I woke in the middle of the night and the temperature was in the negatives. I was trying to stay on the positive side of that. Owen slept all night and woke up in a pretty good mood but he was hoping for all the things he wanted to do to fall in place. My plan was to keep him calm and that was a bumpy road to cover.
He talked about going to grandma’s house but I had pretty much decided we were not going anywhere. It wasn’t going to warm up until later and at that, it was still going to be in the single digits or low teens. I figured we would stay home one more day. After I told him that it was very cold so we would probably be staying home he switched to saying “Go to grandma’s house Saturday.” I knew it would make him anxious about missing school the rest of the week so I wanted to keep him calm and focused.
I was supposed to go to my radiation appointment tomorrow morning for the preliminary screening but I called to see if I could reschedule it. I had a feeling they were going to have a delay tomorrow and it is so hard on him to not have his schedule. He wanted to ride the bus tomorrow. Thankfully they were able to reschedule me for Thursday and even if he has a two-hour delay again it will still work out for the new appointment time.
I was on pins and needles all day. Phone calls, people knocking on our door, and anyone who walks by or parks in front of our house can send Owen into a meltdown. It’s not even just the moment that it is happening but it’s the ripple effect. It has been years since a lady was standing on the corner with a dog near our house and he will still look out our window and cry about it. I can’t change it, I can’t take his emotions away, and I can’t explain why she isn’t there but he will still want her there and then cry because she won’t come back. The opposite can be true too. There are things he wants to never happen again and when they do he will have a meltdown over that. Between knocks on the doors and people not where they were supposed to be, I had nerves of spaghetti by the end of the day.
I made tortellini with spaghetti sauce for lunch and he liked it. While he was eating he was talking about taking two tablets to church on Sunday and making sure the leprechauns were there to share. He wanted to make sure they were doing their jobs though and getting rid of the snow.
He said that his teacher was going to lock her iPad and he said that she would have to sit on the mat if she did. I had a feeling I knew where this was going with the twinkle in his eyes and the laughter he was holding back. I asked him if he was going to lock his iPad or hers and he laughed so hard. He said, “Lock her iPad and sit on the map” and laughed even harder. He always calls it a map instead of a mat. I do believe I should warn his teacher but I have a feeling she already knows what to expect from him.
As much as he was fighting bedtime he was ready because that meant back to school. It didn’t take him long and he was out. I hope he sleeps tonight and he has a great day at school tomorrow. Even though today was one of those rollercoastery days I still saw growth in Owen. He has been laughing so much more lately and he always wants me to hear it. That brings me great joy. Let the laughter of the world fill your heart with the joy that you need. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He talked about going to grandma’s house but I had pretty much decided we were not going anywhere. It wasn’t going to warm up until later and at that, it was still going to be in the single digits or low teens. I figured we would stay home one more day. After I told him that it was very cold so we would probably be staying home he switched to saying “Go to grandma’s house Saturday.” I knew it would make him anxious about missing school the rest of the week so I wanted to keep him calm and focused.
I was supposed to go to my radiation appointment tomorrow morning for the preliminary screening but I called to see if I could reschedule it. I had a feeling they were going to have a delay tomorrow and it is so hard on him to not have his schedule. He wanted to ride the bus tomorrow. Thankfully they were able to reschedule me for Thursday and even if he has a two-hour delay again it will still work out for the new appointment time.
I was on pins and needles all day. Phone calls, people knocking on our door, and anyone who walks by or parks in front of our house can send Owen into a meltdown. It’s not even just the moment that it is happening but it’s the ripple effect. It has been years since a lady was standing on the corner with a dog near our house and he will still look out our window and cry about it. I can’t change it, I can’t take his emotions away, and I can’t explain why she isn’t there but he will still want her there and then cry because she won’t come back. The opposite can be true too. There are things he wants to never happen again and when they do he will have a meltdown over that. Between knocks on the doors and people not where they were supposed to be, I had nerves of spaghetti by the end of the day.
I made tortellini with spaghetti sauce for lunch and he liked it. While he was eating he was talking about taking two tablets to church on Sunday and making sure the leprechauns were there to share. He wanted to make sure they were doing their jobs though and getting rid of the snow.
He said that his teacher was going to lock her iPad and he said that she would have to sit on the mat if she did. I had a feeling I knew where this was going with the twinkle in his eyes and the laughter he was holding back. I asked him if he was going to lock his iPad or hers and he laughed so hard. He said, “Lock her iPad and sit on the map” and laughed even harder. He always calls it a map instead of a mat. I do believe I should warn his teacher but I have a feeling she already knows what to expect from him.
As much as he was fighting bedtime he was ready because that meant back to school. It didn’t take him long and he was out. I hope he sleeps tonight and he has a great day at school tomorrow. Even though today was one of those rollercoastery days I still saw growth in Owen. He has been laughing so much more lately and he always wants me to hear it. That brings me great joy. Let the laughter of the world fill your heart with the joy that you need. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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