I’ve been very remiss about my updates since the holidays. Life has been keeping me quite busy, but I thought it time to reinstate my favorite post topic: Thursday Thankfulness. Here’s my list for this week:
I am thankful that the paint color Gus picked out for his room came out so great! I was nervous [...]
Today was a sort of surprise snow day. The buses were already on their runs when first a delay and then a school closing enacted. Luckily, I had gotten a call from Gus’s bus driver to tell me that the roads were bad. I decided then to keep both kids home despite whatever the schools [...]
I thought I would be keeping Gus busy today, but it seems he’s turned the tables on me. Even though he has to be home, he feels all right, so he’s had lots of energy. We started off our day by getting MM off to school – she was a little annoyed that her brother [...]
Earlier this week, I kept Gus home because he had a cough and scratchy throat. He had no fever, but his voice sounded terrible, and he had a weird rash I wanted the doctor to look at anyway. He had no fever at the doctor’s office, and fought like a madman when the assistant tried [...]
Friday night, Gus started bowling for the winter in a special needs league. I was pretty shocked at the sheer number of people – roughly a hundred from about ages 6-21. He had a wonderful time while he lasted.
There were four members listed on his team, but only three showed up. Aside [...]
Hi there and Happy New Year! I haven’t posted in a while because there hasn’t been much going on with Gus. We survived the holidays by balancing a frenetic social calender with a few days of doing absolutely nothing. I think we all appreciated those days, and it helped him to recharge [...]
MM and I went to Gus’s class party this afternoon and got a very cool surprise. Every year, the music teacher takes a group of students around the school and they sing Christmas carols in the halls for the classes. This year, Gus and 3 of his classmates got to join the carolers! He sang [...]
I’ve known for a long time that cold has an effect on Gus: The colder it gets, the more hyperactive he gets. This knowledge allows us to prepare accordingly so that we avoid things like 3 am wake-ups. His teacher knows to expect that he’ll need more sensory input than usual, I know to expect [...]
Gus likes to sing. Gus is not always aware that other people can hear him. Just now, he was in the bathroom singing, in his best imitation of Pavarotti, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” After a very long sustained note, I tapped the door open and gave him an enthusiastic round of applause. Fortunately, [...]
We all made it back from our trip safe and sound. All things considered, the trip was a successful one. No one was lost or hurt (one close call at the aquarium), there were no major meltdowns, and in general it was a pleasant time. That being said, I don’t think I relaxed more than [...]