I'm also really enjoying the semester, as busy as it is. I've reached a turning point in my education where I am being pushed to apply what I've learned and figure out how to work my way through a case. It makes all of the blood, sweat and tears of the 3 past years worth it. Now, if I can just pass those entrance exams in Nov.....
The kids are doing great with their school too. O complains a lot about school like an 8 year old should. Nothing other than he'd rather play video games and play with his friends all day every day instead of "learning stuff" as he puts it. Independence is a huge focus this year for 3rd graders and, while he has always done a lot on his own, he is feeling a bit more pressure to follow through on his responsibilities. He is doing a great job too.
M was beside herself with excitement the first day she brought home homework! While she knew many letters/sounds and numbers before Kindergarten, she now understands how huge it is to master these concepts in order to learn how to read. She is very motivated and is loving every minute of it. She had an incident Monday of this week where she had her first potty accident at school. I was fully prepared with a change of clothes in her backpack. We learned from going through it with O that the nurse (lucky her!) gets to take care of these situations. M took her clothes to change into in the nurse's office, the nurse put her wet clothes in a plastic grocery bag for her to put back into her backpack to bring home and sent her back to class. Well, somewhere along the way, M forgot that the bag had her clothes in them and not trash. She helps collect the house trash each week and equates plastic grocery bags with trash I guess. So, when she got back to her classroom, and with the confusion of the end of the day chaos where she needs to get her things together to go home for the day, she threw her clothes away. There is always a note from the nurse when she sees a child at school so C knew she had gone to the nurse and why. But he couldn't find her wet clothes in her backpack. When he asked her about it he said he could see the gears turning in her head while she pieced it all together and figured out what she had done. There was a huge meltdown, of course. But, no harm done. Just another story to tell about growing up!
I'm still doing amazingly well after the treatment with amino acids to help regulate my brain chemistry/neurotransmitters (I thought I had blogged about it but I must have just sent out a massive email. I'll catch you up if you are interested). Haven't taken any of the supplements for at least 4 weeks. If I start to get overwhelmed I can talk myself down and prioritize. It is good to feel like I'm in control and I can make choices. Also good not to feel so down and depressed. Saw the PA (Physician's Assistant) yesterday and she said I can use any of the supplements as needed. It is a great feeling. Of course, nothing is perfect and the true test will be during the depths of winter after the holidays. I'll keep you posted.
Next Thursday morning (Oct. 7th) I'm off to Vegas for my annual girls weekend. We have lots of fun stuff planned: lounging by the pool, hanging in the suite (our first year getting a suite), a decadent dinner, zip line in Boulder Canyon, time at the spa, a Saturday evening show and the traditional Sunday Champagne Brunch. I'm very much looking forward to it.
Since I got my new phone in April, I haven't figured out how to update my blog easily/conveniently/quickly. I will figure it out so I can update it more frequently.
Happy Fall everyone!
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