Another month gone by...

So, it's already been 26 days since my last post and I'm kinda squeezing this one in. Where to start? Well things at work are busy as always. I'm still getting used to the new boss and not having my really good friend two doors down. I love what I do, but it makes a difference when you have extra support around. I've had one doozie of a case lately and I'm really struggling with what to do. Sometimes I know exactly what a student needs and have no second thoughts on it. This one, though, has me constantly wondering what to do. I can't say much about it because it is confidential. I can say it's a very young child with way too much going on emotionally than any child should have to deal with. So, is it special education that she needs?? Or just a LOT of love, care, support, etc.??? Some of the things that I try to determine do affect a student for the rest of their school career. Way to feel some pressure!! Just say some prayers that I, along with lots of other staff, can give this student what they need.

Familywise things are going ok. My Granny is not doing too well. Not that much has changed, but she has lots of fluid build up which the meds that help that in turn cause other problems. She seems happy which is definitely a blessing, but it's very hard to carry on a conversation with her and that reminds how she isn't the Granny I grew up with anymore. That sounds kind of harsh, but you know what I mean. Deep down she is the same person, but her day to day interactions and personality are different. Thankfully she still knows us! She recently moved to a new room and has a roommate who is very sweet. I think it will be nice for her to have someone that will talk to her and just have some company. Our family decided to ask for help from Hospice. I know most people think that's mainly used for end of life care, which it is, but not necessarily the end of the end. She will be able to have nurses come in weekly to check on her. They will be able to administer pain meds as she needs them without her having to go in to see a doctor - which is hard to do. It was heart wrenching when I heard "Hospice" but after my Dad explained it more to me, I realize this is exactly what she needs. I know she won't live forever and I want whatever time we have left with her to be a time that is happy and not a time that she is in pain. I did take Dixie to see her last week and she really enjoyed that - she likes to show off her Granddog to the other residents.

As for other things, I'm doing okay. Still working on a lot of things with myself. This is taking awhile and sometimes I get frustrated and just wish I could snap my fingers and everything would go back to normal. Although I'm not sure what "normal" is anymore. I still have my "bad" days where I get really sad, but they aren't as frequent as they were. I guess things like this just take time and thankfully I'm slowly working on it and have a lot of support.

October is going to be a busy month, but hopefully I can get back to post again soon! I have a lot to look forward to so I know I will have things to share.

Lately...

It has been almost a month since my last post, mainly because it has been one busy month. I was supposed to go to work the beginning of August but missed the first 3 days because I got the stomach flu. Once I got over that, things went pretty well. I really can't do a ton of work with no teachers and no students. The first day that students came back I found out that my step grandfather passed away. He and my Grandmother had gotten married last Labor Day - so they had been married about 11 months. I guess that is a risk you take when you get married at 80 and 85 years old! At least they were able to spend what time he had left together.

School has been very busy with a new boss and a lot of new things going on. I'm enjoying it but don't have much down time at all. I actually have an office at my elementary school now which is really cool. This does not happen very often for school psychologists. We often work out of conference rooms, closets, or whatever space we can find that isn't occupied. It's nice to have a place that I can leave things and not have to carry it back and forth to my car every day.

Some more sad news, last night my fish (Superman) died. He had not been swimming much at all the past two weeks so I kinda saw it coming. I only had him about 7 months, which is short for me. The last two fish I have had lived about 3 years each. I'm going to miss him because he had a lot of spunk. I'm sure I will get another, but not just yet.

My Granny has been doing ok lately, but anyone reading this, please continue to pray for her. She is 85 and in an assisted living. She has her good and bad days but is not really in touch with reality very often.

Well that was just a quick update on what's been going on. I am glad to be back in school so that I have a routine again. I enjoyed the summer, but knowing what's coming up is helpful. Alex and I have also gone to a new church the last 3 weeks and so far we really like it. We have been wanting to find a place to go, but haven't put a ton of effort into it until now. I think it's easy to get into a comfort zone of not going or either going somewhere that you may not get a lot out of just because you are used to going to the same place. Where we are going is a fairly contemporary place but is still based on basic Biblical principles, which I like. We will see how things go and maybe this will be a new church home for us??