Just One More Thing...

I don't think that anyone can ask me for one more thing today. I have given to over 21 children clients and their families in a three day period. I have given to my family, celebrated Nana's birthday on my one day off. I have given to grandpa's, and violin lessons and PTSA, and Nana's insurance and bank account, my husband, my kids school work, Adeline's dance, and I am exhausted.

Tomorrow it is back to school, projects, violin class after school, homework, packing lunches, PTSA and providing an interview to a college student about my profession.

Anyone want to add anything to my list???????

Reading

So little Miss Adeline is reading. She is learning a few sight words for school and is very proud of herself that she is reading words. Of course, at bed time, is the time she wants to read and read and read her worksheet from school.
I explained to her that it was time for bed and she told me that "Ms. Paul (kinder teacher) said that I was to read my worksheet as much as I want, and I am not finished yet." I love the interpretation of these directions to read as much as she wants at 8:30 at night.

Here is the link to the reading video earlier in the night.

http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&video_id=cSsOkMuIVKY&next=%2Fmy_videos

Picture Day

Friday was picture day, here is a preview. I just hope the camera man got a little better picture then these, especially since Adeline slept in pink curlers all night.

I have known this for a while, but apparently this week it just sunk in, really hard.

That is..... I do not function well, or at all without my ADHD medication.

I was running low on medication and had my follow up appointment scheduled but decided on my two days off not to take the medication and save it for work. For those two days I was so tired I was napping in my car, and I could honestly not put thoughts together. It was so odd, the thoughts were there, but processing it and getting it out was a different story.

So, when I go to the doctor this week I will be asking for both an extended release and also a short acting medication. When my day starts at 5:30 and does not end till 11pm, I have to be able to put thoughts together and not fall asleep at the drop of a hat.

Sound of Silence

As I have mentioned before, Carson is very sensitive to noise. His little ears just cannot seem to take it. I don't know how many times I look over when there is a loud noise and find him covering his ears.

Last week I was helping at school with the PTSA and Carson's class and another were waiting to start a PE video in the lunch room. The kids had bunched up in two different areas, and then I look over and see Carson with his hands over his ears. A few minutes later his friend came and sat next to him, maybe both searching for the sound of silence.

Anxiety

Anxiety is still running high at our house. We are on the third week of school and poor Adeline is still a little ball of anxiety. On Sunday we took the kids and grandpa bowling and Adeline was picking her nails while bowling. A fun, family event and she is still having anxiety. As she would wait for the ball to travel down the lane and hit the pins she would pick her nails, see back side picture below.

Rain, Rain, Stay a Day

Out here in the desert it does not rain much. In fact, when it does it is so wonderful because we rarely get to see it. But, I have not seen it rain like it has in a few years. Our city is bound to have some major flooding issues, plus multiple car accidents since people drive crazy in the rain here.

I am excited I can open my door, look through this gorgeous security gate and listen to the rain and thunder. It is so wonderful!

I will just keep this image in my mind when it is time to help with school pick up this afternoon. It will be a chaotic mess with rain and parents trying to retrieve kids.