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hmmm Toby you smell bad

Toby is our Pomeranian. David decided that since Toby hadn’t had a haircut and bath recently that he would deodorize him. So he sprayed him with a Lysol type spray. So far the dog hasn’t gotten sick. And he did get a bath and hair cut this past weekend. We have explained before that he can’t spray the dogs with anything. Last time he was home, he sprayed two of our dogs with bug spray. No explanation as to why. Frustrating. And we do have locks on the cupboards. They aren’t even challenging to him anymore, he is an amateur locksmith. Tweet #fighting4answrs

an update, and the coolest thing

So, we have had a good couple of days here in the manor. Seriously. No major issues at school, nothing out of the usual, in fact far from it. One night he even woke us to let us know that he had fallen asleep without his meds and now couldn’t sleep. Now, for the coolest thing ever. Today, David helped me fix up a bicycle for him to use. It is an old bike, tires were flat, chain frozen stiff with rust… and now, he is wearing his helmet and cruising the neighborhood. Today has been an awesome day so far. 🙂 Tweet #fighting4answrs

So Far, So Good, Now …

It is too early to tell if all of my worry from the last two weeks was for not. However, so far so good. It is an adjustment for sure, but no less an adjustment for him as the rest of the family. I am used to having the house to myself all day long, and now I have this teenager running around. Today we had a second IEP meeting about him. On Monday he will start half days in a day program in a nearby city. School will transport him to the facility, I will pick him up. This is two fold, one, they can provide the class size and supports that he needs. In the afternoon, I can work with therapists for various appointments. We won’t be able to recreate every aspect of residential care, but we ought to be able to create some of it. One thing