutions: small group for testing, written and posted schedules, digital timer, keyboard use w/word prediction software added to IEP, sensory area to include cooldown (?) area, give him choices, whole classroom schedule, schedule sensory time around trigger subjects, more social stories

Summer Activities: YMCA Summer Day Camp or Kid's Country Summer Program, probably YMCA

I will do everything I can for this boy! I feel like I haven't done enough. I will be doing much more. This is a loving caring kind boy who needs help to get through school.

I think we need to see a child psychologist for the anger/frustration issues. It's not all behavior - however, if we can work on that together, then he might not be angry and/or frustrated. He has to have anger or resentment issues regarding his family being torn apart by me and adding sister, etc.

My baby will be happy and have success for himself!