My my my…Has it been THAT long?!
So it’s been at least a month since I last wrote something on here, probably more. There has been so much that has happened in that amount of time, and if I don’t get some of it written, I will forget it all forever, and you all will have no clue what is going on in. The sun will fall from the sky, clowns will cease to be funny, BYU will start losing football games, and from there it’s all downhill until the end of the world. So here’s a brief rundown of major events since my last post.
When I last wrote, gas prices were killing our budget. Now the cost to fill the car is going down, but there have been lovely car repairs to keep us feeling desperate.
Another big change that came through – I have been called as the new Ward Mission Leader. I had an inkling this was coming, but didn’t want to say anything in case Murphy was listening. I guess he has ESP, ’cause I was called anyway.
Actually, I am really excited about the calling.
Another huge event was when Johanna and I spent every weekend in September painting the downstairs room which is now OFFICIALLY FINISHED!!! It’s a project that has been over a year in the works, and it is soooooooo good to have it done! It looks great. See for yourself!
Aiden is doing very well in school. When he can focus on his work, he consistently does very well on math, and is getting better at wring. But his mind wanders so frequently, we have to do his homework in 5 minute segments, or else nothing happens.
James is pretty much potty trained. He still has accidents when we don’t invite him to use the potty, so I guess we’re 90% there, he just needs to get the ‘do it myself’ part down.
And finally, just this past weekend Johanna and I officially enlisted the help of a lawyer so that I can adopt Aiden and James. In June/July of this year, their biological father mentioned that if I wanted to formally adopt them, he would not be opposed – it would be better for the kids. We had to wait for a while because some legal requirement states that the kids would have to be living with me for 6 months before we could get started. Now that we have a lawyer, we will start getting things moving forward.
And so, life moves on and is generally pretty good to us. On Monday we will go to the Pumpkin Patch (one of our new favorite traditions) and choose pumpkins to carve. It is sure to be a blast, and will be well documented with more pictures to upload. Now, if I can just remember to keep this blog up to date…
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As Johanna will tell you, I have two children and they are both autistic. Gillian, almost 6, fully understands the function of a toilet and potty, and does a pretty good job of using the potty on her own. She has never understood the “get help” part of potty training. At this point she is even pretty good at wiping with a diaper wipe, but I can’t let her use the actual toilet alone. We live in an apartment and the water gets quite hot, so the bathroom is “locked” for the kids safety. If the potty is for some reason not out then she will soil herself and THEN come to me for assistance in cleaning up.
Also, this potty using is only at home. Gillian is petrified, and I mean petrified, of the sound of a toilet flush outside our home. In public, and at school, she is still in diapers. It could be worse for me. At least she has come this far.