We've decided a couple major things the past couple days. The biggest being we will take the entire summer off from all therapy!!! WHOO HOO!!! We are so excited about this. This will be the first time since the kids have been home from the hospital to have this type of break. I'm looking forward to the kids doing swim lessons, library visits, park time, and stuff that does not require a schedule!
The other thing is we are doing a major budget overhaul. That's always fun... not really. UGH! We really don't want to go in any debt for either one of us to go to school. Ricky's tuition is free but the books are very expensive. Oh well, it's a small sacrifice for a huge reward when it's all said and done.
Something really AWESOME happened the other day. A couple weeks ago DARS contacted me and asked if we'd like to be submitted to a conference type thing they were having. They said it would be a long shot if we were selected because on a number of families could go and it was for all of Texas. I said sure since we'd never gone to anything like that but didn't put too much on it because of the circumstances. Well... Brody's name was selected!! We got the call on Thursday. The entire family is going back to San Antonio in June for a Thursday- Sunday all inclusive including our gas, food, hotel, etc. The first day we get there is a free day, the second day we'll be all day at Morgan's Wonderland that amazing amusement type park for kids with disabilities, the third day will be a conference type setting full of helpful information on visually impaired children, etc. and the fourth day we head home. I cannot believe this. I'm so excited to learn more about how we can better help Brody as his parents but also for his schooling, and even how his sisters can help him. We might stay an additional day or so and head to San Marcos or Austin since it's so close. There are a couple places we'd like to see out that way. It will depend because Ricky and I will both be in school and I know one of his classes is Monday- Thursday. Plus our new little budget plan... see it stinks being responsible.
I'm feeling much better. Thank goodness!
In other news our washing machine and dish washer went out in the same day. Ricky was unable to fix the washer so we had to go buy another one. He hasn't had a chance to look at the dish washer yet but I hope he can fix it because there are so many other things I'd rather spend money on than appliances!
The kids are doing really well. Their vocabulary is really taking off the past couple weeks. Ricky and I are very impressed with where they are. Love those Littles!
KP
