Praying for a great year. Yes I pray. We are Christians in case I haven't mentioned that in the other posts.
This school year started off differently from the rest. You see, last year I quit my job because I was being taken away from work so much with the court proceedings, counseling, school meetings, kids getting suspended, etc etc etc. As I mentioned in a previous post, we got accommodations set up for my Spectrum Kiddo finally.
In the past we have gone to "Meet the Teacher Night" at the school with ALL the other kids in the school. This is mass confusion to say the least. We get to meet the teacher, see the classroom, drop off school supplies, blah blah blah. That's all fine and good, but the teachers are being pulled in every direction by every parent and kid that is there. So when I introduce myself I used to try and give a brief "warning" or "heads up" and talk to the teacher about my concerns for the school year. EVERY year, like a script being read, the teachers would say the same thing with a flip of the hand, "Oh this will be a great school year. We wont have any problems." One year the teachers even said, "The children in MY classroom NEVER get sent to the office. He will be fine."
HA! Scoff. Harumph. Eye Roll. Whatever you say Sparky. That's overstating it a bit don't you think? Especially since you've never met my little sunshine.
And inevitably, every year, like clockwork, I would get a call. "Mrs. So and So, you'll never believe what your SK did today." Or "I was wondering if you could explain his behavior to me." Or "Ive never had a kid behave this way. This is unacceptable."
So this year was AMAZING in my eyes. This is 6th grade you see, so imagine going through the above EVERY year since Kindergarten. That's 6 years.
THIS year I got a call two weeks before school even started. Yup. The school set up a private meeting for me, my SK, the teachers, the counselor, the diagnostician, and one of the special Ed teachers. This was our very own, personal and private "meet the teacher". We all sat down, talked about our goals for the year, toured the classrooms, and put his stuff away.
He has a special table he gets to sit at in the mornings while waiting to be dismissed to his classroom. This is huge as well because last year, he got picked on incessantly during this waiting time when he was in line with all the other kids. It got so bad last year that I ended up having to wait in the parking lot with him for 45 minutes until he was able to go straight to his classroom.
That would have been difficult for me to do this year since I am starting back to work. YUP! I will be a working mom again. We lost our government assisted Health Insurance for our children a few months ago. Even with me not working, we made too much money to qualify for Medicaid or CHIPS.
So I wasn't sure what we were going to do because we didn't have the money to buy private Health Insurance. Middle Class. Bleh. Boo. Hisssss.
I prayed and said, ok God you said to rely on YOU not any man for our needs. So I stopped worrying and knew that things would be just fine. I was not looking for work. But I received a call out of the blue. Someone was retiring and they wanted me to take their place. They were offering health insurance effective immediately, a decent salary, and most importantly, flexibility so I could be available to my boys.
So this year should be interesting, but I know and have faith it will be a good year. No matter what my EX or anyone else throws our way. I just have to keep my eyes on God and know that all things work together for my good because I love Him.
