What a wet weekend...Bring on the Spring.

The week ended fine last week with out any major craziness. On Friday we headed home early from school and Greyson helped me cook up a big pot of chili for momom and Uncle Rich for dinner. It being cold and rainy I figured one last chili hooray would be good. we had been supposed to head to the beach with a group of our friends but it wasn't in the cards. hahahaa Prioritization caused us to have to opt out this time. so...that said we headed home to cook. We finished our chili and they came home just in time to eat and then they had to head out again. One of Michele's clients had an emergency that they had to look at. So...Greyson and I watched a movie and then headed off to bed. The next day we had a blast. Greyson and I went to Ray's Splash Planet where he ran into one of his classmates, Cameron. Cameron was there with his father and another little boy named Dale so they all played for almost 3 hrs. together. Greyson did really well swimming and I feel comfortable at his skill level now. He definitely can keep himself out of trouble but I still watched him like a hawk and stayed in the water with him. It was really fun for Greyson and he had a ball with Cameron's father. He loves spending time with guys when he gets the chance. Mostly because he does not have a lot of that at our house. We have 2 great mommies that love him dearly but no father figure if you will. That is why he has so loved Michele's brother being here. He loves Rich to death. So...while Momom and Uncle Rich cleaned up after a fire in a dumpster that happened Friday night we played with his buddies at Ray's Splash Planet. Once we got home we were ready for another night of movies. Greyson had gotten his hair cut earlier on Saturday so he was feeling handsome showing it to momom. Handsome but still shy. You can't make over him too much or he gets really embarrassed and then gets angry. So...we try not to make to much of changes in his appearance etc...even complements make him crazy. So...Saturday was a really fun day and then we are into Sunday. Sunday we had a special day and headed to Monkey Joe's to meet Megan and her mommy. Megan was one of his best buddies form his prior school and he still has a special place in his life for her. They had fun and they really do have a lot in common. They are pretty cute to watch. They played games, jumped on all the bouncy toys and slid down the big slides. He had a great day and a great weekend with a lot of friends. he has really come a long way and is doing so very good. Last night we went to bed and he started having a little anxiety again. He wasn't able to sleep so I turned on a movie for him. I looked at the clock and it was 10 pm and he was still having trouble sleeping. He startled me, I had dozed off for a minute when he sat up to get another sip of juice. I grabbed his arm and told him to stop and lay down. He got so upset and said I had scared him. I told him I was sorry but that he needed to go on to sleep and stop drinking so much juice. He cried and was sooo tired. I really felt badly so I talked with him and explained I had not meant to scare him and I was sorry. He can be sooo overly sensitive and I feel like you really have to watch how you talk to him. He thinks I am yelling sometimes when I don't even feel like I have raised my voice. I think at times it's his sensory stuff and that noises can sound so much louder to him. He will jump at nearly nothing and other times seems unfazed at loud noises. It is really kind of weird. Anyway...he is off to school today and hopefully things will go well. I am sure he is tired. He is a sweet guy and growing up really fast. I love him so much. What a guy...our guy. Greyson..."Love you to the whole wide world!"

Suffering today from CRS...or alien abduction?

Today I appear to be suffering from CRS. Or could it be? Alien abduction?Seeing as how I just went into work, did what I had to do, and then headed off to get a bite to eat before sitting in car line for 45 minutes like I had no where else to be. Well...here's the thing. I should have picked Greyson up at 2:30 so that we could be at Mike's for his therapy at 3. Instead I suffered a bout of CRS and just hung out until 3 waiting to pick him up. I then drove nonchalantly home like I hadn't a care in the world, only to break into a full panic at 3:30pm realizing I had missed our appointment. I called Mike...emailed him...and all of the above to apologize. I wish I could say I had a great excuse like, "I've been abducted by aliens and the whole anal probe thing was a real downer so I can't bring Greyson today." or maybe...."I just witnessed a bad accident and had to stay there to do CPR saving the loves of several people" or maybe..."I just won the lottery and I just don't give a shit about anything right now...including therapy"...hahahaaaaaa I just love the last one...it makes me laugh. Anyway...I digress. Unfortunately for me I have no excuses except that Greyson's mom had a full on brain cramp today and completely forgot about Mr Mike and our appointment. so here I am, feeling really bad since I am the one who requested and extra appointment this week. Oh well...what do I do....I tell you what...I pay him just like I was there. Bummer dude. :( On a brighter note...Greyson is having a grand day as far as I can tell. I let him play hooky from Karate tonight because he is all about playing his new wii game. He is in his obsessed mode so I dare not break the masters concentration. He seems to have had a good day from what little he discloses. By the way...his constant lack if disclosure, which has always been a problem, drives me batty. I have tried waiting the proverbial 30 minutes to let him decompress etc....he still hangs onto the goings on of his day like it is Top Secret....You know..."If he told me he would have to kill me". How am I supposed to gauge what is going on in his world? or his little Asperger mind? :) Seriously....what's a mom to do? I don;t know about you guys but heather and I have decided that wine works for any situation...Good, Bad...or whatever! Heather is one of the moms at OT that I talk with on a regular basis. The moms there are good for keeping each other grounded, validated, and sane at times when it seems impossible. So...bring on the wine! Cheers my friends....and watch out for those damn aliens!

It's been a while...

Yes...it's been a while. That could be construed several ways...and honestly...they probably all would fit. hahahaaa But, today, I am referring to my blogging. Greyson has been doing OK this week. i picked him up on Monday and he was acting weird. he wouldn't speak all the way home and then came into the house and locked himself in his room. Upon further investigation he finally fessed up. One of the little girls at school had uninvited him to her birthday so she could add her cousin onto the list and she told him what happened. he was devastated but I talked with him about it and after a day or so I think he has totally let it out of his mind. He had convinced himself that she had invited everyone but him, which I find hard to believe. She is a girl after all and most of the boys probably are not going. Who knows though. Either way he will be fine. I cannot save him from others and he has to learn how to manage those moments himself. Nonetheless I am sure he was really hurt and that made me sad for him. He seems good now though thank goodness. He had a great Monday & Tuesday at Karate. We had been worried about some kicks that were causing him problems thanks to his coordination not being the best. He did finally get them though after some practice with us and some one on one with Master Hartsell. Today was OT and he had a bad day there. Was in one of his I need to control everything moments. He has been better some but still has moments of needing to tell his peers they should play his game, his way, and they cannot change anything. Not a good thing but we are working on it. His speech therapist at school has made progress here with him so I am so grateful of that. We still have a ways to go though. He is at least trying some new foods and doing some other things to familiarize himself with textures and smells of foods. He got a new game today because his report card was very good. We have to still work on the writing but most everything else is coming along nicely it seems. I try to minimize the stress on myself for him to do well. If he gets it and it happens so be it. I do help him with homework and stuff but I try not to let it make either of us crazy. What's the point? None in my mind. All the testing and stuff schools do...I am just not sure I get any of that. But I guess it is part of the fun and the plan....Go figure. Today I wore myself out and I am going right now to bed. My eyelids are in need of inspection for cracks! Yesterday it was roller blading and basketball...today a pile of mulch kicked my behind...tomorrow we are in for rain. Maybe I should thank the Lord for that huh? Otherwise my old worn out ass would probably be in the hospital in dire need of oxygen and a defibrillator! CLEAR! Rampart we have a victim here....approximately 46 years of age...out of shape and gasping for air....muscle aches....head pain....seriously....she is also 2 bricks shy of a load but I digress! Goodnight all...we love you tons and wish you a peaceful rainy Thursday!

Our weekend fun...Spring has sprung! :)

I will attempt to tell you about our weekend fun. But first, I have to recount this moment while it is still fresh in my mind. Michele, her brother and I took Greyson to the driving range today. I have to admit I thought he would not be liking that much but he enjoyed it more than I expected. That was until the ant attack. He ended up getting a black ant on his leg which bit him. At that moment he screams for all to hear, "What is this place invested with!" "I am never coming back here again!"...hahahaaaaaaaa All while I try to politely ssh him. Thank goodness this isn't a very fancy place. Oh well....he did pretty good whacking the balls though with his little child size driver. Michele on the other hand must have hit the same ball close to 5 times before actually getting it to go somewhere. She was struggling until she got them to give her a shorter tee...then she did redeem herself some. It was comical while it lasted though.
But...I need to back track...Friday we came home and did our usual movie/pizza night. Momom & Rich got home just in time with the pizza man so Greyson was very excited about that. he is excited anyway to have some guy time with his uncle Rich. He so loves that. Suzy even said Friday when I picked him up that he had been wound up all day. I knew why....hahahaaaa...he was excited to share time with uncle Rich. He could hardly stay in his skin. Too funny. We ate and they played wii ski together. Then they watched Madagascar 2 escape to Africa for the millionth time. I opted out to lay my head down as it was hurting by that time. :) Saturday Shel & Rich headed off to work and Greyson and I had made plans to meet Campbell and his dad in the park. the boys played for around 2 1/2 hours while Jim and I chit chatted. It was great and I think we wore him out. After that Shel & Rich came home and Michele and I took Greyson over to Alex and Bob's to cook out with them, Ginger and Horacio. All the kids played and Greyson had so much fun. Those kids have alot in common with him so I think he does great with them. We all had fun and then we headed back home around 10:45. I had gotten a call form a friend in Raleigh who was in town for Elton John/Billy Joel so we let her crash with us at the house. Once she got in we talked some but went to bed pretty soon after she arrived. We were all exhausted for one reason or another. :) That leaves us here...Sunday...hanging out on a beautiful day in the 70's just chillin'. That is...after the "investation episode"...hahahaaaaa We will have some more fun tonight but I am sure it will be an early night for a boy who has had a very eventful weekend. Hope all of you enjoyed this awesome weather. If we are lucky the cold spell they are talking about will be short lived and Spring will be here to stay soon! yay! Bring on the warmness...hugs....love...and all that stuff....Thanks for sharing our world.

I did not fall off the earth...I'm still here with Greyson having a blast.

Well...we got through our wonderful snow storm and blizzard of 09 and it is now almost the weekend. I have been MIA lately but I am back now. Greyson has had a pretty good week at school even after his extended weekend due to the snow. Wednesday they went to Imaginon which he loves and saw Djembe Fire. He loved it and was telling me all about how he got to dance there. After I picked him up we headed to OT and right behind us on I-77 I watched a tractor trailer jack knife into the median. Very scary stuff but we were far enough ahead to not be involved. Well...that is until the ride home form Mooresville. We decided to take 115 the alternate route due to the interstate still being a parking lot. well....every road in a 45 mile radius was a parking lot I believe due to that accident hours earlier. We spent an hour and 45 minutes trying to make it home while I witnessed people backed up from Davidson, all the way to Eastfield Dr, bumper to bumper on 115 headed North bound trying to find a way home. Horns blowing....people going crazy ...turning around....driving crazy...it was ugly. Greyson was almost to meltdown point but we made it home before he reached his limit...Thank goodness. I wasn't far behind myself since normally we are home by 6pm...yesterday if was 7:45 pm before we hit the door. Gotta love it. I just pray no one was hurt badly. So...that being said...Greyson had a very late dinner which promoted nightmares that even Bee movie or Madagascar 2 couldn't take away. Can anyone throw any more fun into our night...seriously. Today he headed off to school with me behind praying that he would be alert and attentive enough as not to make Suzy too crazy. I picked him up early to go see Mr Mike his therapist but pretty much ended up using the whole appointment on myself to ask for advice on some issues we have been having. Greyson has been sassy lately, more so than normal, and hasn't been listening very well either. Especially to Michele. She and I talked and she is very frustrated that he will not listen to her. So I talked to Mike about things that I felt like I do that exacerbate that problem as well as some things she does too. I wanted to see what he thought about what we were doing and how we may be able to meet at a common goal to ensure that he is listening to both of us and having respect for both of us as his parents. I want us to be able to be on the same page with things. I tend to be more of a pushover and a worrier when it comes to him and his condition. I am constantly trying to figure out the best way to handle certain things that crop up so that he truly understands and learns what he needs to learn to grow and prosper. And as I have said before I find it a fine line to walk with him. I am very protective almost to a fault as far as Michele is concerned. She tends to see things a little differently than me at times and it can cause us to not be as united as maybe we should when dealing with him. That is why I spoke with Mr Mike. She did not want to do that as she would rather be pecked to death by ducks. That makes it hard so I try to throw my faults out there on the table so as not to come off as the golden girl. Those of you who know me know that golden I am not. hahahaaaaa I can say I have read, researched, and talked to many a professional regarding Greyson though. I really try to do those things that are suggested to us so that it will benefit him the most. I share it all with Michele if she isn't there so we can try to stay on a united front in our plan for Greyson. Do I fall short of what I should do sometimes...yes I do. But will I continue to parent him as best I can with guidance from all of these people? Yes...yes I will and I know Michele will too. It's hard....I would love the manual...but so would any parent and obviously no one has had the fortitude to write it yet. hahahaaa Maybe I will give it a whirl. NOT! Tonight Greyson had Karate and he was devastated that he couldn't do the jump kicks he needed to do to get another stripe on his belt. His coordination is soooooo bad. We left to go eat and he was still upset. Michele and I talked about it and I ended up going back over to the Karate school to talk with his teacher about Greyson. He promised me he would work with him one on one next week concerning the kicks. I am also moving him to a smaller class so he can get more attention when he needs it. I am such a worrier and this has been so helpful to his self esteem, confidence and coordination that I do not want anything to cause him to become discouraged to the point he wants to quit...especially not after his progress. Yes....I am the crazy mom who wants to protect him form the world. Good luck to me. We all know that isn't possible but it sounds good. Seriously though, I just want to push him to the edge just not off of the edge. And again...there's that damn fine line! Go figure. There has to be a lesson here for me...I hope and pray I am getting it...If not maybe Michele is getting it...then she can clue me in. :0 Well....Uncle Rich is in town so Greyson is sooo excited. He so loves hanging out with him. He really could use some more man time and we do not have too many male friends. Not that we don't want any...we just do not know alot of fellas really. So...hopefully we can get him some more fellas to be good role models. If you know of any good ones looking to mentor an 8 year old...let us know. :)

My Indian name is "Thunder Snow"

It finally happened..."Thunder snow" which down here translates into blizzard 2009! :) It started snowing around 5 or 6ish kind of a wintry mix and as it got good and dark it really started coming down. We have it coming down now and the whole area is covered well so that hopefully in the am we can take Greyson sledding for the first and last time this year. March has always started iffy around here and has in years past brought in with it some pretty heavy snows. This year seems to be one of those and that is just fine by me. I cannot wait to sled tomorrow with Greyson. he could not wait any longer and is out in it right now with his momom playing and throwing snowballs. I opted out of that fun except to take a few pictures. I still got hit right in the face....Imagine that! Not my two pranksters. So sweet...so innocent.....NOT! Well....sweet yes...innocent NO. Thank you snow Gods for this wonderful snow. We will be out in force tomorrow to enjoy it more....complete with snow gear on. For now...good night all....enjoy the mighty "thunder snow"!!!! It is just absolutely beautiful out there. All you photographers need to get your cameras ready! Cheese!

KidsKrawl, Rain and Snow on the Way?

One of Greyson's many master pieces... :)

We started our weekend on Friday night at Dilworth Neighborhood Grill for the KidsKrawl event hosted by CCS. The school solicited for art work to be auctioned off, either from artists you knew or from your own collection. They just need items to help bring in money. The children did items at school that the parents bought and the rest was auctioned off during the night. It was alot of fun to see everyone and mingle. The drumming group at school performed as well lead by Mr Artie. The school encouraged the kids to create an art piece with a parent to donate as well so I helped Greyson do a painting of a waterfall. That is what he wanted to paint so that is what we painted. He did almost all of it although I did offer tips and show him some tricks to spice it up a bit. :) He was very proud of it and Michele was bidding on it as well as his teacher, Suzy. Ms Suzy had the winning bid and Greyson was beaming. I think it meant the world to him that she got his painting. It was very cute. I also donated a couple of my paintings and was actually taken back and in shock at the prices they went for. Much more than I would have expected so I was pleased. I paint but when it comes to placing a value on that I have a hard time. They all have some meaning for me pricing them seems to be a difficult task. Oh well...I am just happy they sold and the people that bought them really liked them. That is all that matters to me. :) So...with that said the night was great and I left with a smile since my work was a hit. Saturday we hung out here at the house after running some errands. We all played wii ski some, I cooked dinner, we ate, and then played some more. I am not very good at that darn wii but I manage. Greyson on the other hand seems to be a natural. He just goes with it and figures it out right away normally...darn him! That was really fun since it was rainy out and a horrible day to have a high energy guy trapped inside. Wii does help with that...thanks "Santa". Today is Sunday and we are expecting snow in the evening hours. It is still raining and the temp. outside is dropping quite rapidly. if it is going to snow then I hope it is at least enough to allow him one good sledding session before spring arrives. Otherwise....the snow can stay away in my opinion. Bring on a blizzard or nothing! That's my theory and I'm sticking to it! :) I will be going to a baby shower while momom and Greyson have some QT. Maybe a session at Bounce U or Monkey Joe's...we shall see. I am headed out of here...just wanted to check in and update our weekend. Have a great weekend...what is left of it and a great day in the snow/blizzard of 2009! Patiently awaiting that huh? hugs...