Our week has been good, with a few dramas. On Saturday we had our friend Andrea over for a drink, and she brought her son Chayse to play with the kids. It's good because the kids take turns to play with him, which is what they need, as they both seem to like a lot of down time. Chayse and Arley went for a walk by themselves to find fish in the lake. They came home and decided the were going to catch turtles, so they got our scooters and scooted to a further lake with bread and nets. They didn't catch any turtles, but they fed them. And this was the first time Arley has left the house with a neighbourhood friend by himself. It was so nice seeing him be independent, and I could tell he felt good about himself.
We have been having a problem getting Arley off screens, and we have a rule of no screens in the morning before breakfast and morning jobs. Despite this rule, every single morning he 'forgets'. We bought a lockbox for the iPads, and this week we put a password on his computer. Oh, the drama! We unlock the box and his computer every morning once everything is done, but the first day of this was a nightmare! He was not happy. I think it will take a little bit of time for him to accept.
The good news is Arley finally got back to horse riding properly, not just grooming and being led around. He is starting out on the lunge again, and he has to be patient, but I'm thankful that he's riding again. He has decided to stop taking his ADHD meds - he forgot one day, and felt better, and so has refused them ever since. He has been pretty good, except at Taekwon Do where getting him to focus was next to impossible. His paed is recommending a half dose just on the days we need him to focus.
Carmie started another creative writing course on Outschool. She also went to her second Wolfpack session. There were two other girls there this time. It will be the same girls every week, which is great, except that Carmie is convinced that they don't like her as much as each other. I chatted to the support worker, and she is going to keep an eye on it, but we think it might be Carmie's rejection sensitivity at play.
Arley actually climbed a tree this week at his Wednesday session with Clint. This has been about 9 months in the making, so we are considering it a big win. They couldn't go fishing on Friday, because the heat was so extreme, so Clint took Arley to the aquarium instead. Clint is becoming a major influence in Arley's life, for which we are very thankful!
Only photos of Arley this week - not sure how that happened!
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