When do the kids go back to school? I'm trying my best to keep them entertained, I really am, but they seem attracted to my office. My neighbours must be sick of me shouting "get out of my office now" when I can hear them bumbling about in there. I've tried to keep out of there myself to spend time with them, oh well.
Will be popping off to Killerton House later. Because trying to keep them under control in a wide open public space is far more fun than trying to keep them in control at home.
On a separate topic, I forgot to mention that my daughter *finally* received her Statement of Educational Needs just before the school closed for the summer, so that's all set for the new school year in September.
Not long until our Disney World trip. YAY!!! (I think I'm marginally more excited than my kids)
SJB x
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Updates...
I've just realised that I don't think I mentioned any update on H. So here it is: She was discharged from mental health services in Autumn last year, so there will be no more contact with the probation service. She can do as she pleases, she can go wherever she likes, she can visit Lily's grave as often as she wishes. She can do all of that without the probation service needing to by notified.
In one way, at least there won't be any letters on updates, which always ruined my day. On the other hand, it means that the possibility of seeing her is higher, which ruins every grave visit. Mark is too ill to confront this, and I don't have legal stance really to take out an injunction, and the longer you wait, the least likely it is that a judge will grant an injunction. The other option is to remove Lily's grave, but she has been resting there since early 2006, so to disturb her after 7 years just doesn't seem right.
And to update on my daughter, the council have now decided that they will assess her for a statement. So hurdle number one has been jumped, now for hurdle 2: actually getting a statement (one that's funded too).
The sad thing is, if she was in a foster home or something similar, she would have had the help by now, but because she is in a relatively stable home (I say relatively due to the fact that her parents aren't together at this time) they just drag their feet.
All this fighting for her has made me so mentally exhausted. Every time I actually receive some form of help along the way, I mentally cry - as in I don't shed any tears, but I get the feelings that you get when you cry. As part of the assessment, she has to have an appointment with a paediatrician. This isn't an official diagnosis appointment, more of a basic assessment. I have been asking for 3 years to have a diagnosis, and finally she is getting seen in some capacity by someone. If I had been standing at the time of reading the letter my knees would have buckled. I'm hoping that the basic assessment will lead to a formal diagnosis appointment, which is usually a few hours.
Trying to get support for someone with a disability that isn't physically obvious is hard work, and something needs to be done about it. If she had been born without a leg, she would have been seen by doctors from birth and would have had some sort of aid within a reasonable amount of time. It should be the same for those with 'invisible' disabilities.
SJB x
In one way, at least there won't be any letters on updates, which always ruined my day. On the other hand, it means that the possibility of seeing her is higher, which ruins every grave visit. Mark is too ill to confront this, and I don't have legal stance really to take out an injunction, and the longer you wait, the least likely it is that a judge will grant an injunction. The other option is to remove Lily's grave, but she has been resting there since early 2006, so to disturb her after 7 years just doesn't seem right.
And to update on my daughter, the council have now decided that they will assess her for a statement. So hurdle number one has been jumped, now for hurdle 2: actually getting a statement (one that's funded too).
The sad thing is, if she was in a foster home or something similar, she would have had the help by now, but because she is in a relatively stable home (I say relatively due to the fact that her parents aren't together at this time) they just drag their feet.
All this fighting for her has made me so mentally exhausted. Every time I actually receive some form of help along the way, I mentally cry - as in I don't shed any tears, but I get the feelings that you get when you cry. As part of the assessment, she has to have an appointment with a paediatrician. This isn't an official diagnosis appointment, more of a basic assessment. I have been asking for 3 years to have a diagnosis, and finally she is getting seen in some capacity by someone. If I had been standing at the time of reading the letter my knees would have buckled. I'm hoping that the basic assessment will lead to a formal diagnosis appointment, which is usually a few hours.
Trying to get support for someone with a disability that isn't physically obvious is hard work, and something needs to be done about it. If she had been born without a leg, she would have been seen by doctors from birth and would have had some sort of aid within a reasonable amount of time. It should be the same for those with 'invisible' disabilities.
SJB x
I wish I had something exciting to write, but unfortunately I don't.
All I can comment on is that it's quite cold here, and there's a leak in my car so I'll need to investigate where it's coming from.
My son had his first haircut this week, and now he looks more like a little boy than a baby, well he IS 2 1/2 years old I suppose. :-(
My daughter had her first Brownies meeting last night and she loved it. She really enjoyed Rainbows, so I knew she would love Brownies.
Well, have to go, Seth is pestering me to play with the hand puppets, I guess my silly animal noises are just too hard to resist.
SJB x
All I can comment on is that it's quite cold here, and there's a leak in my car so I'll need to investigate where it's coming from.
My son had his first haircut this week, and now he looks more like a little boy than a baby, well he IS 2 1/2 years old I suppose. :-(
My daughter had her first Brownies meeting last night and she loved it. She really enjoyed Rainbows, so I knew she would love Brownies.
Well, have to go, Seth is pestering me to play with the hand puppets, I guess my silly animal noises are just too hard to resist.
SJB x
Saturday, 24 November 2012
It's Saturday!
Well I don't know about you, but where the hell has this week (and this year) gone???
I'm beginning to think that I've bitten off more than I can chew, but in reality it's because I've not organised myself properly this week (and because I keep getting pestered by my 2 year old due to the fact that Mark is feeling unwell at the moment). Seriously considering paying for a nursery place. Once again I have put more hours into my business than I should have, so I'm revisiting my outlook calendar & my diary to book in my business time and my study time - no checking of emails unless it's booked in.
My daughter went to a birthday party today which doesn't happen very often due to the fact that she doesn't build or retain friendships very easily. That's another thing that Mark was meant to be controlling, but I ended up being the taxi so cue a wasted 2 hours of study time.
Anyway, enough of my jabbering, I need to work on my assignment for a couple of hours so that I can watch Rylan Clark's entertainment tonight, I'll sky+ it so that I can fast forward through the other (boring) acts.
SJB x
I'm beginning to think that I've bitten off more than I can chew, but in reality it's because I've not organised myself properly this week (and because I keep getting pestered by my 2 year old due to the fact that Mark is feeling unwell at the moment). Seriously considering paying for a nursery place. Once again I have put more hours into my business than I should have, so I'm revisiting my outlook calendar & my diary to book in my business time and my study time - no checking of emails unless it's booked in.
My daughter went to a birthday party today which doesn't happen very often due to the fact that she doesn't build or retain friendships very easily. That's another thing that Mark was meant to be controlling, but I ended up being the taxi so cue a wasted 2 hours of study time.
Anyway, enough of my jabbering, I need to work on my assignment for a couple of hours so that I can watch Rylan Clark's entertainment tonight, I'll sky+ it so that I can fast forward through the other (boring) acts.
SJB x
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
I'm still here.
Well, that's sure to piss some people off, I live to see another day!
Quite a lot has changed since my last post. Hubby and I have separated, which happened only a few days after my last post actually. Made me feel really ill at first, but I'm over it now. We're getting on well at the moment, so we'll see if we can make it work or not, but for the time being I'm enjoying being able to do my own thing, and watch what I want to watch without someone throwing their toys out of the pram.
Talking about watching TV...I am LOVING Rylan Clark on The X Factor. No more boring warblings from people, I can now have proper entertainment on a Saturday night. And the fact that he can actually sing OK when standing still, means that he'll be fine to record in a studio without needing loads of correction.
Trying to get the statement for my daughter (who is 7 tomorrow) is proving difficult, like everything else. I requested an assessment for a statement, and had that refused so far. When will someone help my child??? All is not lost though, she is seen by an Educational Psychologist (who is going to refer her to the neurodevelopmental team - a 12-18 month wait), and we see the Interaction & Communication team (County Autism Team) at the regular TAC (Team Around Child) meetings, so at least that's something.
On other notes...It's the 8th anniversary of Lily's death on Monday (it was her 15th birthday on rememberance Sunday), obviously it isn't as raw as it used to be, but she has left a space that can never be filled...My son has his surgery booked in for next Thursday, so I have that to contend with aswell...:-s.
So there's the gist of my life 'as it happens'. I will endeavour to update this more regularly but I'm a busy bee.
SJB x
Quite a lot has changed since my last post. Hubby and I have separated, which happened only a few days after my last post actually. Made me feel really ill at first, but I'm over it now. We're getting on well at the moment, so we'll see if we can make it work or not, but for the time being I'm enjoying being able to do my own thing, and watch what I want to watch without someone throwing their toys out of the pram.
Talking about watching TV...I am LOVING Rylan Clark on The X Factor. No more boring warblings from people, I can now have proper entertainment on a Saturday night. And the fact that he can actually sing OK when standing still, means that he'll be fine to record in a studio without needing loads of correction.
Trying to get the statement for my daughter (who is 7 tomorrow) is proving difficult, like everything else. I requested an assessment for a statement, and had that refused so far. When will someone help my child??? All is not lost though, she is seen by an Educational Psychologist (who is going to refer her to the neurodevelopmental team - a 12-18 month wait), and we see the Interaction & Communication team (County Autism Team) at the regular TAC (Team Around Child) meetings, so at least that's something.
On other notes...It's the 8th anniversary of Lily's death on Monday (it was her 15th birthday on rememberance Sunday), obviously it isn't as raw as it used to be, but she has left a space that can never be filled...My son has his surgery booked in for next Thursday, so I have that to contend with aswell...:-s.
So there's the gist of my life 'as it happens'. I will endeavour to update this more regularly but I'm a busy bee.
SJB x
Sunday, 27 May 2012
So much for 'my life, as it happens'. More like 'my life, then blog about it after 6 months or so'.
I haven't even read it to refresh my memory yet, so I'm writing 'blind' so to speak.
Well, I'm currently studying 90 credits worth this year (equivalent to 3/4 full-time study, and totals around 35 hours a week). I must be off my trolley! To add to that, The OU have moved their maths modules to all start in October, instead of having a mix of Oct and Feb starts, so I have to kiss goodbye to my 3-month break this year and continue right through from this Feb to next June. Aarrgghh!
I'm also busy with trying to get a 'statement' for my daughter's needs at school.
And on top of that, my hubby's work have taken action (suspended him) and asked for a medical report to make sure he's fit to work with them. This all stems from false allegations from 2 members of staff (which have both told my hubby that they have their own mental illnesses - 1 has anxiety, the other has depression), but I don't think that the company know they have these illnesses, whereas my hubby has always been honest about his. So, have the company looked into to truth? NOOOOO. They have taken the allegations as truth (as made obvious by one of their questions to the therapist in their request for a report) and acted accordingly. If they had actually done some investigating, and asked me (as I'm the only person who knows the details of hubby's illness, along with his therapist) about the truth, they would have easily seen that the girls have fabricated it, as I can disprove the bits I've seen said so far (he should've been given copies of the full discussion forms from both, but he hasn't).
So, get ready for the letter from our solicitor. And any more crap will result in a discrimination claim.
Oh I feel much better for that little rant.
Onwards and upwards.
I have an exam in less than 3 weeks, an assignment due a couple of days before it, and another assignment due the week after it.
All study & no play makes SJB a geek.
SJB x
I haven't even read it to refresh my memory yet, so I'm writing 'blind' so to speak.
Well, I'm currently studying 90 credits worth this year (equivalent to 3/4 full-time study, and totals around 35 hours a week). I must be off my trolley! To add to that, The OU have moved their maths modules to all start in October, instead of having a mix of Oct and Feb starts, so I have to kiss goodbye to my 3-month break this year and continue right through from this Feb to next June. Aarrgghh!
I'm also busy with trying to get a 'statement' for my daughter's needs at school.
And on top of that, my hubby's work have taken action (suspended him) and asked for a medical report to make sure he's fit to work with them. This all stems from false allegations from 2 members of staff (which have both told my hubby that they have their own mental illnesses - 1 has anxiety, the other has depression), but I don't think that the company know they have these illnesses, whereas my hubby has always been honest about his. So, have the company looked into to truth? NOOOOO. They have taken the allegations as truth (as made obvious by one of their questions to the therapist in their request for a report) and acted accordingly. If they had actually done some investigating, and asked me (as I'm the only person who knows the details of hubby's illness, along with his therapist) about the truth, they would have easily seen that the girls have fabricated it, as I can disprove the bits I've seen said so far (he should've been given copies of the full discussion forms from both, but he hasn't).
So, get ready for the letter from our solicitor. And any more crap will result in a discrimination claim.
Oh I feel much better for that little rant.
Onwards and upwards.
I have an exam in less than 3 weeks, an assignment due a couple of days before it, and another assignment due the week after it.
All study & no play makes SJB a geek.
SJB x
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Not AWOL
I'm still here. Just crazy busy right now.
My current 'list' of duties:
Running a household, including 2 kids.
Deep into my degree now.
Working part-time in the evenings Mon-Fri.
Trying to have family days out at weekends.
I'm spinning so many plates that I don't remember to blog, or have time for that matter, so my posts are few and far between!
So, update on my studies so far: I've completed enough courses to get my Certificate in Mathematics. Working towards my Diploma in Statistics and my BSc in Mathematics and Statistics.
Having a few issues with hubby at the moment, not in our marriage, rather that he is having issues with his depression and his work at the moment. One asshole manager to be precise. He's nit-picked for the last few months and unfortunately Mark has been unable to cope with the constant barrage, so he's been signed off for 2 weeks and is now on stronger anti-depressants. If I see that twat of a man (not my hubby obviously lol) I will have a few choice words to say.
Marena seems to be improving, I think the routine of year 1 is agreeing with her. Crap, that's just reminded me that she has homework to do for Monday.
Well, better continue with my assignment which is due in on Wednesday, last one for this module! Only have the exam in October to do then I'll have a couple of month's break before the next modules start, not that I'll get to rest as I have other things to do.
SJB x
My current 'list' of duties:
Running a household, including 2 kids.
Deep into my degree now.
Working part-time in the evenings Mon-Fri.
Trying to have family days out at weekends.
I'm spinning so many plates that I don't remember to blog, or have time for that matter, so my posts are few and far between!
So, update on my studies so far: I've completed enough courses to get my Certificate in Mathematics. Working towards my Diploma in Statistics and my BSc in Mathematics and Statistics.
Having a few issues with hubby at the moment, not in our marriage, rather that he is having issues with his depression and his work at the moment. One asshole manager to be precise. He's nit-picked for the last few months and unfortunately Mark has been unable to cope with the constant barrage, so he's been signed off for 2 weeks and is now on stronger anti-depressants. If I see that twat of a man (not my hubby obviously lol) I will have a few choice words to say.
Marena seems to be improving, I think the routine of year 1 is agreeing with her. Crap, that's just reminded me that she has homework to do for Monday.
Well, better continue with my assignment which is due in on Wednesday, last one for this module! Only have the exam in October to do then I'll have a couple of month's break before the next modules start, not that I'll get to rest as I have other things to do.
SJB x
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