I'm Doing a 5K..........

I registered for this event a few weeks ago. I should have put this up sooner, so my friends and family could donate if they want. It's not too late if you feel generous and you have something, anything to contribute. I've been wanting to do a 5K for a while and I've been waiting and waiting for my body to be up to it, but time is passing by and 5Ks are coming and going. So, I finally just jumped in and planted my flag. I have no intention of running it; I just want to complete it.

The race also happens to be for Autism. We have a friend with an Autistic child. This is who I will be racing for. Well, that was my intention anyway. Now it looks like I may also be racing for one of my own children. Cameron is now in the evaluation process. This has been a hard week for us, having a specialist at school tell me on Monday that he has autistic like symptoms. Then him being seen by a pediatrician on Wednesday who specializes in childhood disorders. That pediatrician has referred Cameron to an Autistic specialist. We shall see.

If Cameron turns out not to have any kind of Autism, wonderful. But we do know something is wrong. Anyone who spends a great deal of time with him sees it. Monotone voice, obsessions, auditory processing problems, etc. Anyway, if it turns out to be something else, great. Still there are others out there that need more help. That's why I'm racing.

Please help if you can. The race is on Saturday, March 27th.


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The Reasons

Hello everyone.  I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up with this blog for the past few months.  It took me a while to figure out why I've been avoiding it, but I had a lightbulb moment a couple of days ago.  I've been avoiding it because there are certain people that I don't want reading it.  I don't want to make it private and have everyone sign in though.  So, I've just been staying away.  In a couple of weeks I will probably discontinue this blog.  I've explained to my mom and my mom-in-law why I will be doing this.  So, any questions from family can go to them, or email me.  As far as everyone else, just email me, or leave a comment letting me know you want to still follow me.  I do intend to start another blog, and I will email that address out to you as soon as I come up with a name for it.  Any suggestions? 

For now I'll give you an update on Cameron's school, daycare and where we are not moving when Chris retires in a few months.

On the last day of school before winter break in December, two 3rd graders came up to Cameron during recess.  Cameron was preparing to eat his snack, a granola bar and a Yoohoo drink.  The boys asked if they could have it.  Cameron told them no.  They took it and ran.  There was no adult around for Cameron to tell.  When winter break was over, Cameron really fought me about going to school because he didn't want those boys to take his snack again.  I told him I would be there for recess.  And I was.  Cameron pointed the boys out, and I pulled the new principal aside and pointed them out to her.  That's how I found out they were 3rd graders.  Supposedly, she took care of it.  

Two days later, when we are getting ready to leave for school, I walk into the kitchen and catch Cameron with the the 7-inch Chef's knife trying to sneak it into his backpack.  You won't even believe how upset I was.  Not at Cameron, but at the school.  I'm getting angry just typing this.  I was LIVID.  My precious little 5-year old felt he needed to take a knife to protect himself from the bullies.  Nuh-uh....I'm not having that.  That was the absolute final straw.  When I got to the school, I pulled aside the only person that I've seen actually look like they care about Cameron, his speech therapist.  When I told her, I could see her get just about as upset as I was.  She pulled aside Cameron's teacher, and the principal.  She said, "This has gone too far.  Cameron does not feel safe.  Mrs. Sinclair has done her job by stopping Cameron from bringing a knife to school.  It is time for the school to do it's job.  Something must be done today."

That day the Kindergartners and 1st graders were separated from the the rest of the grades during recess.   Although it's gotten kinda lax since then, it's still pretty much that way.  They are separated for the most part.  And I have been there every day for recess, minus about 3 times.  The first week I was there, I witnessed those two 3rd grade boys walk up to Cameron when he was putting his snack on the table.  I started approaching.  The smaller boy grabbed the bigger boy on the arm and looked toward me.  The bigger boy looked up, made eye contact with me, and they both turned around and went their way.  Yeah, you better hightail it outta there you turds.   

Like I said, I've been there just about every day.  I don't hover over Cameron; I want him to go play.  I keep my eyes on him quite a bit, and I watch the other kids too.  I have figured out that there are just not enough adults out there to watch that many kids.  My third day there, I saw a special needs boy start climbing over the rail of the slide about 6 feet high.  The special needs teachers were there, closer than I was, but they were dealing with other students.  I yelled out, "HEY!"  and started running toward him.  One of the men looked up just in time to put his hands up and block the boy from tumbling over the side.  Jeeze, I nearly had a heart attack.  I've had kids come up to me and tell me that so and so is being mean and bossing them around.  I saw a boy whipping a jumprope at some kids.  And the worst of all I think, was a girl running around with a rope looped around her neck pulling two kids behind her who were hanging on to that rope as if she were a horse.  That was pretty shocking.  I couldn't believe my eyes.  

So, yeah, that school needs more parent volunteers.  There's much more I can tell you about the goings ons, but, I don't want this post to be any longer.  

So, to finish up....my time spent at the school has put the whole daycare thing on the back burner.  I've done all of the classes and bought quite a bit of stuff for it, but it's just not as important to me as Cameron is.  So, anyway, we haven't been able to come up with a surplus of money to pay off our debts or save up for our move.  So, Alaska is not going to happen.  I know that pleases the majority of the family and friends, but we are pretty bummed about it, but whatever.  Maybe someday we will be able to afford a vacation there.

So, that's all I'm gonna write for now.  It's a pretty long post.  I intend to put some pictures up in the next couple of days.  They are from the Monster Jam in January, and the zoo in February, but hey, they're pictures.   

Till next time...