We had some big moments yesterday. Sarah didn’t want to get out of bed to go to gymnastics. I stayed calm. I figured out a way to have us in harmonious energy instead of combative energy. We went to gymnastics and I didn’t struggle as much as usual. The biggest deal, though, was that we… Read more »
February 2019
February 17
Sometimes things work out better than you could imagine. The girls had their first ski lessons for downhill skiing today. The most amazing thing was that Sarah’s instructor is a teen leader with the Friendship Circle, an organization that works with kids with special needs. Seriously. How did we get so lucky?! Amy’s teacher was… Read more »
February 10
I feel like I could write two entirely different updates with entirely different perspectives. Maybe that is always the case with all of life. There have been many moments that have been sooooooo hard and I have felt so done, tired, weary, scared, despairing, and at my wit’s end for what to do. It is… Read more »
February 3
Amy didn’t have school Monday and Tuesday for teacher in-service days. Wednesday and Thursday both girls had off from school due to the extreme cold. Friday they had snow days, though the announcements arrive until I already woke everyone at our usual early time. Amy got a palate expander Wednesday morning and was very much… Read more »