Week 21 at Home: Eyes Wide Open

So...this was a week. Ava has decided not to pursue the National Team for baton, and will be staying with the Performance Team. We're totally okay with it, as we didn't really want to pay for the national experience if her heart (and desire to practice) wasn't in it. I'm really glad we have that decision made, so we know how we'll proceed this year.

G had a bit of a rough week. He got into some trouble at the Y program for hitting and pushing someone, so he was suspended for 1.5 days. We had a long chat with him and it came to light that there are some older kids there who are calling him names, so I need to setup a meeting with the site director. I was fairly irritated by the entire situation this past week, so it's good that I'm giving myself some time to calm down before reaching out to the site director. Good times!

There is one interesting anger management technique that I brought up to G this week. He's doing great playing Mightier and using cool down techniques to lower his heart rate, but I think when he gets into a situation, his top gets flipped and he forgets what to do. So, I've tried partnering counting to 10, and also asking him to open his eyes wide open while doing so. It sounds ridiculous, but I was provided with an article that gave the reasons why it works. All I'm going to say is that it's really hard to stay angry if you open your eyes wide open. We've tried it a few times now and by the count of 3, he has stopped his "angry face" and is smiling again. So, thank you to my friend who provided this to me...sometimes it takes an idea outside of the box to make a difference!

Taking a break for a bite of pizza at a birthday party lunch last weekend...super red tongue from Gatorade!

Limited access to electronics resulted in a sleepy boy by Friday afternoon

This should be a good weekend...I left work a few hours early on Friday so I could get things wrapped up for our short trip out of town to see our dear friends. This is our first visit staying with someone else since January, so I'm a little nervous (from a health aspect) but will stay my distance, as needed.

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Snuggly Warm

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