I haven’t posted in two weeks. Things have been a little stressful around here. We have dropped our token system for now and we have lowered expectations of the kids. I have too much on to keep up with the effort. We are in a mad rush getting Jeff’s new guitar school location fitted out - our carpenter has built a wall dividing the space, we have a sparky putting in new down-lights and power points, and painting and carpeting is happening in the last week of the month. We are buying decor and acoustic panels, we’ve got a million album posters to hang. I can’t wait until it’s done - it’s fun to see the transformation happening though!
So, as I said, things have been a little challenging around here. The kids and I are heading down to Milton for a little getaway, to see old friends and spend time with family, from Sept 28th to Oct 8th. I figure our schedule will go out the window anyway, so we have gone back to no schedule, which means the kids are on screens a lot, but I am holding on to my sanity, which is always a win!
It was Father's Day on September 1st. Jeffrey and I went out to breakfast while the kids slept in, and then we went unicycling around. We had a really nice time. When we got home, the kids had cards for their dad, and we gave him some presents. Jeffrey got to relax all day and also got the night off cooking. It was much more successful than any Mother's Day we've had!
I don’t have too much else to say. We haven’t been doing too much. I had a small painting commission to finish, and that took up quite a bit of time. The kids are still doing their therapies. Both Arley’s occupational therapist and Carmie’s behaviour therapist said the same things this week about each respective kid: they both have extremely high sensory aversions, which is the cause of a lot of the behaviours they do. This is one of the hardest problems to help with, as sensory aversions are innate and instinctual, so not in their control. Arley’s OT likened it us hearing (or even just thinking about) fingers down a blackboard. Apparently this is how Arley experiences many things every single day. And Carmie has disengaged because of sound and touch aversions. Gah! These kids…
Today is Bella’s 15th birthday. She is starting to show her age and slow down, which is making us all very sad. She still runs around and is pretty fit, but her back legs seem to be getting stiff and wobbly. We are loving on her as much as possible, because we know we won’t have her for much longer :(. Sweet girl.
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