2019 is upon us!
Aiden--and our entire family--are thriving!
Sometimes CHANGE is GOOD. The new School District has been a great gift to our family. All 4 boys are in school this year, and doing well. Aiden's needs are being MET. For the first time, we had an incredible IEP meeting. The principal was there, and Aiden was "in charge". He actually ran the meeting! I was so impressed, and I continue to be impressed with how well they have made up for the fact that Aiden missed 4th grade material! Aiden is now SUCCEEDING in school. He gets 100% on spelling tests (previously 1-2 correct) because they have taken it to HIS LEVEL. No division or complex math programs--just multiplication. I remember last year I actually had to stop the math lessons and give them to the teacher. They were just too complex. We also had to skip spelling lists. He could recognize how the word was spelled correctly, but he couldn't spell it on paper himself. It is a shock to me how much he has grown this year, and I couldn't be more grateful that the pressure is NOT ON ME for once.
If you want a killer workout or a meal plan, I can nail that for you, but I'm not a special education teacher. I'm so grateful for the people who are! A special "thank you" needs to go out to Aiden's mentor Joy, who came into our lives exactly when we needed her. She goes above and beyond for Aiden. Two days a week, this beautiful woman of God takes Aiden after school to do homework, read, and socialize with a fellow classmate that also has autism. There is no doubt in my mind that Heavenly Father had a hand in this! It turns out, this other student is also Aiden's new classmate, and they have become good friends!
This is the first year in a decade where I feel I can breathe a little, and even have moments of boredom! What in the world is THAT?!
Even though our new home is a temporary one, we are thriving here, and happy. It will be very challenging to move again next year, but I will go where our Heavenly Father wants us to go!
Meals on Wheels 2018!
