It has been a while.

I have been having a lot of trouble getting to my blog. Not sure what I am doing wrong but I am sure it is me and nothing else. But I manage to get here so I decided to update whoever still looks at my blog. Nathan finished school and we have been having a fun summer. We went to Texas for a family reunion and my great aunt's 100th birthday. We also got to see Uncle Shawn and Aunt Khristy and their nice new house with a nice pool that we enjoyed swimming in. We have been going to see the Travelers play baseball and always have a fun time there and of course we have been going to Magic Springs a lot and are definitely having fun. But if there was not a water park I am not sure I would be going. It has been one HOT HOT summer so far.

Nathan does start a new school in August and we feel very good about it. His class will be smaller and they do the STARS program which is for Autistic children and he did it in the transition class and did real well.

So that is an update in a nutshell. I will try to keep everyone updated better. I hope everyone is having a great summer.

Spring has definitely Sprung

Spring has definitely sprung and it has been gorgeous these past few weeks. We did have some rain a week or so ago but the shorts and sandals have officially been pulled out and are now the wardrobe we are wearing. I am just hoping that this does not mean we will have a hotter summer than last year. Last year we had a day of 115 degrees so I can't imagine any hotter than that. We had a very very mild winter and Nathan was not out for any bad weather so there were no snow days so that means school gets out on May 25. We are very excited about this because normally school does not get out until the second week of June.

Really not much new has been going on since I last blogged. We did have Nathan's parent/teacher conference and he is doing good but he is having some struggles. He does not like to read and is behind grade level on reading. He has improved since the last nine weeks and that is good but his main problem is comprehension. He really struggles when he has a test asking what a story is about. We are not sure if that part of his brain just has not developed and will develop later or it that just comes with the autism. So we are a little concerned about 2nd grade next year and if he will be able to handle it. So I have been trying to find short stories with questions to work of his comprehension. The State took over Nathan's district last year and got rid of the school board. Since they have taken over I have not been able to see any improvements. They are starting to make cuts and the rumor I had is they are going to cut Paraprofessionals and get rid of all of them. Of course Nathan has a Para and we do not think he can make it through the school day without one so this really concerns us. If they do remove all the Paras we will probably have to take Nathan out of Sylvan Hills and look at another school. I am trying not to worry about it and am trying to turn it over to God and put it is his hands. I figure God has taken care of him since day one and I know he is not going to stop now. So we are taking it one day at a time and we will have to just see what happens.

Well I guess that is enough for now. I hope everyone has a wonderful week and a wonderful Easter.

Already 2012

Well here we are already well started in January of the new year. It is so hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone for another year. We had a great Christmas and a great Christmas break. I really enjoy having Nathan home and I am already wanting Summer to get here, but I know it will get here fast. We went to the State Capitol and saw the lights one night during the break. We always go each year and Nathan always likes seeing the lights and walking around inside the capitol looking at the big Christmas tree they have each year. We had Christmas dinner at Memaw and Granddad's and had a good time and opened gifts. There was also a train exhibit at the local library that we went to see and Nathan really enjoyed that also. Time is just flying by and it is hard to believe that we have started another year.

It is also report card time again and once again Nathan made all A's. Donald and I are so proud of him and he is doing so well. We also LOVE his teacher because she is so good and it really patient with Nathan. I am already thinking about next year and what teacher would be the best for Nathan. I have talked with a few people and they keep telling me the same teacher so I am going to try my best to get Nathan in her class. Also if Nathan needs a paraprofessional(which we think he will)the para that is with him this year said she would probably go with him next year. We would love that because Nathan really does like her.

Nathan lost another tooth over the break and we did not even know that he had a loose tooth. Donald noticed that he had a new hole. I found the tooth on the floor and told Nathan that we would have to put it under his pillow so the tooth fairy could come and leave him some money. So Nathan told me that Ms. Susan was going to come.(Ms. Susan is our dental hygienist). So I guess he figured it was his tooth and Ms. Susan took care of his teeth so she had to be the tooth fairy.

Well I think this pretty much updates everyone. I hope everyone had a great holiday season and hope the new year is starting out great.

Holiday Fun

I can't believe how time is flying by. Just two weeks and Nathan goes on Christmas break and it just seems like we got done with Thanksgiving. We had a very nice Thanksgiving. Of course my family was here and Donald's mom was here and Shawn and his family so we had about 15 here at our house for Thanksgiving. Now we are trying to get ready for Christmas I have done some of my shopping and still have a little left. MeMaw has surgery on her shoulder Tuesday. Those of you that know my mom know she can handle a lot of pain but she is so ready to get her shoulder fixed she has been in some pain for some time. We are having our annual ornament exchange party Sat. so I am really hoping the mother gets out of the hospital in time and will be able to be at the party. We got Nathan's interim report from school and he has got A's again. So Donald and I are very pleased with how well he is doing. I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Happy Veteran's Day

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Veteran's Day so far. Today was gorgeous here. Donald was off so we went to lunch and had a nice day. Today at Nathan's school they had an awards assembly. I went and saw Nathan get his awards. He got three awards, Principal Honor Roll(which is all A's), Perfect Attendance, Citizenship Honor Roll. We are so so proud of him he has done so good. He does have a wonderful teacher and we are so glad. It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only two weeks away. Then Christmas will be here before we know it. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween. Happy Birthday to Donald. Today is Donald's birthday. He always said it was a great day to have a birthday because he got gifts and also candy. We did trunk or treat last night at church. Nathan had fun but did not care about the candy. He did say trick or treat to a few people but he had more fun just jumping around and having fun.

Nathan gets his report card today. We know he got straight A's and we are so proud of him. There will probably be a awards ceremony in the next couple of weeks. Nathan did not miss any days at school. So he will probably get a couple of awards.

We went to Magic Springs(the theme park we go to in the summer). In Oct. they do Magic Screams, where they have haunted houses and people dress up. We had a good time. There was a creepy clown that kept looking at Nathan and got real close to him. Nathan was not sure about him. We did have fun and went ahead and got our season passes for next summer. So now we are ready for them to open again in April.

I guess that updates everyone I hope everyone has a wonderful Halloween.

Fall Fun

Well it finally feels like Fall and I am loving it. We went to the pumpkin patch today and it was a gorgeous day to go. Rachel went with us and got a pumpkin in the pumpkin patch. We had a fun day.

The first nine weeks of school is done and it is hard to believe. Time has gone by fast. Nathan is doing so well in school he has A's and we are very pleased and proud of him. I think he is now getting it and it is clicking. He just had a lost look at the end of last year so I think Donald and I made the best decision about having him repeat first grade.

I went with my mom, her friend and my friend for an overnight trip to Northwest Arkansas for some craft shopping. We had a great time shopping and good eating. We met John, Donald's cousin, for dinner on Friday night and had a good visit.

It is hard to believe that Halloween is in a few weeks. There is going to be trunk of treat at church on Sunday night the 30th so that is probably all the trick or treating we will do. Since Halloween is on a week night and Nathan has a schedule for week nights we will probably not go trick or treating. Nathan won't care and he does not care about the candy he just wants to walk around and look at the lights.

I guess that updates everyone. I hope everyone has a wonderful week.