Look who's growing up!
~he still loves his picture book, so much so that I have to tape the pages to hold them together
~he's doing great in school
~he's funny and says funny things and I can't remember them all right now but here's a quick one:
I'm teaching him French words here and there. We went through his favorite flashcards before bed and I translated each one for him. When we got to robot he rolled his r like no tomorrow. Had me in fits of giggles.
He'll be a Frenchman yet! He should be French! He was born in the Frenchest of provinces!
An update on my little quilt along: I'm up to 33 blocks. I need 100 total.
~he still loves his picture book, so much so that I have to tape the pages to hold them together
~he's doing great in school
~he's funny and says funny things and I can't remember them all right now but here's a quick one:
I'm teaching him French words here and there. We went through his favorite flashcards before bed and I translated each one for him. When we got to robot he rolled his r like no tomorrow. Had me in fits of giggles.
He'll be a Frenchman yet! He should be French! He was born in the Frenchest of provinces!
An update on my little quilt along: I'm up to 33 blocks. I need 100 total.
Saturday night after Aaron was all settled in bed I went to bed myself as us old single ladies do and started reading my book. Around 9.30 I just had to get up out of bed and go sew something. Twenty minutes later I produced a house block for my ever growing house collection. I will finish this quilt yet! I just don't know how many houses I will need. I know a lot more than I have now!
~I've quilted this quilt on the weekend, however I could not put the binding on because I broke my walking foot.
~I've budgeted it for next week which means some sewing has to wait.
~I have the other boys quilt on the kitchen table and I'm uninspired how to quilt it. Since I don't have a walking foot I must FMQ it. That stresses me out so much. So there it sits on the kitchen table for 2 days so far.
~There is one month left of school before summer holiday.
~I'm not freaking out this year like previous years.
~We'll get through it as we've done in the past.
~I've ordered some books for the summer.
~I was disappointed upon reading a summary of Aaron's recent Shriner's visits. He sees many specialists. I was astounded that in this day and age doctors still use the R word when referring to a child who is severely delayed.
~I was pleased a few pages later upon reading another doctor's summary who wrote that Aaron is Autistic. It sounds better to me.
~I'm dissappointed how awful I feel lately about my weight.
~It's bothering me so much that I'm not blogging as much nor am I going out as much.
~I go to the store for whatever I need but I'm not going out for walks as I once did.
~I've become a recluse.
~It's making me sad.
~It's making me eat more
~It's making me even more sad and reclusive.
~I've bought some tops for the summer to hide my largesse.
~I need elastic waists to accomodate my girth.
~I need motivation to help me figure out how to lose weight and feel better.
~I really don't feel well inside my skin.
~However, I am being very productive sewing wise with all this reclusive behaviour.
5 comments:
the R wordWOW. Call me naive, but I thought people who worked with anyone with special needs would do it as a calling or out of a love for their students, clients, and/or patients. I expect them to be more empathetic, patient, sensitive, understanding. It's horrible if it's just a job.
Do you enjoy walking or do you do it out of obligation? Is there something you enjoy that requires the movement you're trying to achieve? I have a book whose author claims very little jump-roping is the equivalent of a lot of jogging/aerobics. If you want, I can give you details. I've been doing an aerobics DVD that isn't as dancey as I'd like and has generic music. I fondly remember an aerobics routine we did in grade 9 to Simon & Garfunkel's "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)", but not enough to do it on my own. And I used to love roller skating, so I'm thinking about buying a pair of skates and wondering what kind of damage they'll do to my carpet.
I'm telling you, make yourself go on some walks. I've been treadmilling it, but every other month (like clockwork) I totally fall off the wagon and skip it for a couple of weeks (thus negating all of the progress I made weightwise, of course). What I have noticed is the direct relation between my sluggishness/laziness/depressed moodswings and not walking. On the days I walk, I feel soooooooo energized and almost jittery, wanting to see how much I can accomplish in a day. On the days I don't walk, I'm more moody, sad, self-pitying, sluggish, lazy, and tired tired tired.
Just try it and see if it affects you the same way -- maybe it will help!
As Joan Rivers said: "I don't excercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor".
I don't excercise per se but i do walk. I probably do 1/2 - 3/4 hour a day.
I also found joining a slimming class the best thing. I just couldn't lose weight without help and structured way of eating. I also met some lovely people who i sit and chat to. I joined when i was going through a really tough time and it helped me focus on something else rather than all the crap that was going on.
Don't worry about the words they use to describe Aaron. To you (and all the people that love and care about you both) he's just Aaron, your lovely little boy.
Take care,
B.x.
love you and I hope you feel better soon.
Miss Laura, I feel so for you! I know what it is to struggle with one's weight, and want to hide from the world as a result of how you feel. I have no big words of wisdom, just complete compassion and empathy and warm fuzzies for you.
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