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Good morning!
Oct. 5th, 2011 11:58 amAnd it is for various reasons.
First, Shiv managed to figured out the word I was looking for! Yay for Shiv and her magnificent mind! That really did start the day off on a good note.
Second, we had scheduled an appointment with Page's school's guidance counselor for very early this morning. He called as we were still hurriedly getting ready to let us know he was running about a half-hour late. Yay. When we did meet up, there was a plan and protocol and everything. It was confirmed that Page definitely does have socialization (and anger management) issues, but they have procedures to deal with that that make sense and tend to be effective for little kids.
(Geoff said afterward that he felt guilty for taking up their time for what's essentially our problem. I told him that it saves them time to deal with it now while it's relatively mild than later when it's ingrained behavior. Besides the fact that they've been trained for this, we haven't.)
So that makes me feel better. I hope it isn't a false sense of security, but I don't think it is, especially as there will be follow-up visits and such. The only thing that I came away with niggles about was that I didn't get to ask if there's anything specific we can do at home to help them out. However, reading between the lines, I think we can muddle through okay.
It's also a good morning because of stuff that happened in class. Group projects have begun presenting, and the prof told us that after today's group finished, we could have the rest of the class-time to meet with our groups about our projects. Which is excellent, seeing as we all have funky schedules and meeting away from school is difficult. Anyway, we're doing a project based on the ethics behind PETA's attacks on Proctor and Gamble, and P&G's responses. It'll be interesting...
Also good is that life seems to be coming together in a way it hasn't been for a good long while. Geoff and I had a discussion last night about what needs of his aren't being met, and we came up with a workable plan for that which will benefit all of us, I imagine. I figured out a plan for managing our debts that will make paying them off way easier on us, and things are generally starting to mesh well. I'm sure there'll be some spanner in the works at some point, but I'm actually confident that we'll manage to deal with it in a relatively positive manner. After all, we managed to get Page to eat breakfast, pack his lunch and get out the door with a minimum of hassle this morning, which was a major accomplishment because he'd sunk into ODD mode! Go us! I'm also excited about planning Page's (first ever) birthday party. I've got the dining room of the church reserved (our house is tiny) and have told a few people they're to expect invitations soonish. It won't be an extravagant to-do, but it will be a party! For him.
Which reminds me, there is lots and lots to do which I should get to. Housework, for one. (I have not been doing my fair share these last few weeks. Studying has taken way more time than I anticipated!) (Well, that's my excuse, anyway. ;-) Studying and assignments and whatnot for another few. But really, housework has become a priority. I have no idea when the sheets were last changed... ew.
:-D
First, Shiv managed to figured out the word I was looking for! Yay for Shiv and her magnificent mind! That really did start the day off on a good note.
Second, we had scheduled an appointment with Page's school's guidance counselor for very early this morning. He called as we were still hurriedly getting ready to let us know he was running about a half-hour late. Yay. When we did meet up, there was a plan and protocol and everything. It was confirmed that Page definitely does have socialization (and anger management) issues, but they have procedures to deal with that that make sense and tend to be effective for little kids.
(Geoff said afterward that he felt guilty for taking up their time for what's essentially our problem. I told him that it saves them time to deal with it now while it's relatively mild than later when it's ingrained behavior. Besides the fact that they've been trained for this, we haven't.)
So that makes me feel better. I hope it isn't a false sense of security, but I don't think it is, especially as there will be follow-up visits and such. The only thing that I came away with niggles about was that I didn't get to ask if there's anything specific we can do at home to help them out. However, reading between the lines, I think we can muddle through okay.
It's also a good morning because of stuff that happened in class. Group projects have begun presenting, and the prof told us that after today's group finished, we could have the rest of the class-time to meet with our groups about our projects. Which is excellent, seeing as we all have funky schedules and meeting away from school is difficult. Anyway, we're doing a project based on the ethics behind PETA's attacks on Proctor and Gamble, and P&G's responses. It'll be interesting...
Also good is that life seems to be coming together in a way it hasn't been for a good long while. Geoff and I had a discussion last night about what needs of his aren't being met, and we came up with a workable plan for that which will benefit all of us, I imagine. I figured out a plan for managing our debts that will make paying them off way easier on us, and things are generally starting to mesh well. I'm sure there'll be some spanner in the works at some point, but I'm actually confident that we'll manage to deal with it in a relatively positive manner. After all, we managed to get Page to eat breakfast, pack his lunch and get out the door with a minimum of hassle this morning, which was a major accomplishment because he'd sunk into ODD mode! Go us! I'm also excited about planning Page's (first ever) birthday party. I've got the dining room of the church reserved (our house is tiny) and have told a few people they're to expect invitations soonish. It won't be an extravagant to-do, but it will be a party! For him.
Which reminds me, there is lots and lots to do which I should get to. Housework, for one. (I have not been doing my fair share these last few weeks. Studying has taken way more time than I anticipated!) (Well, that's my excuse, anyway. ;-) Studying and assignments and whatnot for another few. But really, housework has become a priority. I have no idea when the sheets were last changed... ew.
:-D
