My baby was on TV tonight!!!  The local news channel had a vist at their school and did some kind of meteorology session.  They videotaped them and showed them on the news station tonight.  DJ is going to be SO EXCITED when he sees it tomorrow!

I've lived in this apartment complex almost 2 years.  After I did wash this weekend, I noticed a few of my new shirts I recently purchased came out wrinkled.  Time to pull out the iron and the ironing board!  Except...I realize I don't have an iron or an ironing board.  I haven't ironed anything in 2 years???? 

I'm off to PIC's house tonight because she actually does own an iron and an ironing board.  Who'd have thunk it?

Yep, folks, it looks like I'm heading out to the zoo today.  Is it only me who finds the zoo extremely boring?  I'm a total animal person, but, come on!  It's not like the animals are doing anything.  They're just kind of sitting, probably thinking, "Why the hell are these people looking at me?"  This should be a fun filled day.  NOT!

It was nowhere as bad as I thought it was going to be.  The first time I went to see her I really wasn't very fond of her.  I didn't really like her attitude towards DJ.  I figured I was giving her one more chance and if she pissed me off, we were out of there.  I'd just look for another one. 

Instead we had a very good visit.  DJ was really good, considering we were stuck in traffic almost 2 hours trying to get there.  Not one meltdown.  Recently, he hasn't had any meltdowns.  I'm not sure why.  When we got there, he was bouncing off the walls.  Much better than having a meltdown in my book.  Of course the doc asked if he was like this all the time.  I told her not to this degree.  Yes, my son is VERY active. 

She talked to him.  Asked him a bunch of questions that he responded to while running around her office.  Seriously, the boy didn't sit down!  Because of all that, we now have a secondary diagnosis of ADHD.  I knew that was coming.  I've been saying that since he was about 2.  Which is why I was floored with the Asperger diagnosis.  I swore it was going to be ADHD. 

She feels that many of his Asperger symptoms have been corrected/improved.  He's made many improvements over the course of the year.  I'm so proud of my guy.  He did it all on his own.  He works hard every day.  He still gets fixated on things, but his temper has completely evened out.  When we were sitting in traffic, alls he said to me was, "Geez, are we ever going to get to the doctor's.  What's up with all this traffic?"  In all honesty, I was the closest to a meltdown!

She does feel he's not ready for mainstreaming any time soon, especially since I won't medicate him.  Right now, he's still in an Asperger support class.  She doesn't feel he should go to Autistic support or to Special Ed.  The Asperger support is only until 2nd grade - next year.  Unless, Philly opens other Asperger support classes for 3rd graders and beyond, it looks like I'll be comtemplating a move out of the city. 

Three cheers for DJ and all he's accomplished!

Ok, for real, I'm back now.  Things have been crazy, crazy, crazy here.  Not crazy as in DJ is driving me nuts kind of crazy.  Crazy as in I haven't really had a free moment between doing the mommy thing, school and work.

School has been really hectic this semester.  Classes are over in two weeks.  I really can't wait.  This semester drained me.  I took Accounting and I aced it - by luck only.  I don't understand it not one bit.  I guessed at everything.  Seriously, I'm going to wind up with like an A+ and I don't know how I did it.  This summer I'm only signed up for two classes:  1) because I want some time off and 2) because I ran out of financial aid:) 

This afternoon I need to run and pick DJ up from school and take him to his appointment with the developmental pediatrician.  I'm not looking forward to it.  I will update more about DJ later.  I will say that he is doing really, really, really good!  And with that, I leave you with a recent picture of him.  Yes, I finally purchased a digital camera and it was the best purchase I ever made.  So expect more of these:)

My Supastar!
posted 04/27/2005 @ 10:44pm

Huh????
posted 04/27/2005 @ 07:44pm

Autism Awareness Day at the Philadelphia Zoo
posted 04/24/2005 @ 08:03am

The Doctor's Office
posted 04/23/2005 @ 07:52am

Didja Miss Me?
posted 04/20/2005 @ 12:23pm

Today was a rough day.  DJ did just about everything he could to push my buttons.  I share with you a recent conversation:

DJ:  Noone likes me.

Me:  Who?

DJ:  All my friends at school don't like me.

Me:  Maybe because you're mean to them.

DJ:  No.  I'm not mean to my friends.  I'm only mean to you.

Makes sense to me.

My commute today was NOT fun at all.  First I95 was jammed up.  PIC was working, Maintenance Man was not.  I'm late to pick up DJ.  I get off the highway and the streets are HORRIBLE.  I've driven in snow, in ice, in freezing rain.  I did a 360 on the road.  Yes, I did.  Scared the shit out of me!  I'm home, now.  I still have palpitations but I'm putting it all behind me. 

Yep, can't wait until tomorrow.  PennDot better get their asses moving.

Last night, I was putting DJ to bed.  He was so mad at me because I wouldn't let him have a treat before bed.  Why?  I called him in at 7:30 to have one but he was just TOO busy playing his Gamecube.  When I told him it was lights out at 8, he was mad.  My motto is, "You snooze, you lose." 

He's in bed and he tells me he wants a new mommy because I'm mean.  I told him to get up and get dressed.  He gets dressed.  Then he asks me where we're going.  I told him I was taking him to see his new mommy.  My brave little boy says, "Good."  I put on my shoes, my jacket and grabbed my purse.  I looked at DJ, shoeless, sockless and told him to put on his shoes and socks. 

His lower lip started quivering.  "But, Mom, I was only (sniff, sniff) joking."

Yes, I'll be paying for the therapy. 

Conversations From the Heart
posted 03/09/2005 @ 07:27pm

Sloppy, Messy Roads
posted 03/08/2005 @ 05:46pm

I'm So Mean
posted 03/08/2005 @ 01:25pm