(Mostly) happier stuff.
On a lighter note, we had something like 5 inches of snow, and a level 2 snow emergency today. It's beautiful out! My energy level was okay today, and I was able to manage with my current mid-back pain to have some fun in the snow with my dog Macy and little Nate.
Wifey and I took Nate to a nearby park with a big hill, so he could ride his "snow boogie board," sled-style. I mentioned that I've never actually ridden on a sled, and the snow board is pretty long, so I rode down with Nate one time. It was scary, but fun.
Macy gets horribly carsick, so we don't take her in a car unless absolutely necessary. So I played with her in the backyard, and she was going crazy in the snow.
Oh, and we found out that Nate's now diagnosed with ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, in addition to his Autism and Global Developmental Delay. And it's going to be over a year before he's at the top of the waitlist for ABA therapy at Children's Hospital. But... I mentioned all this to my therapist, and she told me that her practice has a therapist who specializes in children with autism and related disorders, who also has ABA training, does lots of play therapy, etc. She gave me that therapist's card. So wifey is going to call and see about that as an option for Nate, because that therapist has current openings, and it wouldn't interfere with Nate still receiving speech therapy etc through Children's.
Anyway, here are some pictures from the snow today:
Wifey and I took Nate to a nearby park with a big hill, so he could ride his "snow boogie board," sled-style. I mentioned that I've never actually ridden on a sled, and the snow board is pretty long, so I rode down with Nate one time. It was scary, but fun.
Macy gets horribly carsick, so we don't take her in a car unless absolutely necessary. So I played with her in the backyard, and she was going crazy in the snow.
Oh, and we found out that Nate's now diagnosed with ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, in addition to his Autism and Global Developmental Delay. And it's going to be over a year before he's at the top of the waitlist for ABA therapy at Children's Hospital. But... I mentioned all this to my therapist, and she told me that her practice has a therapist who specializes in children with autism and related disorders, who also has ABA training, does lots of play therapy, etc. She gave me that therapist's card. So wifey is going to call and see about that as an option for Nate, because that therapist has current openings, and it wouldn't interfere with Nate still receiving speech therapy etc through Children's.
Anyway, here are some pictures from the snow today: