Had Nates IEP meeting today which did not go as well as I thought it would. Well some of it was fine, some good, some great news.. others just frustrates me to hell.

His overall IQ has not changed, but his skill levels have increased a full grade in the last 3 years. This is wonderful news, hes still learning and what Im pushing for is worth it.  I had to fight to keep PT, which I think is hilarious that they want to drop. Seriously, because he can walk up and down stairs with a helmet hes all ready to enter the big world? Um, NO. She actually said she didnt think seeing him for 30mins a week would make his life different. Then maybe you should see him MORE than 30 and not LESS. Ya, I kept her on consult and I am going to call his dr and get an outside eval done again. Its that time and its needed.

He is doing well in an OT standpoint, but again they are only doing how it effects his school. Not that he can not manipulate a button to do his own shirts. They talked about living skills but do not see how the basics are missing in order to gain those skills.  His speech is great and she had some great ideas on new goals. His educational aspect is going great, although now they are putting OT into that. IDK, just want to bang my head on the wall. Its the first time I ever had to tell a school I was NOT comfortable with a discontinuation of services. I felt like teh PT saw it as a waste of her time, like she could be better off with another student. Like Nate was ok enough that it was fine to let him fall flat on his face. Oh he did that this morning.

Other than this.. Em, Noah and now Nate are all home sick still. Jack went to school. Im heading back to bed for a lil while since I was up late and early.  IM hungry but more exhausted. Thinking I need some rest so I can gain back the energy I wasted walking up and down 3 flights of stairs at the school TWICE.

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The last week has been pretty hectic. School has me busy which is good, but honestly I am very scattered right now, so I feel stretched thin. Unable to keep thoughts in order.

Nates in the hospital right now. Went in earlier this week and has been off his meds since he went in. He says he hasnt been sleeping well. I have a staffing at 2 today to make, so that should help get him on a path to getting home. I really do not want to think of putting him in an assisted living, hes only 13.

Matthews been sick all week. He went to the ER on Wednesday and has a Drs apt with his Ped this afternoon.  My busy fridays just got worse. :-/

Jd has had an attitude of late, not sure whats causing it. We have tried to talk to him, but he seems pretty snotty and angry.

I want to get to IKEA and buy the boys beds tonight, so I hope we can pull that off. All depends on JD I suppose.  Truck needs cleaned off, more things to be done. I really am just tired.

I havent updated and this is all why.. so well, life has me running.

I actually had to reboot my computer today. Sad, JackJack went down for a bit so I could reset the laser keyboard. I kept missing letters as I typed. Now Im not THAT bad of a typer. LOL But she popped up quickly so I think keeping the C drive for just the OS has been a help in my downtime. Seriously, under 3 mins total when it had been taking 20 to 25 round trip.

So Plumbers came out today. Sad sad sad. Bathroom upstairs now works. New pipes, unclogged lines and great water pressure. The downstairs wash basin sink which has plagued this house since it was built now has new pipes under it, which we can take part if need be and clean out.  How beautiful.  Doug still insists this is what killed Lexi, that the sink leaked with bleach water, she drank it and died. I dont know. I cant imagine her drinking the water. She was old, so I hope she went in peace and not in pain. Lets not go back a year.

The hardest part came when they had to do the main line because now the sewer was backing up in the standpipe. We have had a lot of rain. But they brought in this huge “take your arm off freaking big” machine and routed the main pipe out of the house. Tree roots + “disposable” wipes + hair do not make for a good combination. I can understand why it was so horrible.  Total cost was under 600$, which shocked me because I thought for sure it would be over a grand when I saw them cutting pipes.

Plumber said do not use the wipes, none are really flushable. Even those kids ones. Its incredible to do laundry, use the toilet, wash my hands in a real bathroom sink and not have water leaking everywhere. What a beautiful thing.  This house has had water issues for 20 years, and all of this needs to be done on a regular basis. Well the main line being kept clean.

So that was that.

I had Chiro and PT this morning. Without the pain patch I am literally falling apart. I see the pain specialist on the 16th, but I might put a patch on tonight so I can live the rest of the week. Weather has broken, ac is off and its cool here. Im also not driving much at the moment.  I just cant do the PT without the patch because the dilaudid is not covering all the pain.  I don’t think its addiction because I dont crave it, I just cant move freely. Im stiff and everything hurts again like it did before. I was all for trying to get off it, but now we need to find something I can use all summer without the bad effects, and have pain relief so I dont live a crappy life.

Kids started summer school but Nate did not go today. We had to keep an eye on him. He climbed, aka scaled, the dressers yesterday to get to the DS after it was taken away, fell and has a nice egg on his head. The one week of no school has been hard on him. He just cant seem to adjust. Hes mouthy and to the point where I would put him inpatient again to get monitored if I had the energy to do it.  The drive is long and the process sucks.  Hes just becoming a danger to himself more than others, although hes been rough with Emaly when I yell at him, so Im watching the two of them.

Doug worked last night, and I mean night, so he was home all day. With all this going on I am sure hes beat. My mom is having a hard time with all the house stuff. I just wish she knew it wasnt like we wanted bad plumbing, and when she gets the house back in 2 years or maybe 1, she will see that the new plumbing has no issues and the damn kitchen ceiling can be replaced now without worry.  Everything is an improvement, I just wish I could help her know that we didnt call the plumber because we hadnt tried everything. Doug almost killed us trying.

My brothers dates to visit are set. Here on the 29th. Leaves on the 6th. First time he will be here for 4th of July, we are normally on vacation that one week. I mean the last how many years and this year we are not going because of something else going on and hes coming out on that week. Oh well.. I mean its not a bad thing, I love his visits… But Im going to be missing the ocean at the same time.

Tomorrow is going to be hell. Doug has a funeral to go to, which we both wanted to go to, and Im sorry Randi. I wish I could go. I have PT in the am, Jd has a game at 11.  So I have to be here with the kids. I am sorry, and hope she understands. My thoughts are with her always, Im only a phone call away.

Brakes got done on the van, we have to pick it up. No biggie, but its nice that its done and safe. PepBoys wanted 515, our friend got the parts for 170 and then 50 in labor to do them. We will give him more for the labor as a bonus… because he saved us a ton of money. just took a lil longer.

There is always drama.. still waiting on Selinas husband to send us money so I can send her stuff out and recoup some of the costs of having them here. Heck, the ticket amount refunded to me would be nice. It wasnt like it was a planned event. I doubt we will hear from him, so her stuff will sit in the basement, including her computer until I hear something. He said not to send anything until we hear from him, but that doesnt seem to be happening.

My head hurts, its bed time. Kids are all asleep other than JD and Noah. Noahs going to help me put away the toothbrushes in the bathroom because they have been in the kitchen for months now. So nice to have a sink.

I need to post photos. I havent done that in a while. But here.. my desk from today.. Its about all I got.

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