I woke up to no internet so I got on that right away. It was barely five o’clock in the morning and I sat praying Owen would sleep late. I was quiet as a mouse trying to get his tablet connected. I easily got his old Android connected but not his iPad. I think it is not updated so it won’t connect, maybe, but of course, when he woke up that was what he wanted.
He slept later and immediately woke up asking if he was going to school after telling me he “slept upper night.” He went through his question and “I don’t like your answers” period and then got his tablet that was connecting. This only lasted a few minutes before he wanted his tablet which wasn’t connecting. He handled it pretty well since he knew he had a tablet connected but it was still a lot for him to process. He then dispersed the leprechauns and within a couple of minutes, our internet gloriously returned.
My next quest was to get his school tablet and see what we needed to do for his remote learning. He was very excited about the tablet itself and I guess he didn’t realize we had it at home. Sometimes having his tablet at home can be very hard for him. It’s an interesting dynamic and it always keeps me on my toes. His teacher knows that it would all be up in the air as to what we would accomplish so I was not stressed about it.
I just want to keep him as calm as possible as I know you know. He was upset because his school tablet wasn’t immediately connected to our internet. I told him I had to put in the password and it would be ready. He was still upset. I told him that if he got mad about it that there would be no way I could even attempt to set it up and he wouldn’t have it at all. I told him to breathe and let me have time to connect it. He went and got his other tablet and sat on the couch.
I attempted to let him watch the conference with his teacher but he couldn’t handle seeing her on the screen talking. He ran away from it all. We worked on his papers but she made sure we knew not to stress out about all of this. It’s all interesting. He was getting upset about all the aides not being with her on the screen and down the rabbit hole we went. I think it is hard because even though it was her it doesn’t make sense for him not to see the group. He has come so far and I know this too will be something he gets down the road. He used to scream at phone calls, FaceTime, videos, or even pictures. So today I breathe and got us through it. I just reminded him that no one was at school.
He reminded me he is not going to the field for the Special Olympics! Part of his schoolwork was to learn about the 2026 Olympics. How unprepared I was for that discussion even though I know he has told me so many times he is not going to the field for the Special Olympics ever again. One of the first things he used Google Earth for was to show me the field where they have the Special Olympics on and he pointed to it, telling me he never wanted to go back again. He randomly brings it up and I always tell him he doesn’t have to go. Today’s lesson brought him back to those moments but we were able to get through it without him getting upset. That was our victory.
I am sticking with Wednesday especially after looking at the weather. I think in some ways it would be harder if he knew we could go out and do things but not be at school so at this point he thinks he can’t go to school until next Wednesday and it has made it easier on both of us, I think. He still asks when he is going back to school but I remind him that he knows it is Wednesday of next week. I can’t imagine that they will go to school on Friday because it is going to stay cold and not much will change.
And just like that another day snowed in. I knew school would be canceled. I knew at that point I would cancel his therapy for tomorrow because it would be too confusing if I didn’t. Or so I think. He already knows we are staying home. I thought it was best to stay the course and keep him on this calmer track.
The warning sirens went off for their monthly test. Owen listed everyone who has told him what they are and who would not be happy about them. It was very interesting. He told me what we have to do if it were real and went into detail about how we have to go downstairs in the basement and pray. Once they are done we come up and pray some more.
I reminded myself to breathe. We got to the “magical hats” stage of our day and why are they gone? I told him believe me I would like to know why they are gone and what I can do to remedy this. Maybe I can beg the app manufacturer to return to his game. Thankfully people recorded the game and put it on YouTube so he can at least watch someone else play that portion of the game. And since he never forgets a thing they will always be his quest in Toon Blast.
All and all I keep thinking as hard as this day was I am thankful our internet came back quickly and he handled many of the curveballs that were thrown at us today. I am also thankful that his school tablet has only been a concern a few times and otherwise he left it alone. He did his schoolwork without too much hoopla and only tried to lick the glue stick about twenty times. He confirmed numerous times that the bus wasn’t coming to pick him up for school and he was out after saying one of his prayers that I’m sure God loves to hear. Let go of the days that were a challenge and instead celebrate the victories those days created. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He slept later and immediately woke up asking if he was going to school after telling me he “slept upper night.” He went through his question and “I don’t like your answers” period and then got his tablet that was connecting. This only lasted a few minutes before he wanted his tablet which wasn’t connecting. He handled it pretty well since he knew he had a tablet connected but it was still a lot for him to process. He then dispersed the leprechauns and within a couple of minutes, our internet gloriously returned.
My next quest was to get his school tablet and see what we needed to do for his remote learning. He was very excited about the tablet itself and I guess he didn’t realize we had it at home. Sometimes having his tablet at home can be very hard for him. It’s an interesting dynamic and it always keeps me on my toes. His teacher knows that it would all be up in the air as to what we would accomplish so I was not stressed about it.
I just want to keep him as calm as possible as I know you know. He was upset because his school tablet wasn’t immediately connected to our internet. I told him I had to put in the password and it would be ready. He was still upset. I told him that if he got mad about it that there would be no way I could even attempt to set it up and he wouldn’t have it at all. I told him to breathe and let me have time to connect it. He went and got his other tablet and sat on the couch.
I attempted to let him watch the conference with his teacher but he couldn’t handle seeing her on the screen talking. He ran away from it all. We worked on his papers but she made sure we knew not to stress out about all of this. It’s all interesting. He was getting upset about all the aides not being with her on the screen and down the rabbit hole we went. I think it is hard because even though it was her it doesn’t make sense for him not to see the group. He has come so far and I know this too will be something he gets down the road. He used to scream at phone calls, FaceTime, videos, or even pictures. So today I breathe and got us through it. I just reminded him that no one was at school.
He reminded me he is not going to the field for the Special Olympics! Part of his schoolwork was to learn about the 2026 Olympics. How unprepared I was for that discussion even though I know he has told me so many times he is not going to the field for the Special Olympics ever again. One of the first things he used Google Earth for was to show me the field where they have the Special Olympics on and he pointed to it, telling me he never wanted to go back again. He randomly brings it up and I always tell him he doesn’t have to go. Today’s lesson brought him back to those moments but we were able to get through it without him getting upset. That was our victory.
I am sticking with Wednesday especially after looking at the weather. I think in some ways it would be harder if he knew we could go out and do things but not be at school so at this point he thinks he can’t go to school until next Wednesday and it has made it easier on both of us, I think. He still asks when he is going back to school but I remind him that he knows it is Wednesday of next week. I can’t imagine that they will go to school on Friday because it is going to stay cold and not much will change.
And just like that another day snowed in. I knew school would be canceled. I knew at that point I would cancel his therapy for tomorrow because it would be too confusing if I didn’t. Or so I think. He already knows we are staying home. I thought it was best to stay the course and keep him on this calmer track.
The warning sirens went off for their monthly test. Owen listed everyone who has told him what they are and who would not be happy about them. It was very interesting. He told me what we have to do if it were real and went into detail about how we have to go downstairs in the basement and pray. Once they are done we come up and pray some more.
I reminded myself to breathe. We got to the “magical hats” stage of our day and why are they gone? I told him believe me I would like to know why they are gone and what I can do to remedy this. Maybe I can beg the app manufacturer to return to his game. Thankfully people recorded the game and put it on YouTube so he can at least watch someone else play that portion of the game. And since he never forgets a thing they will always be his quest in Toon Blast.
All and all I keep thinking as hard as this day was I am thankful our internet came back quickly and he handled many of the curveballs that were thrown at us today. I am also thankful that his school tablet has only been a concern a few times and otherwise he left it alone. He did his schoolwork without too much hoopla and only tried to lick the glue stick about twenty times. He confirmed numerous times that the bus wasn’t coming to pick him up for school and he was out after saying one of his prayers that I’m sure God loves to hear. Let go of the days that were a challenge and instead celebrate the victories those days created. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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