It's been ages since I've posted anything. Frankly, I think a lot of it is that I was sucked into Facebook: the constant friend updates, the fun apps, and so on. It really is a great way (once you get used to it) to connect with people. I'm talking about people I haven't seen in years, people I've met online (such as through my blog/journal), relatives, and new friends made through various groups and fan pages.

Life here is going well, all considered. MadCat (MC= my husband LOL) is still doing his computer networking thing, and spending his spare time in the dungeon (office) playing computer games. Kiddo Girl (KG= my 7 1/2 yr old daughter) is enjoying second grade, and doing just swimmingly. Buddy Guy (BG= my 6 yr old son, who has Autism) is finally settling into Kindergarten. Me, "Sylvie" (as I like to call myself), well I'm a pretty typical stay-at-home mom. I take my kids to school, clean house, take my son to Speech and OT therapy.. and somehow come up with ways to keep myself from going insane! LOL

Life is not always a bowl of cherries, but they could be a lot worse. BG transitioned from a special-needs preschool, to the public school system this Fall. We enrolled him in a "pre-Kindergarten" class during the summer, so that he could adjust to the building itself, and so the school could get a sense of what they were getting themselves into. :P Aside from incidents like taking too long in the bathroom (so that he could hear himself sing), and then the writing of POOP on his assignments, I'd say it went pretty well.

We jumped into the school year feet first. We hit hard. BG hit hard. There were a couple trips to the Principal's office, which left me beyond frustrated. However, the Principal and the teacher have been very accommodating. As well, despite the fact that the presence of an aide was not written into his IEP back in May, they brought one in anyway. Which was great! They put into place a "Positive Behavior Plan", and I get feedback from the teacher on a daily basis. (We also chat back and forth via email, which is very helpful). I also put my own little plan into action, consisting of a reward system for every day he comes home without a bad report, or having "flipped his card" for negative behavior. Not once since I started that reward system has he flipped his card.. and this has been in place for nearly 2 months now. BG is doing so well (with blips on the radar only now and then), that the Principal wants to take the aide out of the picture completely. I'm hesitant, but we'll see how it goes.

Well, I can't think of much else to write about for the time being. My first post in months and it took a lot out of me. How sad is that!! LOL!