Hello Again
O.K. this has to be some kind of record. It's been so long since I've written anything I could start a whole new blog.
Lets see, to catch up: My mom's horse Kid came to live with us since she can't ride him anymore. He's big (16.2) and has a huge stride. Every time she rides him her back hurts terribly. She ended up getting a Rocky Mountain Saddle Horse. He's all of 14 hands and is such a little pistol! His favorite pastime is to get his front legs into the water tub and splash around. The barn owner loves him, but understandably not to pleased with his antics.
The cat Smoke decided he likes the neighbors across the road better than us, so he now lives there. A friend had a pregnant cat dumped at her house, so we adopted 2. One died from a cat parasite that normally stays in the intestinal tract, but had left and invaded the nervous system. By the time we could catch her (she was really skittish) it was to late. The other one, Felix is still here. He is the neatest cat. He is so laid back. Dogs will tear up to him barking and growling and all he does is sit there like "Dude, you totally got dog breath. Go get a mint or something". He's not so great at mousing, though.
Connor is now in second grade, Gillian just finished preschool. They are doing very well.
We were having a lot of problems with Connor's behavior for a while. He was throwing tantrums left and right, arguing till he was blue in the face, and generally not a happy child. We read books, talked to other parents, his pediatrician (who's a jerk, but that's a whole other post). We ended up taking him for testing at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He has ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (an autism). After switching to a Pediatrician who would listen to us, he was started on meds for the ADHD and PDD. We also started to take him to therapy. We learned different ways to discipline Connor. He's not a "normal" kid and doesn't respond to normal disciplining. It has made a world of difference. A friend said he lost that sad, haunted look he always had. The marvelous, intelligent and incredibly funny kid he is is finally starting to shine through. In a way we are glad he has these conditions. He sees the world in such a wonderful way. We have since learned that many famous, talented people were not "normal". They had ADHD, dyslexia, autism disorders, etc. Google it. You'd be amazed. Abnormal is a good thing.
Gillian, well she always has been and still is a little ray of sunshine. Nothing new there. She is , however, much more active than most kids. We're used to that.
My Dad passed away from lung cancer last August and in October my mom moved out here from Maryland. We've been very slowly been readying her house for her to move in, so she's living with us until then. With her 2 dogs. 3 small dogs and 1 Cooper. How this house doesn't smell like dog, I'll never know.
Jared has moved to the Build team on the project he's on. That means he has to fly out to D.C. once a month for a week. God bless single moms. I don't know how they do it.
Jared's parents bought a condo nearby, so the kids are really happy to have Grandma and PopPop so close. They wanted to move to Utah so badly. My sister-in-law lives there and they love the land. After spending a month there, though, they changed their mind. It's Ohio all the way.
I guess those are the major points. Beside remodeling the house and multiplying raised beds (I swear it's like eating potato chips- just one more!), not much more. Thank goodness.
One day, when I figure out how, I'll add pictures of the loony bunch.
Lets see, to catch up: My mom's horse Kid came to live with us since she can't ride him anymore. He's big (16.2) and has a huge stride. Every time she rides him her back hurts terribly. She ended up getting a Rocky Mountain Saddle Horse. He's all of 14 hands and is such a little pistol! His favorite pastime is to get his front legs into the water tub and splash around. The barn owner loves him, but understandably not to pleased with his antics.
The cat Smoke decided he likes the neighbors across the road better than us, so he now lives there. A friend had a pregnant cat dumped at her house, so we adopted 2. One died from a cat parasite that normally stays in the intestinal tract, but had left and invaded the nervous system. By the time we could catch her (she was really skittish) it was to late. The other one, Felix is still here. He is the neatest cat. He is so laid back. Dogs will tear up to him barking and growling and all he does is sit there like "Dude, you totally got dog breath. Go get a mint or something". He's not so great at mousing, though.
Connor is now in second grade, Gillian just finished preschool. They are doing very well.
We were having a lot of problems with Connor's behavior for a while. He was throwing tantrums left and right, arguing till he was blue in the face, and generally not a happy child. We read books, talked to other parents, his pediatrician (who's a jerk, but that's a whole other post). We ended up taking him for testing at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He has ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (an autism). After switching to a Pediatrician who would listen to us, he was started on meds for the ADHD and PDD. We also started to take him to therapy. We learned different ways to discipline Connor. He's not a "normal" kid and doesn't respond to normal disciplining. It has made a world of difference. A friend said he lost that sad, haunted look he always had. The marvelous, intelligent and incredibly funny kid he is is finally starting to shine through. In a way we are glad he has these conditions. He sees the world in such a wonderful way. We have since learned that many famous, talented people were not "normal". They had ADHD, dyslexia, autism disorders, etc. Google it. You'd be amazed. Abnormal is a good thing.
Gillian, well she always has been and still is a little ray of sunshine. Nothing new there. She is , however, much more active than most kids. We're used to that.
My Dad passed away from lung cancer last August and in October my mom moved out here from Maryland. We've been very slowly been readying her house for her to move in, so she's living with us until then. With her 2 dogs. 3 small dogs and 1 Cooper. How this house doesn't smell like dog, I'll never know.
Jared has moved to the Build team on the project he's on. That means he has to fly out to D.C. once a month for a week. God bless single moms. I don't know how they do it.
Jared's parents bought a condo nearby, so the kids are really happy to have Grandma and PopPop so close. They wanted to move to Utah so badly. My sister-in-law lives there and they love the land. After spending a month there, though, they changed their mind. It's Ohio all the way.
I guess those are the major points. Beside remodeling the house and multiplying raised beds (I swear it's like eating potato chips- just one more!), not much more. Thank goodness.
One day, when I figure out how, I'll add pictures of the loony bunch.
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