Day #232

Wow! It has been four days since I last blogged and a lot has been going on, I will catch you up in this post and try my best to continue a picture a day from now on.

Monday10/8/12: I got Josie on the bus to school, then Cyndi worked with Maeve while I made an unsuccessful trip to file a paper at the courthouse, I didn't realize it was closed even though it was Columbus Day :P

Tuesday10/9.12: Stayed home from photography, kept Josie home and didn't have session for Maeve. Instead we spent seven hours trying to stay out of the maintenance man's way as he installed a new sliding glass door in our apartment. What a headache!

Wednesday10/10/12: Josie was out the door to school by a little after 8a.m. Then Shelley arrived to work with Maeve just as the maintenance man was finishing the install and painting our deck. I was able to go file the paper I needed to and get some shopping done. Then it was home to the girlies and finishing my Prep. for College Comp. assignments and a roll of film for photography. Plus the beginning of the sniffles.

Thursday10/11/12: Photography at the college where I turned in an assignment, took a quiz and developed a roll of film. Back home to get Josie off the bus, Shelley finished Maeve's session then helped me with Maeve during Josie's dental checkup. Couldn't get any x-rays from Jo, cleaning went well but they are concerned with a couple stains. We are going to work on them, they are not cavities yet but could develop into them.Still battling the sniffles, feeling a bit better but not much.  The girls have gone through it already and lucky mama is the last to get it, we share everything even colds.

Now, I really want it to be bedtime...just a couple hours to go, I can make it!

Day #231

What a gloriously lazy day this day has been so far. Not much accomplished and I am completely okay with that. The girls and I went to the store early then have been hanging out, doing our nails and enjoying some music the rest of the time. Yes, even Maeve let me paint her toenails, a nice lilac sparkle. Josie loves having me paint her nails but this is the first time Maeve has participated. Now I think we will go for a walk before it is time for evening rounds of dinner, bath and bedtime.

Day #230

We had way too much fun with Mackena and Evan today! Here is a photo booth strip that we took using Kena's iPad, we enjoyed ourselves immensely with this app. We all laughed so hard, I think our stomachs were sore and our eyes watery by the time we finished with it.

We made veggie wraps for lunch, delicious! Lots of talk, laughter and just a bit of sadness. I am lucky to have such a wonderful friend! The girls were slow to warm up but once they did it was fantastic. Maeve ended up sitting on Mackena's lap, which made her whole month, and Josie wanted tickles. I think those two little girls have another person wrapped around their little fingers :D

Day #229

What a BIG yawn! Josie thinks getting up to get ready for school and out the door onto the bus at a little after 8 a.m. is quite tiring. From her progress reports it sounds like she is doing great, settling in a bit better, and listening to directions more. Give it a couple weeks and she will have the routine down to a science.

Day #228

That is one tired child! Maeve decided her swing was a good place to try to fall asleep, I don't blame her either. It is nice and cool outside, gentle breeze, swinging motion lulling her into drowsiness. Early bedtime after a long day, sounds good to me!

Josie was off to school today at about the same time as I was off to the college for my photography class. After which I went to the courthouse and filed for divorce, figure he moved out about ten months ago now and hasn't ever made the statement that he wanted to reconcile. I think it is about time to completely move on, don't you?! The lady who helped me in "self help" of the family law office was such a doll. She spent an hour going over paperwork with me, got me all the copies I needed, separated the papers to serve him from the papers I keep and/or file.  After that: I went home, cleaned house, did a batch of laundry, took a walk with the girls, made us dinner, and it is finally time to get them in bed.

Day #227

Maeve in Walmart this morning, we decided to go to the store after her dentist appointment and got stuck in the slowest lane, of course. She did really well though, only a bit impatient right at the very end. Her dentist appointment was the fastest dental exam I have ever seen. Maeve was being rather vocal so I guess they decided to kick it in gear. No cavities, nice spacing between her teeth, overall healthy chompers that Dr. French is very happy with. They were able to get two x-rays and a quick cleaning done as well, even though it took both Shelley and myself to hold her.

Josie's second day of preschool sounds like it went a bit smoother than her first. She was on the bus at about 8:10 this morning as happy as a clam. They added extra support in the classroom to free up the special education teacher so she could follow Josie around and be the constant aide that Jo needs at this point. She finger painted and drew at the easel, played with play dough and blocks, and had speech as well. She enjoyed riding the trike there and playing with the instruments too. All in all it sounds like she had a good day.

Day #226

Life has been hectic lately, and I realize I have missed a couple days; but I will catch you all up today and hopefully get better about keeping up on the daily photographs again. Maeve is doing a lot better, she is eating and drinking again, she also seems to have a lot of her spunk back. I think it was just a virus that got to her but we should have the results soon for the giardia testing.

Today was Josie's first day of preschool at Blue Bell Head Start. There she is sitting on the little bench right outside the classroom reading a Clifford story before class began. I received a daily progress report and it says: she assembled puzzles, practiced letter/number recognition, did rote counting, practiced turn taking, eye contact, transitioning, attending skills and following directions. I was called by the special education teacher and told that Josie mouthed a lot of things, even trying to eat play dough and sand, which I warned her about to begin with. She also told me how someone had to follow Josie around to aide her the whole time. Well, I did try to tell them at the IEP that Josie needed an aide at all times to troubleshoot behaviors but was told that they didn't need an extra person in the classroom and they could handle it. Now they are seriously discussing having extra supports for Josie during this transition time. Wow, you might actually think mom knows what she is talking about, huh?! We are also going to jump in with both feet into a full week schedule now instead of taking the extra, confusing time to ease her into preschool. She is ready for it but she NEEDS an aide and I would like one of the therapists she already knows to be that aide for her until she is more comfortable in a classroom setting. Anyways, in the end I only want what is best for Josie! She rode the mini bus home like a big girl and looked completely exhausted, she will sleep good tonight.