I’m off. I really just need a day to do little things, so I’m taking it. DD has her 7 year old check up, so I was going to be off this afternoon anyway. Then tomorrow I fly to Seattle for a day. Thursday I have my way more than 7 year old check up and need to take the day off. So basically this week I’m going to be in the office on Friday.
It was a full weekend, so a tiring start to the day. Volleyball game 2 nights and practice the other nights. Classes have started back for me, so that just takes about 5-6 hours out of my week with travel time.
Post by covergirl82 on Sept 9, 2019 7:45:47 GMT -5
Busy weekend. I was out of the house from 8:30 am until midnight on Saturday. DD had her first cheer game at 9:00 (she had a great time!), then I went to a conference on natural health, then to DS's football game (they won 20-0!), then we drove an hour to watch our favorite college football team (and they won!). Sunday we went to church and then I took a nap after lunch. We were going to buy a new fridge and dishwasher, but DH said he would go at lunch today (we know which ones we want, so he's just going to order them) so that I could take a nap instead.
This week will be busy as we're opening up the annual merit increase process. I also have a lot of work on other projects. And of course, we have a department retreat (all of HR) on Friday, and attendance is "recommended." So I guess I'll go for lunch to show my face and then go back to work. I will be glad when it's the week of 9/23...things should be a bit more manageable then.
Football Sunday got me motivated yesterday. Opened all the windows, cleaned, grocery shopped, and meal prepped. The idea of just being home on Sundays with the TV on and getting little chores done is just so nice. It makes for such a good start to the week. I love fall!
Back to the office after being out all week last week, so I'm just playing catch up. I'm dying to see my kids. I haven't seen then since before Labor Day weekend and I won't get them back until Wednesday night.
ETA: Funny story from last night. Beau got a new car, it's a small crossover SUV. I walked outside to see it and my immediate reaction was "Oh, that's really cute!" I said it out loud, not even thinking. He won't let me live it down that now he's driving an adorable, "cute" car. Whoops. lol
My H and I spent the weekend at Disney world. Spent an insane amount of time at Galaxy’s Edge and walked 10 miles. On our way home today. It was a blast and a great way to spend some time together but I’m ready to see the kids.
Post by librarychica on Sept 9, 2019 8:40:47 GMT -5
I came in an hour late this AM and am still tired. It was a busy weekend with errands filling up Saturday, a spontaneous two mile nature walk with kids and dog Saturday evening and then an entire day spent in the sun, skng and snorkeling at a day resort for my parents’ 35th anniversary Sunday. This morning we all overslept, it was picture day and then DD1 got carsick riding along to drop off her sister and so H took her back home to rest a bit before going into school late.
We are a mess and need a Sunday to recover from our Sunday.
Friday night was our concert. I touched a celebrity's arm lol.
Saturday was soccer and then we went to a Taste with our neighbors. It was fun, but we aren't really fans of the overpricing and the crowds. DS stayed with them another hour, and he had a blast with a group of 20 boys.
DH was in a mood all weekend due to his cold. He yelled because the table was not cleared after lunch even though he hadn't eaten and then got mad when DS cleared his plate and threw away his food. He couldn't be bothered to actually eat his food or even tell DS to leave the plate. I was like we hadn't cleared the table because we were waiting for you. After that kerfluffle, we went to our original plan which was a historic village type area and had a great time outside and a nice $$ dinner. So overall a good weekend, I just wish DH had more common sense sometimes instead of I am pretty sure he was wandering around looking at his phone or something and got mad because he wasn't paying attention to the chore he had just yelled about.
Talked with DD's principle Friday before school. She knew exactly what I wanted to talk about so my email must have been past on. They are finding funding for a extra teacher to come in during math and reading. That the teachers agreed to class sizes before school started so her teacher knew what her year looked like and that no one likes large classes but sometimes they happen. I also told her DD was already pulling the I don't want to come to school there is no point. Pick DD up and she is now principles morning and afternoon messenger (mail lady). I asked DD when this come up and she said that it had been in the works and it is a way for principle to check in with DD and to give DD something important to do each day. DD is missing morning work and the last 15 minutes of the day each day. I really don't know how I feel about her missing 30 minutes of class time daily.
It rained this weekend. Projects didn't get done and I felt tired and gloomy all weekend. mommyatty, be prepared for rain and 60s in Seattle tomorrow and gnarly traffic because we all forgot how to drive in the rain.
Post by traveltheworld on Sept 9, 2019 12:24:45 GMT -5
Weekend was DS's hockey try-outs and board games at home. Following up on complaints from school about how DS was kicking other kids in class, we noticed that he was doing that during hockey try-outs too - not violently, but definitely a lot of bumping into other kids and bothering them. It seems like as soon as he is a bit bored, he starts bugging other kids. I went back to read his psychoeducational assessment done back in March and it mentioned that he exhibits signs of ADHD. We dismissed it at the time because DS focuses extremely well on assigned tasks. But now that I think about it, it does make sense in a way - he is extremely fidgety and is always doing something or another with his hands/feet and has abnormally low executive function abilities. It wasn't as obvious when he was younger because other kids are like that too, to a certain extent. But now that he is older, it's becoming more obvious. Not sure what we are going to do about that....
traveltheworld, OT helped DS with some of this. I will not say he is cured since I still see him put his hands on his sister, but it did help. Of course, it doesn't directly address the executive function and ADHD, but sensory seeking and ADHD often go hand in hand.
We also had endless charts about keeping hands, feet, and head to ourselves. I wondered about DS and ADHD as well, but his teacher last year didn't see it, so we haven't pursued it at this point in time. Everything I read was more about addressing behavior if we weren't interested in medication which makes sense that we wouldn't be interested in medication since we don't have a diagnosis.
I just went and had lunch with both kids. DD has lunch at 11:10. I stayed with her until 11:25, then went to 11:30 lunch with DS. DD sits at a table waiting for her friends from another class. She eats with nice kids, but all are sort of outcasts. That worried me a little. Then I headed to DS to find him sitting at a table alone. They eat in their classrooms, and not everyone was seated yet. Maybe others would have sat at his table, but that made me really sad.
So now I’m stuck. And sad. And thinking I’m failing this parenting thing.
traveltheworld , OT helped DS with some of this. I will not say he is cured since I still see him put his hands on his sister, but it did help. Of course, it doesn't directly address the executive function and ADHD, but sensory seeking and ADHD often go hand in hand.
We also had endless charts about keeping hands, feet, and head to ourselves. I wondered about DS and ADHD as well, but his teacher last year didn't see it, so we haven't pursued it at this point in time. Everything I read was more about addressing behavior if we weren't interested in medication which makes sense that we wouldn't be interested in medication since we don't have a diagnosis.
waverly, what kind of things did OT work on? I think DS definitely has some mild sensory issues. Like I said, he is always doing something. When he was younger, he scratched himself a lot, then it was whistling, then hand waving, then chewing his shirt sleeves, then back to whistling, now that we cut down on the whistling, I think he's back to general fidgeting....
traveltheworld, they will tailor it to the kid's needs. DS also had PT. What OT worked on with him was motor planning, coordination, spatial awareness, fine motor skills, hand strength, handwriting, tying shoes. He did things like rock climbing (small wall), jumping/crashing into a pad, obstacle course, spinning in a tube, crab walk, bear walk, crossing the midline exercises, swinging on various rope swing configurations. Some of those are related to sensory seeking like the crashing, spinning, swinging. Some were related to upper body strength. They will do an evaluation and let you know on the sensory. DS was actually more sensory avoidant than seeking in things like noise/ sounds. So it was interesting. I think the only sensory seeking thing was putting his hands on everything mostly other kids but people in general and head butting people, pushing past them in tight spaces like trying to climb behind you while you sit on the couch. He does chew things, which went bad when he put a coin in his mouth for sensory reasons and then swallowed it and it got stuck in his esophagus. So I don't think we have quite conquered that but I don't know that I specifically asked about chewing/ oral, so obviously if I had to do it again I would ask about that. He had graduated from OT when he did the coin thing, and he still puts things in his mouth even though every time we catch him we remind him about what had happened to him.