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Monday, April 13, 2015

You Made Me Mad

Why are you being so mean today?
"You made me mad."
Wow, remind me to not do that again...

Today was a challenge for us. Princess Kitten was showing some rather un-Princess-like sides to her today. Between telling me she doesn't like our game time anymore and yelling at Grandpa like he's her slave, my patience was whittled down to near nil. Never before has it become painfully obvious that one of the two diagnoses the school tried giving her was spot-on. ADHD. Wow.

Of course, I'm not one to sit around and let them try to pull the wool over my eyes. They tried diagnosing her with "General Developmental Disorder", which is the newest way of saying she was mentally retarded. Nope, sorry, not happening. They tell me that she knows her academics, then try telling me that she is retarded? Nope, go check that autism spectrum again babe. HFA fits her better.

I finally get a call from her therapist, she'll be seeing Kitten every Wednesday at school. Great, awesome, but there are only two Wednesdays left in the school year. So, now I get to decide if I want to take her to the school for an hour once a week or have the therapist come here and invade my space.

I haven't started on her daily schedule for home use yet, I'm still trying to figure out what schedule we even have. There's one there, I'm just not seeing the pattern. I'll chat with my dad tomorrow and get his input, perhaps between the two of us we can get this designed. Naturally I'll post pictures when its done.

That's about all for now. Torie James? I read her your comment, but she was in this mean mood today and decided to take it out on you too. Forgive her, she smiled about it when I read it to her the first time. You can hear her comment, as well as her own recap of the day in the video below.




Keep commenting, friends and family. I'll have her respond to all of you in her recaps!

~Kat

Sunday, April 12, 2015

I Have New Chalks!


Mommy was tying for artsy pics, but I caught her!
Mommy bought me new chalks, and I got to play outside with them today! I drew all over the driveway. Its pretty now!

Princess Kitten had a blast today. She spent the first half of the day lazing around while playing with her new iPad and playing with her toys. Well, she had some of the usual fight in her when it came to the toys. "Can I play blocks instead?" Nope, you need to play with your other toys too.

After a short nap, she got her outside time, and I got to play with my new camera. I was able to get a
few pretty shots before she caught me, then took the obligatory shots she always demands any time she sees a camera.

These chalks of hers are made by Playdo, of all things. Crayola I'm used to, as well as cheap off brands, but this set had so many colors, I had to grab it for her. It even includes brown and black. Weird, right? She loves them, but rarely draws pictures.

Most of her artwork involves writing random letters and numbers, or drawing shapes. Now and the she'll draw a monster or other odd picture, but those times are rare. I don't mind though, it gets her outside into the sun. The worst thing is seeing her glance across the street to A's house. The girl, A, rarely plays with Kitten. I'm not entirely sure it is because she is being a bully, but it does feel that way.

It kills me when Kitten gets hopeful that A will play with her. I know that 9 times out of 10 A will end up running down the road to N's house, a boy also Kitten's age. N's mom doesn't let him leave the house though, so I understand him not playing with Kitten.


The rest of the day was restful, just what we needed after the past two weeks we've had. Cuddle time, and an extra hour of iPad time, and she was one worn out little princess. Of course, she is getting in the habit of doing night time videos, so naturally she demanded one tonight. I had to pry some, but she gets a little more talkative than she has in the past. Enjoy the video. Remember, any comments left get read to Kitten...




Hey, look, a bonus reel with really crummy audio! Sorry, but it was windy today...




I Have My Own Blog Now!

Isn't this cool? I have my own blog all about the bestest princess around, me!

This is just going to be a brief post. When I take her final video today, I'll post a blog all about her adventures today. Feel free to comment below, even if it is just to say hi or mention that you giggled about something. Kitten eats it all up, and I love seeing the smile on her face when someone "talks" to her.

For now, she has something to tell you... (click the video.)

~Kat