random stuff

time flies

the boy is having trouble at school

same kid

never ending lies

yes I know ten year olds lie

which 10 year old is?

detention he said, but no call from the school

weirdness I just want to pull him out and back into the safe walls of our home
The dr says "to bad you can homeschool him again, he did so well back them"

*sigh*
I think we have established that...I'm just not able to do that very well...
If I must be honest I don't really want to do that :(
failure sucks

bullies sucks

autism sucks

but the girl is doing well
she likes school
she talks about school
she makes eye contact
answers questions...well sometimes
she likes her teachers
likes her "friends"

even draws pictures of them and talks about them by name

amazing


the little one seems to have forgotten how to use the potty regularly
Nothing I can't handle but I sure wish my washer was fixed LOL



Dh has been away all week, we are doing OK, mornings are hardest, but we have pulled it off :)
I've been pretty whiny all week more than I should be
no excuse for my bad attitude

My birthday is coming up, I don't really care about that

my mom died 4 years ago

*sigh*


I can hear the red wing blackbirds

spring is coming

time to move on :)

what did you learn today Moo?

I love three year olds :)

today I jsut realized Moo has a wicked boston accent ROFL
so I picked her up at school and we went to the grocery store, and I asked her what she learned at school



"candy is NOT a good choice for healthy dinnah"


"when a biggah boy pushes on my backpack and wont let go, you Postah say 'sxcuse me but please don't push on my backpack cuz moo don't like that' cuz dah teachah will smile, and if you yell the teachah will be sad!"

"feets don't think"





ROFL

a little creativity please?

So after watching the girls play in a doctors waiting room, they lined up the little beanie babies and then Moo took her coat and draped it over the toys and claimed that they were now at school.

I thought up an idea for them, I have some cardboard boxes I tucked away when I got my Ikea love seats

so when the girls did not want to leave their "school" I mentioned an idea to them

"at home I have a big box, we can decorate it and make it into a school for your animals" they loved the idea


when we got home I told my idea to MB

to decorate the box to make it a school


So the boy who can't focus, can't stick to a project at school, the kid who is having so much trouble staying on task, spent the whole day building a school, he went through the recycling bin and cut up cardboard to make rooms, desks and even a printer...the school has everything even a gymnasium.

ADHD is such a confusing thing



I mean this is truly a work of art


how come he cant get school credit for this?

the poor kiddo

hairstyles

someone left a pair of giraffe scissors in the crayon box
no scissors are not supposed to be in wiht the crayons, scissors come under the same catagory as paint, playdoh and such. adult supervision required


girls sitting at the table coloring

me cooking dinner with my back to them

it's not like I left them alone, I was in the room with them, but I was busy.


anyway Moo now has a new haircut

luckily her hair is curly so it's easy to hide

oh Barbie got a new hairstyle too
and one of those dolls form the happy meals too LOL

I can laugh

:)

giraffe scissors are now locked up

You can take pictures of eagles fishing as long as...

OK so we were at Bear mountain and we were driving along and the boy saw a tank we pulled over and Dh took a few pictures of the tank, it was on display at the entrance to some military base. then as we went to drive off Dh noticed some big birds out on the ice, so we pulled over to have a look YES it was an American Bald Eagle family, it seemed like the parents were teaching the young ones how to fish...but really I am no expert in animal behaviour, but that is what it seemed like. DH took out his camera, I got mine and we were happily snapping away what an awesome find!

until New York state's finest came buy

did you know that it is illegal to take pictures of fishing eagles if there happens to be a nuclear power plant on the other side of the water? also I had taken a couple of shots of the building not really knowing what it was I'm dumb like that and didn't know it was a power plant, not that I would even have thought it wrong to take a picture of it. I have the most respect for police officers, and he told us over and over again that he in no way thought that we were terrorist but since 911 and the anti-terrorism laws it is illegal to take pictures of a nuclear plant or a military base...Dh told him that he didn't take pictures of the base, just the tank displayed on the lawn....most of the pictures were of eagles fishing (awesome by the way)


So we had to delete some pictures Dh argued with the guy a little he told him that he tried to keep up on laws about photography and he was not aware of the law, the officer told us to look at the USA dot gov website to read the law *sigh* I searched and searched I can't find the law.


I'm ok with it
I don't have a problem with having to delete the pics, I really am it's just a small thing plus we were allowed to keep all the eagle pics, they came out pretty crappy due to the fact that I was way too excited seeing eagles so close up ROFL


but I am saddened

I don't think it makes sense
I wish someone could explain how me taking pictures is dangerous

:(

I need your help~~~~help me come up with a name

We need a new nickname for Messy

she isn't messy any more
it doenst fit anymore

so I need a new name

can you think of any neat nicknames for her?

preferably one that starts with an "M"


Thanks

photo funia

Well the plumber was ok

She made the clog only a slow drain but she is trying to perfect her closet auger use :)

our phone died

it says "line in use" but no lines are in use

I tried to fix it but my telephone repair skills stink LOL

so today I am just the cleaning person and waiting for the telephone repair person, and occasionally taking a minute to try my Closet auger skills ROFL

I know my mom is smiling down on me for that one ROFL

The plan LOL

I got this idea from a friend

The job market is pretty pathetic

but I did always say that if all my kids were in school, I would get a job...problem is that the little moo-ster is only in school 2 hours, and with the cost of child care, any job I could get would cost the family money at this time. and that is a bummer, a complete punch to my tiny self esteem "hey you are not skilled enough to even bring any money into the family!" *sigh*



SOOOOOOOOoooo to boost my ego, and help me to keep things organized and get LONG overdue projects done LOL :)

I have decided to hire myself to myself

The pay is FANTASTIC! I work two hours a day, and my boss doesn't mind if I drink coffee on the job WHOO HOO!

today I hired a plumber "Mary-Ann's plumbing...expert at getting toys out of toy-lets"
any time left over will be spent studying to get my electrician's license ROFL soI can have a new lighting put into my kitchen :)

love the internet!


I do know that this is cheesy but it's about time I admitted it cheesy works for me ROFL

nothing can destroy a bad mood better than watching JBMS with the kiddos :)

snow snow snow

Mom says "OK kids because of the snow we have no school today"

Mapboy says "whoo hooo can I play the wii"

Messy says " no I wanna go to school.... can I have my crayons?"

Moo "but I want to sing songs"


So I let the boy have his Wii
I give the girl her crayons and paper
and I sing some songs with the little one

HAHA Am I the best mother ever????


ROFL
actually the boy out in the snow
the girl is drawing
and the little one is watching "Jacks big Music Show"

I have a surprise I have been saving for them
someone gave me some kidnex sets
maybe we can have all three doing the same activity at the same time???

I just found out my niece is going to have a baby and I am SOOO SOO happy for her

The Clarinet???

That is the advice we got from the psychologist

get him a band instrument and get him some lessons and get him into a band

he asked me if I ever saw "Music Man"

said something about 76 trombones and keeping kids out of pool halls, I think he was disappointed that I didn't know the reference *shrug* now I need to rent it LOL
so we should have got the kid a clarinet instead of a guitar.

what he means is that the boy needs to find a niche, something that gives him a feeling of belonging, and fitting in, and since he loves music and piano, he may love a band instrument and get into a school band and fit in.

he also wants the boy to have a neuropsychological assessment

hehe how much ya wanna bet that isn't covered on the insurance? LOL

he talked a lot about the dad/son relationship how much the kid adores his dad and wants to do things with him...that was kind of weird, he was talking about them building a go kart together or getting an old car or something to refurbish...I felt like I was transported to the Brady bunch for a second LOL



moo had a great day at school

we are supposed to get snow tomorrow

I hope there is no school, because I do not want to drive them LOL

hope you are doing well

I haven't really been keeping up and reading my favorite blogs lately :(

catching up

I've been so busy I forgot to blog LOL

lets update :)

Mapboy is doing the same we are still trying to find out what the right thing to do is for him
boy if I were wealthy I would pay a tutor to help him with his homework, and organization *sigh*

Messy is doing GREAT! I went to her Parent teacher meeting and got the scoop on how well she is doing, of course while I was there I most certainly heart her pitching a fit in the hallway *sigh*
right now they are dealing with the kindergarten switch, her class was morning kindergarten, and afternoon special needs class....now it's switched and that is hard for kids with Autism, but she is doing pretty good :) we are waiting for results of her test to see if her lamictal (seizure medication) levels are good and we can start testing to see if the medication is helping her speech, which will mean it is controlling the seizures. I feel like DR house (not really)

Moo is doing awesome lol she is 70 percentile in weight and 20 % in height so she is short and fat LOL must take after mom LOL

Moo is now a preschooler, she started school on Monday and Had a blast, although she got cold feet when I went to drop her off this morning, literally since she has taken her boots and socks off in hopes of not being taken in LOL I don't think she was really scared of school, she just didn't know the woman who was taking her in...she just needs to meet all the helpers and she will be fine I am sure :)


Me? I'm Ok just trying to rework the budget to include the cost of preschool sheesh LOL



I'd like to say a prayer for a friend...I know you have heard it a million times, but really READ the words (((hugs)))

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

the story of the guitar

Well the boy has been asking for a guitar
I bought a used one from a friend's son for him for Christmas, it was small and scratched up so I only got it for 5 bucks but I told mapboy that if he shows interest in it, I would upgrade to a better one next year. well after the initial excitement he had to restring it because "mom left handers have to string it backwards" who knew?

then the discoveries are made
the missing screw, the other missing part that I don't know what it's called apparently without these things the guitar cannot be tuned properly, so we went looking around a bit...to get it fixed would cost about 20 bucks.

well we found a guitar brand new on clearance because hte packaging was ripped 20 bucks at Christmas tree shop

of course the kid is now vry happy LOL

change is good

handling it all

So today is a half day at school, so when Messy gets home we will go to Children's hospital to get a blood draw...blood draws are difficult

did you ever see the movie Underdog?
well in that movie the evil scientist steals away all of Underdog's power with a needle
she thinks they are trying to take away her power

what is her power?
I'm not sure, but it is wonderful and she doesn't want people with needles taking it and can't understand why her mother is letting them do it. the place we usually do it is the pediatrician's office, they wont do it anymore so we must take her to children's it's actually been awhile since we did a draw...maybe she wont give us such a hard time this time?

we have had a lot of blood draws she has had Thrombocytopenia it means her platelet count was low, it improved, but you have to keep checking it, plus blood draws to test her epilepsy medication levels, and all the genetic testing they do on her.

everyone wants to steal her power

*sigh*

the end of the month we have an appointment with the Hematology department to go over the results of the platelet count

we will wait for a call from the Epilepsy clinic to hear how her levels are

after we get her blood drawn I need to take her somewhere fun

where?

anyone have any ideas?

she hates C E C it's too noisy

maybe we will just go and buy her a new box of crayons?

well snow

Church was snowed out today, MapBoy is not allowed to play Wii until the driveway is shoveled

it's not like there is 10 inches, just a couple I'm not mean right?
he thinks I am

*sigh*

I love the way the snow sticks to the tree and brightens up the world.

I love the overload of woodpeckers we get at the feeder on snowy days
I almost got a picture of the woodpecker at the feeder with MB in the background shoveling, but the bird flew away just as I was about to take it :(

I don't like driving in the snow
I don't like sliding on the ice


a few weeks ago we were walking the mall, and the girls were talking with Dh about the mannequins "he has no head" "he has no face" well now Messy has taken to drawing them...I sure do hope the teachers at school don't think she is weird...I might have to drop them a note in case she starts drawing headless people ROFL my little "Paula Picasso" :)


basketball starts
The boy is excited about it, and anxious at the same.


I am enrolling Moo into preschool
she has been asking to go ever since Messy was in it, I told her she couldnt go until she was three, and now she is three
she really needs to be around other kids, it's not like when the other two were that age, we were involved in everything, now moo is basically alone with me all day. Funny how we change huh?

I think it's funny

first you have to understand that we do not use the kids nicknames usually at home....I may have occasionally called Mapboy "Mapboy" because...well he is always reading maps but it's not what we say usually.




Today he is showing me his racing game

"mom look at this it's so cool, you drive right into the volcano, and I'm so boosted up Nothing can stop me!"


little moo standing on the sidelines says in the same kind of voice "Nothing can stop the MAP BOY!!"

ROFL

that was very funny



I have a whine

Messy is on Lamictal for her epilepsy
we have been increasing her dosage slightly every week
can the doctors write the prescription for the maximum dosage instead of the beginning dose?

so every time we run out the insurance company wont refill the prescription because the thing says to take less than I am giving her *sigh*

and every time I call the Dr's office they always phone in another prescription for the same dosage, no matter how well I explain it to which the insurance company wont refill because it is just a prescription for the same thing, and she should have lots left over

*sigh*

So I need to call the Dr's again and get them to write a NEW prescription for the higher dosage before the insurance will pay...it's like an endless cycle

But it is not endless because we are now at 100 MGs a day and hopefully the blood test will tell us she has the right amount in her blood stream :)

just thinking out loud

I can't do all the things I need to do while the kids are in school

so should I save a trip to the laundry for with the kids, or grocery store?


I think that the laundromat is easier with kids than the store


I can sit them down and give them some paper and crayons, boy can have his DS



I really dislike it when DH works the weekend

Hey there

Just busy
finally got the kiddos to school

now I am trying to clean the house

how the heck did Christmas ornaments get in the toy box?

*sigh*

:)

hope you are all doing well