PT Conferences and an Incontinent Dog...Oh Life What did I Do?

Ever "wake up" and realize it's not the coffee that roused you, but the strong, oh so strong scent of urine that woke you.

I can change a diaper like a champ, I can wipe a potty training arse with the best of them, but I dry heave when I clean in off of the floor. I don't know why, but something about it being spread out on my floor makes my stomach turn, my eyes water, and sends my gag reflex into overdrive.

I am fairly certain that Doom has left the land of lovely, I can hold my own bodily fluids and moved to Depends for Dogs land. Now I suppose that I should be thankful that it seems to only happen on the stone floors for the time being and not the couch or carpet, because then Doom would be doomed. And honestly it's only fitting that someone need diapers in this house because Odin is becoming less dependent on them...so I guess this expense won't ever really be gone from my budget.

Brenna pleasantly surprised me with outstanding Parent Teacher Conferences. I am already familiar with a few of her teachers because she stayed with some of the same specialists that she had last year, so there wasn't any of that ackward 'I don't know how you are going to take what I am about to say' guess work. 2 of her same teachers from last year both said that she has really come out of her shell this year. (I know that it is hard to imagine Brenna shy, but well genetic mutations do sometimes occur) She is making friends this year, raising her hand, and she has become really artistic in the face of her other challenges. These are all really great things for her. She is almost grade level with her reading which is a struggle as we wait for her to pass a milestone to test her for Dyslexia. Some things that she needs to work on though is sharing secrets with Mom...I have learned, and become frightened with, the fact that if someone tells her it is a secret, she tells no one. Also, correct letter formation, she reverses all her letters and numbers that loop in any way.And she needs to let other people answer questions.

Jaxom, well, he did not pleasantly surprise me with PT Conferences. He is grounded in fact. We had a sit down conversation with him, I think we laid down the law, we took quite a few things away until Interim's come out in 4-5 weeks. I guess it's going to be a wait and see thing with him. He did get all A's and 1 B on his report card, so I know that the work isn't difficult for him, but maybe it is too easy?

And finally, in conclusion, I want to close by saying that I just got a text message that my kids are not incapable of only misbehaving at my house. Welcome to the club Nanna...see you in a few hours Gunnar!