Everybody's been working on his self-esteem since the end of last school year, I think he just has to see it to believe it, so we make a HUGE deal out of any good day he has at school. I'm just glad his dad agreed to increase the morning dose. I was actually hesitant to do it this time because there's not one single side effect now, I hate to mess with it, but will do whatever the doctor says and see what happens.Holly... it's good that you got the advice of the Dr...
Lots of hugs for you and Tyler...
Tell him to believe in himself and that he can do good things!!!
GOOD LUCK Michelle! I hope you get some sleep!Good luck Holly...
And for me...
I'm going to try something that is very rare and pretty incredible in this house...
I'M GOING TO BED EARLY!!!!
But I could be back soon if it doesn't work out...
Oh my gosh Wooddy, HOW COOL! I'm glad you're having such an awesome journey....what great places you've seen! Looking forward to details please.
Where will you be next? Or will you keep us in suspense again?! 
I had a nice birthday. Ken was in PG the last couple of days, so it was just me and the girls this morning and for the first while after work. Last night, Shaelyn wanted me to wake her up first, so then she could wake up Kaleigh and they could come wish me happy birthday. After work, the girls and I went and bought a cake and they picked out candles to put on it (yellow ducks and happy face ones ) They picked out a gift bag and tissue paper so they could wrap the present they had bought me when we got home. Kaleigh has been doing so good all week keeping the secret, but on the way home she blurted out "I get to put the slippers in the bag" 
Shaelyn was annoyed, but I just told her its okay Mommy wasn't listening. And now its been a nice evening chatting with Ken in person and instead of a few minute chat on the phone 
G'nite Ladies!!!!
Ahhhhh Trails End....one of my MUST do spots at WDW. And it still seems to be one of the best kept 'value' secrets at WDW
SHANNON...HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY! (Shhhhhhh)
WHERES HOLLY....WE WANT THE UPDATE ON WORK!!
Checked in with my brother today...he's exchanging a time share week with RCI to then apply that towards the Tortola cruise. Looks like he'll be able to get a verandah for the cost of an inside doing that. He should know tomorrow.
Well, in less than three weeks we should have heard about the 2010 DCL plans....can't wait to see what's in the works. Did you hear the LATEST rumor? (i think someone just made this up) It was that the WONDER would be going somewhere (west coast?) that summer also so that they can do the work on the PC terminal and docking area to get ready for the big ships. Won't that have all the FL people's panties in a twist! No offence ment to OUR FL people
Time to wrap things up here and head out for food. My BistroMD stuff should arrive tomorrow.
....later kids...
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Now what will we all do. I think I would prefer a PC cruise to a Transatlantic one.
So I went up to Tyler's school on my lunch hour to take his library books that I forgot to send to his dad's for library day tomorrow. When I got there, he was in the office.
This week was the worst for him this school year. One day he gave somebody a bloody mouth on the playground, one day he punched a boy in the face in music class, one day he punched a girl in the stomach in Spanish class, he has threatened to beat up the teachers when they try to calm him down, and today he tackled his best friend and grabbed his head & banged it on the floor and told him he's going to kill him. I'm very shocked his mom didn't call me about this.
Most days this week he's had an in-school suspension (just for one day at a time). The principal told me he would have been suspended by the 2nd week of school, BUT she says he's so smart, she wants him there keeping up with his schoolwork. So she made sort of a hideout for him in her office, under a table with a table cloth that hides him. It's calming for him, he does his work under there and then they have long, in-depth conversations. She tells me that after every incident, he tells her how much he hates himself for doing those things and he says he's so stupid for not being able to stop doing that stuff. He says he likes his friends and would never want to hurt anybody and doesn't know why he does those things.
So I called his dad on my way back to work and updated him. I told him it's time to call the psychiatrist back and ask what we should do. He freaked out and told me, "Oh great, and next thing you know, he'll want to increase his meds". Since I'm learning that dad always ends up doing the right thing, I handled him differently. I didn't yell or argue or get snotty about it with him, I just told him, "Well, he needs to know what's been happening so he can be updated on how things are going for Tyler". He told me to tell him what the Dr. says.
So I called the psychiatrist and told him all that and asked what we should do. Our next appointment isn't until the end of October (because we just had a med check last week), but he told me we need to increase the dose just a little and see what happens. He's currently taking 1/2 of a .25mg pill in the morning and again at bedtime, so he told me to bump the morning dose up to the whole .25mg pill and keep the 1/2 pill at bedtime. And he wants me and his dad (without Tyler) to come in a week from today to talk about all this because that's the earliest appointment he has.
I emailed his dad this and he told responded that he's not sure increasing the dose is the right thing to do, but that he'll do it starting with tomorrow morning's dose. He didn't argue with me a bit! AND he didn't copy the Ice Queen on our email discussions. Interesting.
Anyway, lots of good luck wishes please for a better day tomorrow for Tyler to help boost his self-esteem.
for you and Tyler. I hope the increase in the meds does the job for the little chap! Continue to enjoy your great trip.Good Morning Everybody
Hi Woody
Did you see the new shop called Marks and Spencer where I work for, is opening at Hong Kong?
Have a nice time
This afternoon, I will be driving to Helensburgh for Olivia's Outdoor with deaf childrens so I will stay with friend at Glasgow for weekend. I am not doing the volunteer this time
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Good morning Marilyn! Sorry nobody's here to chat with you. I just wanted to pop in and say a quick hello, and am now headed to the show and will rush to work. My last day of covering for my coworker who's on vacation.
Thanks Deb!Good Morning Marilyn and Holly. Where are Deborah and Ian?
Holly, I hope you get a good report today from Tyler's school now that his dad is going to increase his meds this morning. You're doing a great job remaining patient and giving it the time it takes to get the right balance. Anytime you're faced with new questions, asking the doctor is the right thing to do. Just like everyone, including you, told me to do about my legs. You are right.
I hope your work day goes smoothly today.....busy enough to keep you going, but not overwhelmingly crazy. Wishing you well with the transition from the old job to the new. And YEA that it's Friday!!!
Deborah, if you're still here, I forgot to tell you to have a great weekend! You'll enjoy yourself much better this time since you're not volunteering!
Oh, I finally discovered why I sometimes mix up your and Deb's names. I know too many of you to keep straight! There's Deborah and Deb on here. I have a friend I've known since 1st grade named Debbi, and a new attorney at work is Debra. It's all confusing!
Off I go, have a great day EVERYBODY!
Welcome to my world.....that's how I felt all through growing up!!!!!
