I HATE sick households

Our family is getting over a nasty bug. Hit ALL of us. I mean this thing took Shea out of school and therapy for close to 2 weeks, knocked Matt out for a long time and gave the rest us colds (excluding Matthew).

On a good note Cody had 4 out of 5 black stripes needed to graduated to Brown Belt so he is doing great with that. We now have a reasonable plan to get us to graduation and it doesn't include us killing ourselves with karate. We can go to 3 days a week including Saturdays instead of 4.

Cody's class is going to Murphy's Landing in May. I am bummed I wasn't picked to be a volunteer. Sad I am good enough to volunteer on a regular basis but not lucky enough to be drawn for the field trips. I have never been there.

Shea has an Ipad and LOVES it. Amazing how the kid runs the thing. Skye and Cody love using it when Shea is not but everyone knows that it is Shea's and he gets it when he wants it. Now we just need to get the communication programs completely up and running and make him use them.

Skye is getting so big and talking like there is no tomorrow. She claims the puppy is hers. In fact she is very insistant about it. Next fall I hope to get her into doing preschool together like I did with Cody. I think it will be good for her.

Matt and I are working on getting our computer business up and running. I am hoping to have the name registered and business cards printed up next week. Then we will move onto the rest like brochure, website, marketing. Needless to say Matt is NOT looking forward to the marketing piece of it. Part of what I want him to do is to take brochures to local business in St Michael and the cities around us. Since I know nothing about computers and would be unable to answer any questions I can't do it.

So you mean I am supposed to post?

I mean come on people how much time do you think we have? Although Matt seems to think I spend all my time in the bat cave, I mean den.... Come to think of it I think that may be the pot calling the kettle....

Hey this is what Facebook is for now isn't it?

Anyways kids are still brillant (yes I believe Shea is a genius waiting to pop out of his prison) Matthew is doing much better, or at least according to him he is. Since we are not speaking to the witch we just have to take his word for it. Really should contact his teachers but epic failure there I am afraid. Seems to be dealing with the breakup of his mom and Tom pretty well. Scarily next fall he will be in high school. Only 4.5 years left of child support YIPPEE!!!!

Cody is still doing well in school. I volunteer every other week in his classroom and work with him and 2 other very smart children. Then I work with 2 other children that are a little behind. Definately have to switch gears but they are all good kids. It was fun going to his music concert last night and seeing all the kids I have worked with over the years and just know by them being in his classroom or MOMs club. He hasn't been bored like he was last year so hopefully this will continue the rest of the year. Oh and he will be graduating to a brown belt in karate the first Sat in March. A major accomplishment.

Would REALLY love to take them on a spring vacation to Wisconsin Dells but not sure we will have those funds available. Let's hope. Plus I think it would do him well to get away. He REALLY wants to go on a vacation and I do want to take him. Damn this economy!

Shea..... Man he is a hard one. Supposedly he will be getting into Frazer this month, then he will go to his Autism preschool special ed class, home for lunch then take a Care Cab to Fraser for the afternoon. I have heard such wonderful things about the program I really hope it will help him. In many ways I feel like an epic failure with him. WHY didn't I get him into something for the year we were waiting? I do have my reasons but of course I question them. Should I have worked with him more myself at home? It just seems like I should have done more rather then being lazy or doing the other things I have been doing. It is tough to go to my support group and hear others talk about the wonderful progress their kids have been making and not be able to say that Shea has done a lot. For all the progress he has made he keeps falling further and further behind because of what he SHOULD be able to do. Love him but man I want him to have a somewhat normal life.

Skye, oh what a dynamo there. We were able to get an Ipad for Shea 2 days before Xmas. Well little missy at 2.5 runs that thing like a pro and believes it is hers. To get her to share with Cody is a challenge. "Cody put it on table. Cody put it on table NOW!" "My T (for my turn), My T!" No Skye you have to wait for the buzzer, 2.5 seconds does NOT count as Cody's T! But she does watch Shea so there are things she doesn't do, like potty on the toilet. We are working on that. I think around when she turns 3 I am just going to put her in underwear and not give her a choice. Plus she REALLY likes chocolate so hoping to use that as a motivator. Little stinker goes in her diaper then tries to demand chocolate.

And Matt and I received a gift from the Women of Today of Albertville so we were able to go out to dinner last night, alone. Definately a novelty. Last time we got out was I believe for my birthday in Sept. Oh I think we have gotten out once since then when mom watched the kids after we put them to bed and we went to Red Lobster. Or that was my birthday thing, it all runs together! So we went to Claddaugh in Maple Grove and guess who showed up. Yup Traci the person we would like to see the least. But we just ignored her and probably made her evening a little uncomfortable so it was probably worth the entertainment there.. Yup I am sick and twisted.