TRYING TO DO BETTER AT BLOGGING

Yesterday Colby didn't get to do Skyping at school, but he did get to evacuate the building quickly! His teacher had been out sick for quite a while, and there wasn't anyone to facilitate the Skyping session. Not that it matters anyway. Here is how Colby answered his questions after Skyping last time. Colby, did you like Skyping today, yes or no? No. Colby, did you learn anything interesting in Skyping today, yes or no? No. Colby, did you enjoy talking with the other students during Skyping today, yes or no? No. There you have it. So at his school they were having an Iron Chef contest. Different classes would go in the Life Skills room, make a recipe, have it judged, etc. Apparently there was a chicken nugget incident that resulted in flames literally shooting out of the oven. Can you imagine getting 100 special needs children out of the building quickly?! Geez. But it was under control easily, and the fire department didn't have to be called. I was glad of that, along with the fact that the kids were outside when it was 60 degrees and not 10. Never a dull moment. We took Colby swimming yesterday. Okay, now that is one thing Colby seems to enjoy. We are all exhausted by the end of the day, though. Getting in the warm water, getting him in and out of the water, giving him a shower afterwards. Lots of effort for Colby to swim and lots of effort for the nurse and me to get it all done. So worth it, though. I love watching Colby move those legs in the water. Go Colby go!

Colby had homework tonight. He has a new math goal. His teacher wants him to be able to use a calculator, which I think is a great idea. He was doing pretty darn good at spelling his name, so we thought we'd switch gears on him. Tonight his homework was to use the calculator on eye gaze (we have the loaner up and running) and say, 2 + 2 =. That's it, just 4 little choices. He calculates about the same as he spells, haha. He wasn't very interested, and after half an hour we decided to call it a night. He did have 2 + 2 at that point. It's a good start.

One of Colby's SMA buddies had his trach surgery yesterday. I've talked to the mom a couple of times. She sounds exactly like me 2 years ago, completely freaked out! I remember the fear of the unknown. I remember feeling that I wasn't in control. I remember thinking just get us out of this hospital as soon as possible. This kid is hilarious, I love him to pieces. Please join me in sending good vibes, prayers and positive mojo their way.  

Well, I guess that's about it. There's really nothing to report on my end. I worked today while Colby was at school. Tomorrow while Colby is at school I have a dr appointment and I hope to sort through some mail and laundry. Woo hoo, I better slow down. Pace myself. I'm going to wrap this up and tuck in my sweet boy. Nighty night, blog readers.