Category Archives: Field Trips

Rockin’ round the library

Well today mom and I took David to the library and then the grocery store.  The library was uneventful, which is always a joy, other than the 20 dollars in fines that the kids wracked up, everything was good. At least we know they are reading… Being a small town of less than 1800 people, the library was surprisingly busy. The grocery store was a little different.  David just wasn’t acting right.  Nothing majorly out of sorts, just different. So we spent our weekly budget on groceries.  Oh, it is Friday isn’t it… My fibro and lupus pain are both bothering me today.  Yech!  weather must be changing. More soon. Tweet #fighting4answrs

And we have a successful outing!

Our outing to the Malte Shoppe was a huge success. On the way home we stopped at the drug store and the hardware store.  We ended up walking because dad forgot to put gas in his truck.  But since it is only four blocks and not really all that cold at 34 degrees, we walked.  Nice to get a bit of exercise, happy that I was wearing my knee braces and had my cane with though. The other nice thing about our outing was that he didn’t steal anything, even though we were in two stores.  Last year, he would have been loading up his pockets. So we met with our Partnerships Coordinator, and the mentor coordinator.  It worked out very well.  Nice to have some adult contact during the day, and David seemed to enjoy interacting with someone other than his old man. We bought him an ice cream

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alls quiet on the western front

Things are good today. I am exhausted for some reason probably related to my Lupus and fibro.  But otherwise things are good.  David is behaving himself quite nicely, and playing one of his spelling games.  I challenge him to create 4 letter words instead of three letter words.  So far he is exceeding my expectations. If you have a child with an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis, and are in need of support, let me know. I can hook you up with an online support group.  It isn’t a magical cure, but it has definitely helped me. Also, you should check out my friends Rob and Liz Gorski.  Rob’s blog Lost and Tired is phenomenal.  Always a good read. In a little while David and I are going on our second outing of the week.  Hopefully it goes well. Tweet #fighting4answrs