Quick Takes Friday (how did it get to be Friday?) August 28th edition

-1-

It's FRIDAY?  This week has been DRAGGING, yet I am still shocked to discover that it is Friday.  I haven't gotten much done this week as the summer cold has knocked me for a loop.  K has been ensuring that I could get enough sleep, as in "help me get the kids out the door in the morning and then you can go back to bed" and I did take naps, which are lovely.  And that was a very long run on sentence, take that English teacher who truly did teach me how to write well.  

-2-

We're waiting on a bigggg important message from work and we haven't gotten it yet, and it is supposed to come ANY time now.  And it's not here yet.  So the week is dragging because our entire FUTURE is depending on that message.   Is that cryptic enough?  I am not going to think about it.  That has been my thought all week.  "I'll just stop thinking about it and it will be okay and I am not going to worry.  Right?" and then I think about it anyway, because it's our FUTURE.  But God is in control and I am NOT going to worry about it.

-3-

Meanwhile, we have been revamping the budget and it is almost scary.  Cut cut cut.  We are trying to a) put enough money away to live on next summer if we do not get any summer money, and if we do, we will be able to slash the long term debt; b) pay down the short term debt to zero in a hurry, so we can incur a bit more debt, also known as braces for the daughter; and c) go on a vacation next year.  

-4-

It's official.  R's therapy center is IN NETWORK with our insurance.  And yes, that's exciting and deserves caps.   If you knew that you will not be able to itemize medical expenses next year because of this, you'd be happy too.

-5-

That said, we're also revamping because we're going to try a few other things for him.  We're currently researching and praying about what to do.  But, I will say this - he's talking MUCH more lately.  And we *think* we're starting to hear two word combinations.  "want drink" "get color" "color book" are all combinations I've heard in the past week.  I hesitate to make much out of it yet - we've gone two steps forward then several steps back before, but I am not the only one hearing these.  

-6-

He's also becoming far more upset about things lately.  If we don't understand him, he's apt to shriek or yell or cry.  His behavior stims are worse lately as well.  I'm taking that in stride.  If one area is making progress, other areas often suffer.  His sense of self is definitely stronger than it used to be.  Hence the advent of the word "NO."  It's being used strongly, forcefully, and often.  Which is a good thing, even if it presents its own problems occasionally.

-7-

This was taken at a church picnic.  This is the first time he did the "fishing" all by himself.  Of course, he looked away from the activity as soon as I pulled out the camera, but he did the magnetic fishing all by himself and caught a fish.  He was very interested in doing it again after realizing that he got a prize - a piece of candy!  It's the little things like this that remind us to keep working with him, keep trying, keep taking it step by step.  I am posting it to remind myself that things keep changing.  Usually for the better.

 

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Comments

[Chelsea]

3 - Cut cut cut. Story of my life. I'm a young newlywed and, my goodness, it's a tough transition! Mortgage, car note, student loans, FOOD! It's tough. Not sure how we'll manage kids but the Lord will provide. I've got to trust that. Maybe he'll provide children that have straight teeth like their father! :)

[Salome Ellen]

Yay for #2 success!! (I deduced this from Twitter ;-D) I hope maybe more money goes with this, but more security is nice in and of itself.