The kids finished school two weeks ago. Bron made good progress. And Bert got all 3s (the highest) except on the spacing for his writing. In-person school went well for both kids. Bert had one so-so day and one bad day, but all the rest were good. Bron had good days across the board.
He had his first non-cousin playdate the Saturday after school finished. Seems like he did pretty well. I don't know if playdates are hard for all ASD kids. I was relieved that it went well. He's having a friend (the same friend) over here presently. It's going ok. He seems to forget that he needs to pay attention to his guest too. I guess maybe it takes practice.
Bron started Summer school today, half-days 9-12. I tried to sign Bertram up, but I only wanted half-days for him (partially because it's Summer, he doesn't need to be in school from 9-3. And partially because he has ABA daily at 3). Half-day programs all filled up, so full day was the only option, so we are skipping summer school. I found a gymnastics camp for Bertram. It's also from 9-12, which isn't the best in terms of timing, but since Aaron is working from home, most days are not an issue. Tomorrow Aaron has a lunch meeting, so my MiL is going to pick up Bertram, and I'll get Bron. Bron seemed to have a good first day. Bertram just complained a lot, it was hot, he ran out of water, he didn't like it. He has another 4 days. If he changes his mind, I'll sign him up for another week later in the summer. Otherwise, I'll have to see what else I can find. All the Parks and Rec swimming lessons filled up, so I need to look into some private ones. For Bertram anyway. Since Bron has school from 9-12 and ABA from 3-7 she doesn't have a lot of time for other activities, but I don't want to spread her too thin.
Bron going to Summer school
A week ago, I got a tattoo. (Sorry mom, feel free to skip this paragraph). I've been wanting one since I was 14 or 15, and since I turned 38, I figured it was time to take the plunge. I got three flowers on my upper arm for my sisters and me. (Sunflower for Rebecca, hibiscus for Jessica and a California poppy for me. And I included 2 bees on my poppy for the kids(because the kids names start with B)). I got the outline a week ago, I got back in two weeks for colour. I didn't hurt too badly, manageable, mostly. A couple spots were more sensitive, but I didn't need any breaks, so I kind of felt like a badass. Haha.
An odd angle but you get the idea, I'll post another when the colour is done
We went to the aquarium for the first time since February 2020. Normally we go every 2 or 3 months. Bronwyn was really excited by everything. Bertram was sad because his favourite exhibit was gone. But it was a good day. We got lunch at Carl's Jr and played at the park before headed back. We stopped at Sonic on the way home (Our closest Sonic is 30 minutes away, so we don't go often).
I've been exercising most mornings. Like real exercise, hard cardio and weights, usually for 45 minutes, sometimes more. I've been doing this for about three weeks, and so far I've gained 2 lbs. :eye roll: I have an appointment with my GP for a physical next week for a physical, so i'm going to talk to her about it then.
