SAHP Check in 8/20

[Radley]

Achievements:

Challenges:

Plans for the week?

How are YOU doing?

Q's/Vent?

QOTW- how does everyone feel about the upcoming school year?

Edited because I forgot to change the QOTW.

[dizzycooks]

Aug 20, 2017 10:44:20 GMT -6 Radley said:

Achievements:
No achievements at the moment.

Challenges:
I am struggling to keep up with laundry/dishes/genera tidying. I'm not sure if the mess is more or I'm just getting lazy.

Plans for the week?
We have a number of B2S events this week. I also have a furnace salesman coming out and I need to order a water softener. It's a busy week.

How are YOU doing?
I'm exhausted. I'm frustrated. I feel "off". I have a ton of fun things I want to do with the kids, but our finances suck ATM (see above) and so I'm trying to keep it simple and close to home.

Q's/Vent?
Nothing more.

QOTW- do you do anything to make yourself feel a little dressier throughout the day even though you SAH? Some days I do makeup and accessories, most days I don't.

[auri]

Achievements: I don't think I really had any.

Challenges: Cooking dinner, I didn't make dinner all last week.

Plans for the week? I want to take DD to the zoo tomorrow...they are having some special activities for the solar eclipse. Tues DD has an eye dr appointment, and sat we're hosting our monthly game night.

How are YOU doing? I'm at a weird stage where I'm not sure if I'm nauseated or it's just heartburn.

Q's/Vent?

QOTW- how does everyone feel about the upcoming school year?
School started here the 1st week of August. DD starts K next year, but she does do speech through the school she will be going to. She starts next week and I'm pretty excited about it. I've found that she has been improving so much, and can't wait to see what her teacher thinks. 



edited to change the QOTW

[cam]

Achievements:
Got done a bunch of stuff I have been putting off for too long.

Challenges:

Plans for the week?
Depends on some wild cards right now.

How are YOU doing?
Good.

Q's/Vent?

QOTW- how does everyone feel about the upcoming school year?
Still not believing it is that time of year.

[NamasteBirches]

Achievements: a successful summer!

Challenges: a tired mom

Plans for the week? yesterday DS has an eye doc appt & we went to an eclipse event, today is open doors at school where he will meet his teacher/check out his new classroom, etc & then tomorrow is the 1st day of school!!! oh yea, tonight is a makeup soccer practice if the weather permits & Thursday is regular soccer practice. I think that's is we have going.

How are YOU doing? I'm doing okay for the most part.

Q's/Vent?

QOTW- how does everyone feel about the upcoming school year? I can't wait for it to get going!

[jnetx]

Achievements: Successful birthday party for D, worked out a few times, stayed on top of chores, completed 5/6 home visits

Challenges: keeping my floors clean. It's taking me about an hour and a half twice a week to keep it manageable. This seems excessive.

Plans for the week? Watch eclipse/family birthday for D on Monday, workday at school on Tuesday, last home visit on Wednesday, beach day on Thursday if this hurricane holds off

How are YOU doing? Still overwhelmed but I know it will get better.

Q's/Vent? I've encountered a lot of rude people in public lately. Be nice, people!

QOTW- how does everyone feel about the upcoming school year? Overwhelmed but excited.

[Radley]

Achievements: I got DS1's curriculum ordered and the accompanying books. I'm super excited for the mail this week.

Challenges: figuring out how to schedule DS1's schooling around Gym daycare schedule, play dates and DS2's therapy. DS2's first session was yesterday and they gave me the list of their findings. He is severally orally impaired, this is affecting his eating, swallowing and speech. His sensory processing, his ADL (activities of daily living), range of motion in head rotation and his hand/upper body strength are also impaired but to a lesser degree. They are planning on doing therapy 1x a week for 26 weeks and he'll be re-evaluated then, he also has to do another barium swallow study in a few months. Even when he meets all of his goals and graduates out, there is a high chance we'll hit another developmental stage and he'll have to go back.

Plans for the week? We went to a interactive children science center for a play date today, my sister is stay here tonight, and later this week I'm supposed to arrange a play date with SIL and her son.

How are YOU doing? I am vacillating between surprise, wanting to cry and trying to buck up and face it rationally. It's been a tough year.

Q's/Vent? I'm just so tired of trying to find the silver lining. I just want it to be okay. No silver linings needed.

QOTW- how does everyone feel about the upcoming school year? I'm excited to be attempting to homeschool DS1 but I'm really nervous.

[jnetx]

Radley Feel all of your feelings. Your child is struggling and that's upsetting. You are doing everything you can to get him the help he needs. It will be ok and I'm sure that therapy will help him tremendously, but it's ok to be upset.

[Radley]

jnetx thank you! It's nice to have my feelings validated. A lot of times I feel like other just don't understand that it is difficult, even if it isn't as difficult as other scenarios.