Summertime...

and the living is easy. Well, not really. It's getting better though! Ian was really busy yesterday and I cleaned up mess after mess all day. His mood was decent but he just wouldn't stay out of things! I was beginning to doubt my abilities as a wife and mother and I felt like I was drowning. But, it got better...Ian started school yesterday! It gave me a few hours to breathe and semi-catch up from the disasters he caused. He had a pretty good first day at his new school. I got a call from the principal saying that he got off the bus and flopped onto the floor. She gave him a few minutes and then asked him if he wanted to go to class and he stood up, took her hand and went to class. Amazing what patience will do. His teacher sent a note home saying (and I quote!) "Great kid! Love having him. Cried a couple of times on floor and shoes off a couple times but nothing big. Put a puzzle together extremely well. We took a tour of the school. Thanks for sending him." Did you read that??? Great kid..shoes off but nothing big...Isn't it amazing what a little understanding produces? I know that this was just day one and Ian really varies from day to day but I am so excited about this new school and their willingness to work with Ian and his needs instead of forcing him to conform to some preset standard. Amazing. We have been in the special needs program since day one and I feel that, with the exception of a few years, the system has failed Ian. I am really hopeful that this new school is the answer we've been seeking.