I have noticed partly that I do not blog, but I do not have any faithful readers to my Xanga...  so with that ...  I have decided not to post anymore on my Xanga.   I will be printing off all the journals that gets to where I am today learning alot through the year about Hunter. 

I am so thankful for finding new friends, new mommies to share tips and ideas , networks to get in touch in regarding Autism.  If not for any new friends, I would not know where I would go to get the supports from.  

So wanted to say many thanks for being there when I was going through a difficult time figuring out where I am right now...  and so thankful to have met you all through Xanga...   I am so glad to have met some of you over the year...  and looking forward to meeting some of you someday in the future.  

My blessings, my sorrows, my tears, and my happiness to you all!!!  

Thanks for being there for me and for my family...

Hugs!!!

Hard to believe the summer is over and now school has begun.  I was so ready for my kids to go back to school, get back in the routine...  :)  

I was so excited for Janelle to return back to school today but was really dreading Hunter to return back to school...   as he is attending the public school not at FSDB.  

   But Janelle will not be having her best friend, Colleen in her classroom as she got transferred to another school , she and the other girl will be the only 2 girls and the rest will be boys. She stated that she does not like boys, which I do not blame her as she has 2 brothers at home. :)  

  We had 4 pre hearing conference calls so far and the FSDB lawyer is always 2 steps ahead of us... and the week before the court date, we decided to withdrew our appeal because we knew we will not win based on the case.    It was a very difficult thing for us to go through, and wished we could have a better outcome for Hunter...  but it was not the case...     we met the teacher for the deaf children and she is very energetic and young and is up for a challenge to work with Hunter...   so we will give it 2 months and will meet in October to see where we stand.   Her classroom will be 5 deaf children bur the 4 of them will be with her half of the day and the other half will be maintstreamed with the hearing students, while Hunter will be with her all day.  He will have her one on one when the students are not around, and he will have the "interpreter" aide to be with him one on one while the students are in the classroom.  IN the classroom, they will have the smartboard which Hunter loves it, will have his own laptop to do his work on it, etc... so she is really excited to have all the wonderful things provided.   The CARD (Center Autistic Related Disabilities) will be giving me the PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)  so it will be sent back and forth between home and school.     Today was very hard when I dropped Hunter off with his teacher, and I left the school in tears...     I just hope things will work out for the better for Hunter...   Will keep you posted how things go this week.  

But Xavier was MAD when he could not stay in school, I guess a sign that he is ready to go to school, I am excited for him but sad because he's my last baby...   :)  He will attend school in January after he turns 3 years old.   I got to work on him with his potty. ;)  

I guess thats about sums it up what's happening with Hunter's situation...  gladly to explain more if you are not sure what was happening...   ;) 

Hope your children have a great 1st day of school!!

Boy...  am I going a little crazy...   ;)   Drinking my 2nd glass of wine...   trying to get myself to relax and ease my mind...

So many things has been happening and I haven't' blogged in quite a long time...   so bear with me...   

My younger sister Christine flew down to Florida from Michigan for 2 weeks vacation... and we thought at the same time while shes here, we grab chop our hair off...   

There is a reason for it...   we had been talking, talking, talking about us going to the American Stroke Association marathon in Hawaii  then after that has been accomplished that we can donate our hair to Locks of Love...  well...  things has gotten in the way of us going to Hawaii... I want to go back there and accomplish the FULL marathon... as I ran there in 2001 for the half marathon in Hawaii... it was an awesome experience and wanted my younger sister to be with me...    and that my younger sister had experience donating her hair to Locks of Love that is something I would love to do that with her...   

So we dropped the thought of going to marathon until another time...  maybe in 2 years...  see-see...  ;)   and thought we can go for a mini vacation somewhere in the USA that we both had never been to...  and at the same time can donate our hair to Locks of Love...    well... Christine read on the guidelines that  because we had highlights that bleached our hair... that is ineligible to donate to Locks of Love... so I was a little GRRRR about that...   so I thought...  why do we have to wait until August if donating to Locks of Love was no good... so decided while she is here during her 2 weeks vacation,    I made appt with Laterra Spa at WGV..   and we went in last Tuesday, and true biz we chopped our hair off!!!   I actually feel older and sexier!!!  I am still loving my hair!!!    :)   I had a few people trying to talk me out of chopping my hair....  but with my stubborness, I went ahead with it  and good enough, these people loves my hair! ;)  

Pictures coming soon...   

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Janelle had been attending the Princess Ballerina classes every Wednesdays and she LOVES it....  she lives, eat, sleep and breathe ballet...     she had her first ballet recital last weekend...   there were 5 girls in her group but she literally got my jaw dropped to the floor seeing her actually standing on her TOES!  All the other girls were just "bending" their feet so not on their toes...   so it makes me wonder if she was meant to be in the ballerina Pointe...  Mmmm  only time will tell... but she did so great...    I got a little emotional watching her dancing and singing and could not believe my little girl is so talented and is loving it.    I know it is going to be hard when Wednesdays comes and shell be looking forward to ballet classes, but no classes through the summer....  she will resume in the fall when school starts.  

Pictures coming soon... 

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"We" (or should I say Derek and my MIL) are DONE painting!!!   They painted the Living Room, Kitchen, "Dining Room" that we converted to Office, both hallways, and foyer...     then today, Derek pulled up all the carpet, wooden things and nails out in the living room, office, and both hallways...     we are having the tiles putting down on the kitchen, living room, office, foyer, both hallways, laundry room, guest bathroom, and 3 closets...    the tiles will be starting on Wednesday and we are very excited.  But so many chaos here that is getting the kids all wild and making me go crazy!  LOL

Once the house is done...  will be posting pictures...  ;)  

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Xavier....  boy what can I say...   he still have a huge obsession of Elmo...  he actually spoke "Mommy, I want Elmo"  but signed in ASL "Mommy Elmo"    so so cute...    he still have his temper tantrums... but not banging his head on the floor ... instead he is biting himself really bad that leaves "bruised" bitemarks.  He still a mama's boy! He will cry asking for mommy if I am out of his sight..     Too funny...  he finished his OT...  but still continue with his speech therapy until he turns 3.  I went to a school meeting for Xavier's enrollment to the Pre K when he turns 3.    He is not going to turn 3 until December, so this is a very early meeting to be having...    I guess they just wanted to get everything prepared for him once he turns 3.  He is going though a phase where he is not eating meat...  it had been 3 months since he had rejected meats at each meal...  he would eat meat very rarely...   not sure what is up, but hope it is just a phase that'll pass...     I do not want to have a vegetarian, it'll be too complicated for me to cook 3-5 different meals for each of us...    

Which reminds me, I finally bought a cookbook...    "The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet" book....   that I hope to start cooking it for Hunter's Diet...

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Hunter...     Will resume the blog about Hunter tomorrow after 3 appointments...  first is the Resolution Meeting in the morning, then after that Derek and I will meet Dr Eric Rosen who supposely is fluent in ASL... and is a pyschologist...   he will be "interviewing" us before he will do 3 evaluations on Hunter...    then Hunter will see Dr Childers (yes PAH! after on a waiting list for 8 months, finally got an appointment)  He is the one that makes the diagnosis.  But we hope tmr would be the day he will make the diagnosis instead of making another appointment, that will make me go crazy...     will keep you posted what happened after 3 appointments and all the updates that has been happening in the last 3 months with Hunter's situation....  

To Be Continue.........