Morning everyone,
CWL over your new suit, 2jays - I could have done with something similar when son was little! Its hard for parents to accept that there is an issue with one of their kids - OH and I had years of experience working with challenging behaviour, with young adults, and also had 3 nephews who had problems on the autistic spectrum, so in a way, it was easier for us to accept and deal, I think. But oh - the tales I could tell of son's exploits when young! Looking back I don't know how he survived - he had a passing fascination with electricity, that was rather scary for a while, and also a 'thing' about a film character called 'George of the Jungle', which resulted in son trying escapades that would have daunted a professional stunt man!. Lasting longer were the fascinations with the loo and the video player, though - with the loo, it was as though he was some sort of mad scientist, seeing what would flush and what wouldn't. I can tell you that (with a bit of help from son and toilet brush) the number of items that would disappear round the U bend was quite surprising - and that the costs of removing said items was eye watering! With the video player, he was convinced it needed feeding and watering - several players were 'killed' by being given everything from ham sandwiches to soup to scrambled eggs (you wouldn't believe the mess feeeding scrambled eggs to a video player can make!), accompained by drinks of milk and juice, before he outgrew that one!
JM, son had real problems with concentration , and the thing we tried that helped the most was, of all things, trampolining. Apparently, it stimulates and helps the part of the brain that deals with concentration - and also with fine motor skills like handwriting - the improvement we saw after her completed a course provided by CAHMs OT's, was amazing! Glad dau seems to be well over the pneumonia - hoping that means less strops for you to deal with!
Spamar, hope the weather is better than you were expecting and that you are having a lovely time xxxx
Well done to your OH, Slugsta, on his title
Hope you enjoyed your lunch out x
Reasonably quiet here at the moment. Boss didn't get back to with the course info, and after someone else telling me that they didn't think it had actually been booked, I didn't even attempt to go. A wasted trip to Manchester isn't something I need! I think my boss is on AL this week, we'll see if there is any fall out when she gets back - though by the time she gets back, I'm on AL, so I'm not worrying my head over it! This week, I have so far managed to stick to my 'no extra hours' resolution - which means that there are a lot of things not done. However, I've logged everything, so its clear I'm not slacking, so I doubt that there is little can be said.
Dau - not bad, I guess. The no lifts sanction is hitting hard, as her shifts starting and finishing don't always work out to fit with public transport, and the majority of her shifts are currently at the bigger leisure centre in town. This morning she ran foul of the me not doing her washing sanction, when she realised that I hadn't washed her work top - chunnering away (but no rudeness to me, for a change) she rinsed it quickly, and said she will dry it over a works radiator during the first session, when she will be in the water assisting, so won't need it. It's hard to stick to my guns, but I don't feel she has given me much choice, tbh!
All OK with Mil - fast asleep at last visit, so I stayed 10 mins and left - will try and get there again today, if I finish work on time - and if I don't finish work on time, then I will take time owed tomorrow, which will be my last working day before a lovely 11 days off, and visit her then. The kids birthday present has finally arrived for her - they have bought her a retro style version of Snakes and Ladders. I'm quite impressed, tbh - its a very simple game, the retro look of it may make it familiar enough for her that she will be able to get some fun playing - or trying - to play it.
OH has spent his time off sorting the garden pond. As per usual this time of year, the frogs have been croaking away in the evening, and the pond has filled up with spawn. However, it became apparent over the last few days that the water level was dropping, despite the rain, so we guessed we had a leak in the lining Couldn't have happened at a worse time of year, with all the spawn, but it had to be dealt with - OH emptied the pond (and creatures) into several massive containers, removed the old lining - and enlarged the pond to over double its original size. We had planned to do that later in the year, but it was a case of may as well do it at the same time as sorting the lining. When we first got the pond, the increase in garden wildlife, particular the birds, was amazing - am hoping that (a) all the wee creatures have survived the upheaval, and (b) that it means even more wildlife now the pond is so much bigger.
Right - several hours with one of my groups today, so I had better get cracking as I am picking them up from all over the place. Tomorrow, I have a list of must-do admin tasks - the absolute essentials will be sorted first, and then its a case of doing as much as I can of the rest, till I hit the magic 28 hour mark! Friday,. I intend to pack, sort my hair and sort the house. Saturday, I'm travelling to Ludlow to meet with a work friend for lunch; Sunday is shopping day, Monday pick up travel money and doing last minute odds and ends that always need doing - and Tuesday, we are off
Love to all, as always xxxx
CWL over your new suit, 2jays - I could have done with something similar when son was little! Its hard for parents to accept that there is an issue with one of their kids - OH and I had years of experience working with challenging behaviour, with young adults, and also had 3 nephews who had problems on the autistic spectrum, so in a way, it was easier for us to accept and deal, I think. But oh - the tales I could tell of son's exploits when young! Looking back I don't know how he survived - he had a passing fascination with electricity, that was rather scary for a while, and also a 'thing' about a film character called 'George of the Jungle', which resulted in son trying escapades that would have daunted a professional stunt man!. Lasting longer were the fascinations with the loo and the video player, though - with the loo, it was as though he was some sort of mad scientist, seeing what would flush and what wouldn't. I can tell you that (with a bit of help from son and toilet brush) the number of items that would disappear round the U bend was quite surprising - and that the costs of removing said items was eye watering! With the video player, he was convinced it needed feeding and watering - several players were 'killed' by being given everything from ham sandwiches to soup to scrambled eggs (you wouldn't believe the mess feeeding scrambled eggs to a video player can make!), accompained by drinks of milk and juice, before he outgrew that one!
JM, son had real problems with concentration , and the thing we tried that helped the most was, of all things, trampolining. Apparently, it stimulates and helps the part of the brain that deals with concentration - and also with fine motor skills like handwriting - the improvement we saw after her completed a course provided by CAHMs OT's, was amazing! Glad dau seems to be well over the pneumonia - hoping that means less strops for you to deal with!
Spamar, hope the weather is better than you were expecting and that you are having a lovely time xxxx
Well done to your OH, Slugsta, on his title
Hope you enjoyed your lunch out xReasonably quiet here at the moment. Boss didn't get back to with the course info, and after someone else telling me that they didn't think it had actually been booked, I didn't even attempt to go. A wasted trip to Manchester isn't something I need! I think my boss is on AL this week, we'll see if there is any fall out when she gets back - though by the time she gets back, I'm on AL, so I'm not worrying my head over it! This week, I have so far managed to stick to my 'no extra hours' resolution - which means that there are a lot of things not done. However, I've logged everything, so its clear I'm not slacking, so I doubt that there is little can be said.
Dau - not bad, I guess. The no lifts sanction is hitting hard, as her shifts starting and finishing don't always work out to fit with public transport, and the majority of her shifts are currently at the bigger leisure centre in town. This morning she ran foul of the me not doing her washing sanction, when she realised that I hadn't washed her work top - chunnering away (but no rudeness to me, for a change) she rinsed it quickly, and said she will dry it over a works radiator during the first session, when she will be in the water assisting, so won't need it. It's hard to stick to my guns, but I don't feel she has given me much choice, tbh!
All OK with Mil - fast asleep at last visit, so I stayed 10 mins and left - will try and get there again today, if I finish work on time - and if I don't finish work on time, then I will take time owed tomorrow, which will be my last working day before a lovely 11 days off, and visit her then. The kids birthday present has finally arrived for her - they have bought her a retro style version of Snakes and Ladders. I'm quite impressed, tbh - its a very simple game, the retro look of it may make it familiar enough for her that she will be able to get some fun playing - or trying - to play it.
OH has spent his time off sorting the garden pond. As per usual this time of year, the frogs have been croaking away in the evening, and the pond has filled up with spawn. However, it became apparent over the last few days that the water level was dropping, despite the rain, so we guessed we had a leak in the lining
Couldn't have happened at a worse time of year, with all the spawn, but it had to be dealt with - OH emptied the pond (and creatures) into several massive containers, removed the old lining - and enlarged the pond to over double its original size. We had planned to do that later in the year, but it was a case of may as well do it at the same time as sorting the lining. When we first got the pond, the increase in garden wildlife, particular the birds, was amazing - am hoping that (a) all the wee creatures have survived the upheaval, and (b) that it means even more wildlife now the pond is so much bigger. Right - several hours with one of my groups today, so I had better get cracking as I am picking them up from all over the place. Tomorrow, I have a list of must-do admin tasks - the absolute essentials will be sorted first, and then its a case of doing as much as I can of the rest, till I hit the magic 28 hour mark! Friday,. I intend to pack, sort my hair and sort the house. Saturday, I'm travelling to Ludlow to meet with a work friend for lunch; Sunday is shopping day, Monday pick up travel money and doing last minute odds and ends that always need doing - and Tuesday, we are off
Love to all, as always xxxx
