sherriknits

Schools were closed today.  My meeting was canceled for tonight.  I have not been able to get my feet warm all day, but it is beautiful outside.  The wind was really blowing this morning and a lot of our snow left to rest somewhere else. 

My camera battery died so I had to use my cell phone.  It just looks kind of yuck out there and it is cold.  We’re supposed to get into the teens tonight. 

The cut up tree is from our tree from last year’s big storm.  I’m feeling grateful that this is the weather we are having now rather than that.

We had Tyler’s yearly assessment this morning.  We were kind of concerned it wouldn’t happen and it has to happen in Dec. but the case manager is great and not afraid to travel icy roads.  I’m so happy to have it done for another year but they have changed the assessment forms and what used to take 3 hours, took 1.  They now allow them to ask us if there are any changes and remind us of our last year’s answers.  I feel like every year I say, “Same.  Same.  Same.  Same.”  I do know we see steady progress but at the same time, hmmmmmm.  This is the only time of the year we are forced to look at the negative and usually it leaves me emotionally drained but today was fairly painless.

One funny part of it was we were telling her about Tyler’s obsession with song sheets.  We’ve noticed that he sorts them according the the CD or by the order the worship team is doing the songs that week.  We’ve been trying to use those for all kinds of things…handwriting with the therapist (he can write all of the songs by memory)  He looks up the lyrics on internet by himself and copies the words if it’s a song he doesn’t have the sheet for.  We’re going to have him start filing them for Dad.  It’s amazing.  She asked to see them so Tyler brought them to her.  She asked him something about the first one and then Kenny asked him what was next.  He told her.  Then she started asking him and now what’s next…what’s next, etc. and without fail, he got the whole stack right!  I was so proud of him.

The hard part is getting the assessment in the mail.  It just all sounds so disheartening but it’s all in how you look at it and then you move on.  Even the case manager says read it fast, sign it and put our copy away.

I wish you could hear what I am hearing right now.  Tyler has his dad’s iPod on and he is singing (?) at the top of his lungs but I cannot recognize the song at all.  I’m sure anyone walking by can hear, too.  lol

I have to show you the picture message I got on my phone.

A dear friend designed this if you recall the silly picture a few weeks ago.  Well how cute is she?  lol  I think my friend should use this on Ravelry.

I hope where ever you are, you are safe and warm.  I am so grateful for our gas insert that keeps going no matter what. 

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