Chatter About Life

This blog is always a bit of a double edged sword for me. I want to blog so my friends have something to read and so I have something written down on the other hand I have a rather boring life and can't find something to write most of the time.
Alex is on vacation this week since it is Thanksgiving time. We had confrences during the week last week. He is doing fairly well. He struggles with certain subjects. The problem lies in alternatd methods of teaching being avaialble rather than in him just not knowing the material. He gets it.. More than gets it but he panics in the classroom setting when he feels rushed. He has an IEP meeting thursday to address but modifying how things are done for him to make him succeed as well as getting an in classroom aide for him to see for his best interests. He gets frustrated and confused easily and panics when that happens. His reactions aren't always whats acceptable in the situation when that happens and an aide would be able to help him see that. Help him know when someone is helping him so he doesnt think they are yelling at him. Which continues to be a HUGE issue for him.
As I said last week was a holiday as you know, so some talk about how that went. We always eat at home for Thanksgiving. Sort of a preparation for the insanity that is the Christmas season of visiting and visitors. It always works well for us and we are always glad for it. This year was no diffrent. We ate at home around 1. The day went great. Got up. Put the turkey in. Watched the Macys parade together... then got the food ready and ate. After we ate we watched Fred Claus in the afternoon and then headed out to the Lights on the Lake at Lakemont park for a nice ride through the park looking at all the pretty lights. We ended up getting a season pass this year so we can go back whenever we want. So far we have been 3 times and notice diffrent lights each time. .. You also get a free hot beverage from Sheetz and a free combo meal from Wendys each time you go so that also helps make it worth the 29$ for the season pass. We visited Santa when we where there on Thanksgiving but since we didnt have the camera and Alex wasn't really santa picture dressed we will go back another day for pictures with the big holiday man.
Think thats about it for now. Kid has off again tomorrow for that lovely pa tradition of no school on the first day of hunting season @@ whatever. .. lol.. It was rainy all day today.. Hopefully its a bit nicer out tomorrow. We could use some nice cheerful looking outdoor weather to get us in the mood to finish our Christmas decorations.

Consideration

Our day usually starts around 8-8:25 in the morning when the alarm goes off to get Alex ready for school. And if Jason works the evening before usually doesn't end until about 3 am. So it REALLY REALLY annoys the hell out of me when people don't have the manners to check the time before they call my home.
This morning the phone rings at 7:50. Its the special ed support worker from Alex's school calling to tell me they scheduled his IEP meeting for January 5th.. At that point I am not sure which is more annoying.. the fact that she called before 8 am or the fact that she wasn't informed that a meeting was schedule by my request for December 4th.
Then there is my mil .. who is still hospitalized. She calls at 10 til 9 this morning.. knowing that I leave the house right around that time to take Alex to school and she continues to talk and talk even though I say to her.. Hey I have to go... over and over..
Last night the hubby tells me a scouting friend was trying to get ahold of us cause I said he could put the pinewood derby track in our garage.. there was no missed calls or messages on my caller ID.. turns out he called my mils phone not mine.. but even so.. why the hell did he decided to maek the call at midnight( the time my mil recieved the missed call from him on her cell).. Why do people have no consideration for others peace and quiet??

Freakin Cat

He looks soo sweet when you look at him .. really he does.. You would never know that as soon as we try to sleep he turns into the devil incarnate.. Running around the house like a mad creature.. scratching at doors, boxes and bags.. Beating the crap out of the other cat.. Meowing like he thinks he is freaking Celine Dion and we are all waiting for his big concert.. Stupid creature.. I wanted to sleep... :(

Halloween

Love this time of year. Its my favorite reallym, both the fall and the holiday. I love the ability to pretend you are anything you want to be. I love watching the seasons change and the leaves on the trees change. So I am going to share some pictures from this month. Some are Alex in his Halloween costume and some are from the pumpkin patch.

The Trees Changing Colors

Reindeer at the pumpkin patch

Posing Cute for Mommy

On the Hayride with Daddy

Hubies Halloween party. He came in second place in the costume contest. .

Handing out candy at grandmas and grandpaps house.

This last one is from freaky friday at school. Not the whole outfit.. but this is his karate pants and shirt.. a brown jeans belt and his hardy necklace and arm bands.. he also wore his hardy hat and a army coat.