Another seasonal trigger

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This morning I woke up and realized I was full of dread.

I reviewed my day – what was the trigger? But I didn’t see it.

I reflected on my life and relationships – was there something I needed to give attention?

But again, there wasn’t anything obvious.

As I was standing in my kitchen looking at the grey sky and feeling the cool breeze come in the window, I realized that September is going to be another trigger for me.  Due to the years of stress and emotional trauma – the worst of which happened in September- I need to recognize that the echos of that time of life can suck me into an unhealthy place.  I don’t want to live there anymore.  I need to remember that is not what life is like now and let God carry me.

I need to make healthy choices even though all I want to do is curl up in a ball and sleep.  I need to be sure and eat healthy even though all I want is comfort food.  I need to stay in the Word, even though all I want to do is stay disengaged and get through these days as quickly as possible.  I need to work hard to be present, even though I want to avoid any relationships that might hurt me.

I’ve got my work cut out for me!

A bit of this, a dash of that

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Today, it’s catch-up day on the blog….all those things I’ve been meaning to share but they aren’t enough for a full blog post:

  • Today Netflix released a new iPod/iPhone app to allow you to watch movies/tv shows from your instant queue! Love this! I almost can’t wait for the next time the boys take over the television! I’ll go find a comfy chair – maybe backyard on my swing? – and watch a bit of my old favorites!
  • Sweater Design Class.  Tonight is class #2 and I think I’m ready to set aside the sleeves but I’m a bit confused how to do that and what to do with the rest of the stitches so I’m definitely looking forward to this class! I hope to take some pictures tonight to share here – stay tuned!
  • Linde Lane Tea Room – I’m so blessed! Tomorrow, Ruth, Margaret & I are headed back for visit #2 and then, next week, I’m headed there with a friend who works with Hubs!  Yeah for me!!
  • I realized it wouldn’t hurt to bring a little organization to Sissy’s day.  So I did a quick search and was super happy to find http://www.letteroftheweek.com/ is still around.  This is a free curriculum for preschoolers that I used for J1 & J2 and loved.  (I wasn’t in a good place to do anything like this with J3 – poor J3, and me!)  Check it out if you too want some structure for your preschooler!
  • We now have all our curriculum for J2’s school year!  We are plugging away.  I am SO happy to have some help each week!  I hope when we have his IEP to ask for a bit more, some speech therapy for his Auditory Processing and possibly to have him retested.
  • We also finally have a weekly therapist for J2.  I hope she will help him recognize emotions in himself and others to help him in his interactions.
  • Jennifer S. shared about the Home Ec class she is using with her kids on her blog, For Such a Time As This, and it’s free! Definitely going to use this with my boys.  It’s written for girls, but I think it will work for them with just a bit of tweaking!  Check it out here:  http://www.futurechristianhomemakers.com/FCHLessonsIndex.html
  • Working out first thing in the morning is working great so far.  By the time I wake up enough to think I don’t want to do this, I’ve already been there for 25 min so I might as well finish! 😉
  • Downside is that it is really cutting into my work schedule.  So I’ll be working on that next.
  • J1 starts school in just about 1.5 weeks but we found out his teacher is still on maternity leave. :(  Please pray along with us that the substitute will be a good match for J1 and our family!
  • I’m attending a free webinar next week “Ten Stumbling Blocks to Writing” . I’m really looking forward to it.  Check out the link – there are other great webinars available for you!  Definitely an encouragement!

Guess that’s it!  Hope you enjoyed some of these links!

Our first therapy appointment

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Today was our first therapy appointment. JGirl and I went to the facility – where everyone oohed and aahed over her! She was eating it up!

We met Stephanie – the infant specialist – and she and JGirl basically played together for an hour. Peek-a-boo, ball, all that! I think JGirl really enjoyed it!

When we came out, two families from church were there with their little (but older) ones. One of them said, oh, are we having church? LOL

We don’t have final report yet….but Stephanie said there were somethings she was doing at a 9-11 mo old range (she is 10 mos now) and some were 4-6 mo old range. I will find out later how often we will need to go there for therapy – but for right now it will be weekly. I definitely want to be proactive and not reactive for her therapy.

JGirl is napping very hard now – must have been more of a workout than I realized. But to be honest, I’m tired too. Going to see if I can go close my eyes too!