It's been a couple days since I've written much. Honestly, I'm in a pretty rough place. Tuesday was a difficult day for me and I'm not bouncing back, at least not at the moment. I probably just need some time.
Anyway, until then, I'm going to force myself to do the things I would normally do because that will help me to stay ahead of the depression and continue moving forward.
With that in mind, this will just be a quick update.
The boys had a good morning and a great day at school. I'm really proud of them because we have a lot going on and simply returning to school after two weeks off is hard enough to adjust to. At the same time, they're struggling with the loss of their great-grandfather. As is typical for them, they don't present as one might expect.
The boys aren't breaking down and crying or anything like that. What happens is they act out. They become easily frustrated and overwhelmed, leading to frequent meltdowns. We've had a few of those today.
All we can do is make sure they get help and be there for them during this difficult time. We're taking things a day at a time for now.
As for Gavin, he's struggling in different ways and for different reasons. That's pretty much par for the course with Gavin lately but he's not without his victories as well.
This morning I took him for his blood work. It's normally the same routine each time and he does pretty well unless something throws him. While this won't seem like anything significant, I assure you it's a bigger deal than it sounds.
The lab needed Gavin's updated insurance information today and rather than do that for him, I sent him in with his insurance card to present at the front desk when he checked in. I asked him to please not wrinkle the card either and he ended up doing great. Any change to routine can be difficult, especially for people with Autism. Gavin once again proved that he's able to adapt, as long as he's prepared. I'm really proud of him.. ☺
Let's see..... Oh, the boys got their report cards today and they both did exceptionally well. Lizze and I are very proud of them,
Lastly, the gas company came out and fixed the mistake. The person that came out was either having a bad day, which we all have or was just an unpleasant person. I was at the school when she arrived.
After testing everything, she turned our gas on but kept out stove off because she said had a gas leak. I tried to talk to her on the phone because Lizze had called to let me know what was going on. She was unwilling to answer any questions I had, red tagged the stove and left.
I was trying to find out why she thought there was a leak and how she tested for it because what she was telling me didn't make any sense. At the same time, I'm far from an expert and didn't want to take any chances.
When I checked all the connections myself, nothing appeared to be leaking but she's the professional and I wasn't comfortable assuming there wasn't a leak, simply because I couldn't find one.
I really think this lady was just having a bad day but telling someone they have a gas leak and leaving without answering questions, is kinds fucked up.
I had to call Dominion again and inquire as to what was actually going on because she red flagged our stove for a leak that doesn't appear to exist. You don't mess around with natural gas and I didn't want to take any chances. They sent someone else out later in the evening and they throughly tested the everything and there was no gas leak at the stove.
The guy that came out was awesome and was able to confirm that there wasn't a leak and we could turn the stove back on. All I wanted to do was make sure everything was safe and he did that. I'm very grateful that it all worked out.
That pretty much catches you up for today. My brain is fried and writing this much was difficult. I'll work on some new stuff later today. ☺
