Spring?
Happy Spring. It’s 13 degrees out. My corner of the world is covered in a thick blanket of snow. Buy hey, the sun is shining. Eventually it will get warmer but Mother Nature is taking her sweet time waking up this year. The upside of all this is that the ski season has been extended. The weekend was not as cold as it is now. We skied all of Sat afternoon. We made S go – begrudgingly. He had a great day! We were pleasantly surprised to hear him say “I love skiing. I forgot how much I love skiing.” That was enough for us to make a decision to purchase season passes for next year. They are discounted from now until 4/1. Part of S’s great day was the fact that he was skiing with a good friend. If it were just the 4 of us it may not have gone so well. D skied mostly with H. They have a fun time racing each other down the hill. They use an ap to record their time. So cute. D got really competitive at one point. She said she wasn’t but then got quiet. Then started giving all of the excuses why H beat her. I said to her “you really are mad about this aren’t you?” She laughed a little and admitted that yes, she was. I love seeing these little personality traits come out of my kids. I got to ski with one of my besties. We had a really good time. All of us had lunch and drinks in the lodge. Went out again for a few more runs then called it a day. Back home I had corned beef and cabbage ready to go. I had baked soda bread in the morning. Our friends came over and we had a really nice St. Pat’s Sat eve at home. Sunday was a lot of nothing. Spent ½ the day in pj’s. Read a book. H and I did the grocery shopping. Picked up a refill of my Adderall. H asked me if I thought it was helping. I said yes. I’m not as easily overwhelmed. Or paralyzed. He expressed his concern about the possibility of me needing more of it. This came from an article he listed to on the radio. I was glad to know that he was at least interested. He shared the article with me. It was good. But it’s not changing my mind about it. I haven’t been on it long enough to make a decision.~~~Just finished my breakfast. I mixed things up a bit and instead of having my yogurt and fruit I had some of the leftover soda bread toasted with peanut butter and banana. It was very tasty. I’m feeling strong these days. I ran last night with my group. I remarked that it’s been 3 months since I started with the group and I am amazed at the difference. I thought of running again this morning but it was about 0 when I got up. Maybe tomorrow will be warmer.~~~Had a meeting at school yesterday about S’s 504 plan. Yearly review. He’s doing phenomenally. That said, we are going to keep the few accommodations in place for next year. Better to leave them in than try to get them back at a later time. I had the opportunity to speak with the kids’ counselor at length after the 504 review. I had not met her. Their former counselor was needed in a different school. I was upset by the change as my kids knew their counselor and were comfortable with her. And the year is more than ½ over and D has not met her at all! We had a good conversation. She met the 6th graders during her push-in time with them. She knows S. It’s hard not to know S! We focused on D and her transition to HS next year. The counselor eased some of my worries about it. I expressed my concern that she had not met with her and she asked if she wanted me to casually reach out to D. I said yes definitely. So that is now off the mental list.~~~The Adderall is kicking in. I took it about 9am. One other physical change I have notice is that my sinuses are so clear! Not that I had serious sinus issues before but I am noticing a difference.~~~Just veered off on a tangent and sent bestie an email about skiing next weekend. Just checked on a work issue. I want to be able to do my work. But the age old issued of disinterest just plagues me. Still. I guess I’m disappointed that the Adderall isn’t the cure all for my work related issues. Don’t get me wrong – I believe it is benefitting me in some good and surprising ways. Food issues for 1. Patience. Clarity.~~~ I’m going to ask a work question that is nagging me. Back soon. OK – person I needed to talk to wasn’t there. But I think I’ve answered the question myself.~~~Oh boy. I’ve been all over the map and it’s now 11:34. I haven’t actually closed the loop on anything and a few other things have come up. I’m going to close for now. Maybe I’ll focus better if I don’t have OD open.