BIG News!

S is going to be a "Patrol" next year at school. Patrols kind of "patrol" the school - in the morning and after school - making sure kids don't fight in line or do "bad things". (I guess I would call them tattle tales or informers) :-) It is a BIG step for her. She's really good at knowing how one should act - it's the enforcing it with OUT physical contact that will be hard for her. :-)

I can't believe that all too soon we'll be saying goodbye to another set of teachers. And then in one VERY short year it will be time for Jr High. Just where did the time go? It's funny looking back at all of our "autistic phases" that we went through - feces smearing, drooling, non-verbal, potty training (at age 10), a room that was in FANTASTIC order and her getting ticked when it wasn't, tantrums, yelling out, and yes, we do still have *some* of those symptoms - we sure have come a LONG way! I can't WAIT to see where she goes from here. :-)

We had our school book fair at Barnes and Noble last night and --- O M G! Both S and I were like kids in a candy store. I think she would have taken one of everything and so would I. J on the other hand, was overwhelmed, I think. It was very hard for him to choose and he didn't "want anything". I think he was afraid he'd take the wrong thing. He also fought me about getting toys instead of books. WHY do they sell toys in the bookstore? I know some of the toys go with the books but there's a LOT that don't!

Mrs H turned me on to a book that has to do with an autistic child and a NT sibling, and I found 2 more CS Lewis' that I hadn't read yet. I'm set for some good summer reading. The bad thing is that with S's swimming lessons over for the summer - I don't have a nice chunk of time that's pretty much un-interrupted. :-(

Looking forward to a nice long weekend. I have a lot to do - STILL haven't exchanged summer for winter clothes! But the weather hasn't really demanded that it be done - and you know me - never do something till it's a deadline! :-)

I'm also planning on finishing the planting and painting the fence and in general clean up "the grounds". I've decided we should paint the fence with chalkboard paint and then get a bird feeder to store the chalk. That way it won't sit out in the weather but would be able to find also. We'll see how that idea flys with the power that be. :-)