Eldest has been on a campaign for us to get a cat for at least the last six months. Now, I'd be all about that. I love cats. But there's just one small problem with that plan.
11/03/2024
The More The Merrier
Posted by beth at 11/03/2024 09:06:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Like people but furry
10/26/2024
Done and Dusted
Eldest is o-fficialy a licensed driver as of this morning.
Honestly? Signing him up with this driving school was the best thing I've done in a good bit of time. He was anxious about it the first day, but every day this week he's come back more confident. And, hilariously, the driver dude corrected some things (that I'd been trying to point out before, ahem) in a way that actually clicked.
Yay for non-family-member teachers, I guess? (They can definitely be good things at times. I'm not like many homeschoolers who believe my kids should only ever learn from me.)
Regardless, he's now free to roam at will and I find myself breathing a little sigh of relief that maybe my taxi driving can wane slightly.
Of course, now we have the anxiety of my kid out there on his own in our traffic, but life is full of tradeoffs.
Posted by beth at 10/26/2024 12:39:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: The Doodle
10/23/2024
Accentuate the positive
It's been quiet here because, I'll be honest, I don't have a lot to say that's positive. And given how tired I am of myself, I can't imagine anyone here wants to hear me ramble.
Posted by beth at 10/23/2024 10:57:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Family Matters
10/07/2024
Snarky Desk Ladies
Between most of Friday and going on six hours today, I have been sitting in the waiting lounge of this neuropsych testing office and...I'm kind of appalled at the snarkiness of the front desk ladies. I imagine that they've forgotten that I'm sitting in here, for all that they can see me if they peer over the tops of their monitors.
Posted by beth at 10/07/2024 01:25:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: The Doodle
10/02/2024
Testing, 1, 2, 3
The psychiatrist that both boys see has been suggesting (read: pushing pretty hard) that we have more thorough neuropsych evals for both so we get a fuller picture of what we may (or may not) be dealing with.
We'd already done this once for youngest - six years ago maybe? - and she thought now that he's matured some it was worth doing again. Eldest has never had one.
Hubs and I hemmed and hawed for quite some time about it, because, essentially, cha-ching.
It's not that we're opposed to spending money when necessary. We're just kind of on the fence about the true "necessity" of the situation. (And I feel like I've said all of this before? But maybe not?)
Anyway, last week, we finally bubbled to the top of the list for neuropsych at Hopkins (because they take insurance, it seemed worth waiting two years) for youngest. Except it didn't end up being full neuro because "he didn't meet their requirements" for that. So yeah. Probably a waste of time? But I won't know for at least another week.
But today, we kick off a private eval for eldest. Starting with a 2 hour (!) zoom with the parents. To say I am unexcited is a definite understatement. I guess it's good. But meh. Anyway, then Friday and Monday he's at their office for long stretches of time to do the testing. And on the positive side, they can do whatever testing they want because it's not regulated by insurance.
On the other side, we get to pay for it all.
At least with this one I have slightly more optimism that they'll tell us something worth knowing. Of course, I've been wrong before, so I guess we'll just have to see.
Posted by beth at 10/02/2024 12:57:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Homeschooling, The Doodle
9/26/2024
Six Years
Mom died six years ago today.
Posted by beth at 9/26/2024 03:31:00 PM 0 comments
9/19/2024
On Paucity and Malaise*
Robbo pointed out that there was a dearth of posting on blogs he reads and I felt a little called out. Not unreasonably, mind you. Because there has definitely been both around these parts. And, as to the malaise, I'm so tired of me, I couldn't fathom that the rest of y'all weren't even more so.
Posted by beth at 9/19/2024 09:33:00 AM 3 comments