Normal is BORING!

August 21st, 2014 we had a 6 month recheck eye appointment with our FAVORITE eye doc,  Dr. T . I can not say how this man & his staff have been AMAZING over the past almost 8 years (WOW 8 years!). They really have hung in there with us with Bubba & when The Beast had his 2 eye exams; I am SO happy that they like us as people & not just patients! I digress. We showed up I had my 2 plus the little guy I sit for. Ms.D says "want to you to your normal waiting area?" I nodded & smiled. This is funny because this was Bubba's panic room, we don't have to use it that way anymore now it is a Beast containment room. We got settled in then Bubba was brought into the exam room to read charts Ms. D came back stating they were going to get him started; ah hell it was a full exam today! took him back into the room a few minutes later put the drops in & the waiting/complaining begins. I actually enjoy the complaining, no seriously I do! 5 years ago I wo

I posted on FB about how my boards were all done for our first day of school! Another Mom asked what my system looks like so here is my chaos on boards. I have 3 dry erase boards in my kitchen & magnets on the fridge for The Beast so he can know what the big things of the day are & so he can use them as tools. One board is the current day it includes work for the day & chores The second is the week with lists, things to do ect The third is my Momma board family portrait made by Bubba This is The Beasts fridge board/communication center This is what is in Bubba's room for him & friends It helps me to have to repeat everything a thousand times, now I just say check the board.... That is my crazy on boards.

Oh the things you never thought would make you happy.... Progress are the things I celebrate; my oldest went from a kid who flipped out because his clothes hurt him, food couldn't touch one another, getting his nails or haircut was like having a limb severed, going to the doctors of any kind was a WAR that left me usually bruised from the chest to the middle of my thighs, there was a time that he had to wear socks could not be barefoot even on carpet BUT the socks had to be SUPER soft because if the hem in the toe was too hard he would have a panic attack. OMG getting dirty forget about it! Bubba this weekend worked his butt off in the garage with his Dad, I am SO proud of him he got dirty! I mean laying on the garage floor with grease dirty! Auditory is one of the big things for Bubba loud, unpredictable noises, certain tones, pitches really bother him. This weekend though his Dad told him that he was going to help remove and install the rear bearings in the rear of the Chero

LifeSchooling LifeSchooling is "homeschooling" in our home; I do not like the term homeschooling because I feel that there is a ignorant stigma around it to certain stereotypes. We are not taking the classroom, it's routine and doubling that in our home.  Bubba does Math, Social, Studies, Science, English, Computer Science, Robotics, Auto Mechanics & LIFE SKILLS. We want our kids to be kids, to enjoy & explore life; not rush through it. I want my kids to know that the house does not come with a maid or a magic fairy who cleans it when they go to sleep. Food that goes in your belly doesn't get there by just asking Mom or Dad. If you lost something there is no wand to shake & it will appear. Responsibility & Accountability are BIG in the house!  I am learning myself to hand over the reins of control in certain areas so I can teach the kids about  R & A ugh it can be hard sometimes. Our definition of schooling is to love learning, to