Blog slacking

Wow! I have been seriously slacking on updating my blog lately! Life has still been one thing after another this last month! So a quick recap to get everyone up to date....

--Nick just celebrated his 10th birthday! (omg :/) He is an amazing smart boy! He took a photography elective last year and has decided he wants to be a photographer, so he got his first digital camera! Raising Nick is quite a struggle most days but on his good days, he is a wonderful young man and teaches me something that I wouldn't have ever learned otherwise.

--As most of you know, Nick has ADHD and Autism. We have been dealing with alot of new 'issues' so far this school year. Right now we are working with his doctor, teachers, and special aides to try and find a different way to help him deal with stress. Also possibly looking at some medicine changes as he grows deals with hormonal and mood changes.

--Hand, foot, and mouth disease was apparently going around our school. smh. Unfortunately the day they sent home the paper notifying the parents, was also the day that Austin was diagnosed with it. Yay...grrrr! This disease is something that normally only affects children 5 and under, but for some reason older kids and some adults have been catching it more this year. HF&M disease is HIGHLY contagious, so the kids and I were quarantined for most of the week. Austin and Andrew ended up being the only ones that caught it which was better than all 4, unfortunately it hits the younger kids the hardest. I ended up sitting on the floor with a medicine dropper and koolaid, just to get Andrew to drink something since the blisters in his mouth prevented him from drinking out of his cup.

--Cross Country and Soccer have started. Only Nathan and Austin are participating this year because Nick's coach decided to back out at the last minute. As bad as that sounds, its a good thing for me, because I have just a little less running to do in the evenings. :) So far so good! The boys are enjoying it and Nick and Andrew enjoy playing on the school playground while we wait for Nathan to be done with practice.

--Last but not least....the garden! Everything has been harvested! Got some canning and some freezing done, but still have some left to be done. Also looking at making some homemade applesauce and canning it as well.

So I think that is the gist of whats been happening the last few weeks. Life is just busy right and I am hoping that it settles down soon!!!