I hope you all had a great Holiday season! We had a very nice time, Christmas was a total blast and the kids were spoiled like crazy. The next day we piled into a car and drove halfway to Utah (brr) and then completed our trip the following day. We spent a week with my grandparents, my parents, and baby brother in Alpine and what a nice, cold, week that was. My kids loved that snow! lol. We visited some friends, visited Build-A-Bear (thanks to Shelly and my MIL who gave us gift cards for the store and some money, we used it all for that). Overall it was so nice and the kids had a blast.
We are sad to be back to work/school etc but it's really for the best. Alex is back to his speech twice a week and Ray has to give finals today and tomorrow (we had snow days before break so the kids had to sweat about it all vacation... poor things).
I also have to get the ward "Winter" party done this Saturday... stinker. It had to be canceled before Christmas due to weather and we already had all the meat bought so our "Christmas" party is now just a "winter" dinner. I really look forward to it being over! lol. It should be nice despite the late date and Santa still made a visit before Christmas because it wasn't fair to the poor kids.
Another note, I am so frustrated and hope this new year brings me results. I have been working for quite a few months now to get Alex into a state preschool. (If I could afford to pay for one I would do it in a heartbeat but I definitely can't afford that right now). We have an IEP for him so that should help, it's quite large compared to others and hopefully it will pull some weight. I am just so annoyed, nothing I do seems to get him into the "waiting list" and that is apparently huge. He turns 5 in March (yah, tell me about it) and needs the SOCIAL skills that preschool will give him. Educationally he's perfectly ready for Kindergarten this fall but SOCIALLY he's not... at all.... I really don't want to hold him back simply because someone couldn't get off their butt and get something going for him. I know it's my job, don't think I sit around feeling badly for him or myself. Oddly this has been the story of his life. It's ALWAYS been a battle to get him what he needs. His surgery was right before his 2nd birthday for heavens sakes and was supposed to be done before he was a year old! Maybe it's the last name of Anderson... we get left behind in the paperwork or something. Odd... I just hate seeing everyone else get what they need but my son, who has never had a chance to catch up with his peers, is ignored. It's crap and I'm pissed. Really pissed. Who the heck do I have to beat up?
So that's what's going on over here. Planning the ward party (still), fighting preschools to get my kid in (STILL) and trying to get pregnant again (still... it's only been 6 months so let's be fair... a normal couple takes a year...)
3 comments:
Oh christina, I'm so sorry but I feel your pain about Alex! I hope the IEP appointment goes well. As for you getting pregnant...I din't know that! Good for you girl! I'm impressed. I hope you find the answers you need.
Brandi
Big sigh (for you)... so sorry to hear about Alex. It's one thing after another, isn't it? I once heard a quote in my special ed training that I've never forgotten and I'm paraphrasing: Being fair isn't about giving the same thing; being fair is about giving what they NEED. Obviously, Alex hasn't been treated fairly (with either definition), and it's sad how ticked off and aggressive parents have to be to get what their special-needs child what they need. All you can do is keep fighting, nagging, and getting on their case (maybe beat someone up too).
Hey Christina! It was so nice visiting with you and your family on New Years. You have such a cute family! I hope everything goes well with Alex.
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