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| Tue, 05-08-2007 - 12:32am |
When yo get busy.
I admit, I check in quickly numerous times a day to take a peek but lately I barely have time to read posts and no time to respond. If I do it is the ones I can write a fairly quick note too and won't go on forever.
Now I feel I am dreadfully behind so here is my generic reply to you all.
WOW what a lot of yucky junk going on around here! What on earth is in the air? Candes, tell dh no holes in pictures or walls please. Dee tell the neighbors kids to BEHAVE! hwife get those school boundaries back where they should be! We have been redistricting forever ourselves here due to new schools. It gets old. Debbie, I hear ya on the poo business. Evelym, hope stuff looks up soon. My mind has officially blanked the rest I was supposed to remember. If I was smart I would have openned another window but alas I am not.
It has been yucky here too but fortunately we keep trucking along and it will get better.
Mike was supposed to go to Special Olympics swimming on Saturday. Looked forward to it all week. Got up early and got dressed. On the way in he told me he remembered his rash guard all by himself. Then we got through the door and he shut down. Completely froze and started the "we have to leave" mantra. I was able to get him to stay in the building for about 15 minutes which was really good for him but then we left. That's it. the end of swimming. I don't know if it was because we went too long between practices (it has not been consistent) or if it was the divers that were there unexpectantly because even he doesn't know. But I know the signs. He won't get back in the water and swim. We are done with swim teams. Another one bites the dust.
Then Cait had her b-day last week. Turned the big 13. She decided she wanted a sleep over with these 2 girls from school. Initially they said they would then called to cancel that day. She was so bummed. She never has friends over or sees friends outside school. She hears them talk about going to movies together and seeing each other outside school but she isn't part of it and it made her very very sad gal. I was bummed for her.
But in other ways things are looking up. Maybe I will make a second post about that.


Lol on your mini catchups:)
Bummer about Mike, I often have to push Liam just a little to keep him engaged. Baseball is hit and miss, mainly as dh is all down about it not being "real" baseball. I wish that man would just get through the grieving process already.....I know I know sons and fathers blah blah blah.
Poor Cait. That just stinks! I've just had it with fairweather friends you know!!!!
What good new???
Dee
LOL, Not a really huge good news thing, just a typical family thing.
We were able to sit this week and watch TV as a family together. Talk about getting excited over the little things, lol. The kids get so stuck on just a few things to watch or can't behave in the same room for that long we have never sat and watched an entire movie together successfully before at home. We do out to the movies but at home DH gets frustrated at behavior and leaves the room or the kids insist on watching something completely stupid (Nickalodean, etc), or Cait leaves or Mike and Dave can't behave. etc.
This weekend we decide to try family movie night again only this time we break out something a bit older, Lord of the Rings. WELLL this time it worked, all 6 of us have been watching parts of the series together all week. In the past older movies haven't worked, Mike can't follow it or Emily gets scared or dave gets bored. Still don't think Mike really follows LOTR but he LOVES all the facts, fantasy, characters, and fighting.
Then yesterday after the evenings installment of LOTR we sat together and watched a real TV show (Deal or No Deal) all together. It was fun. We never can do that successfully.
On the swimming, as soon as Mike gets that stubborn at a sport he can't do anymore. I have tried to push in the past but usually it gets worse with each try until he has a panic type thing and gets very agressive or self abusive. I will try to get him back again to finish out the season but the writing is on the wall.
Renee
I have to second Renee-again, what else is new?- I feel like I owe a lot of people a lot of posts. Man, this is a busy board! But I'm not complaining. One week of my mom being here, one birthday, one First Communion, and one contractor working on my kitchen has put me super-far behind on my responses. I hope you all can forgive me.
Candes- I hope that picture wasn't one of your family heirlooms!
Dee- Forget telling the turkey to behave, pummel the kid! (that's my not-so-politically-correct response)
hwife- What are they smokin' in your school district's admin. building???
Debbie- I second the "flushable" wet wipes suggestion. They've been a life saver for my children, because I was about to send two of them to the moon if they didn't figure out that a single "swipe" does not necessarily mean you're clean!
Renee- I'm sorry about the Special Olympics ordeal. At least he was able to tell you that he'd had enough and it was time to go. From that point of view, good for Mike! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, CAIT!!!
Gotta go...Claire's teacher just called...something about hand, foot, mouth??? UGH!
Amy
Renee,
Any chance you can get Mike's swim coach to come talk with him or call on phone or send a note asking Mike to finish, discuss what got hard for him? This has worked for us some. Also, well, because frankly it's NOT MOM!!! Big bonus points when Malcolm is treated as an independent being and another grownup works with him on helping him to do something he really wants to do, but has run into a block.
We did this with Tae Kwondo once, his sensei was funny/awkward about it but it worked great. Just a thought!
Malcolm gave up basball this year sadly because his 2 best friends and their dad the coach moved away and he didn't want to be on team where he doesn't know anyone ... sad, but there you have it.
Sara