We're finally settling into the routine. Eric and I are working as a team like never before. When I get home, I deal with school paperwork and homework while Eric cooks dinner. We eat together and plan the logistics of the next day at dinner. Then we clean the kitchen and do what we can to be prepare for lunches. I lay out outfits for the next day while the littles get jammies on. The boys eat their snack on their own. They also take themselves off to bed after hugs. Too cute. They rarely talk or play and both are usually asleep within minutes. In the morning we're all up at 7 and out the door at 8:10. Packing six lunches! That's a whole other post. It's impressive. The big girls are still walking most days. Lili actually gets up earlier than us so she can eat her breakfast in peace. Smart girl. I actually take breakfast to work every day, also in the quest for peace. It's not always peaceful but the odds are way higher at work!
We've fine tuned the extra carriculars this year so we have more evening free time and none of our dinners are interrupted. That helps.
Kai LOVES routine, a lot. We all function better in the routine. I do worry about kids becoming so used to the shedule that they become confused, scared and anxious without it so in typical fashion for me, I keep things changing just enough to make sure the boys remain flexible. Weekends are still shedule free.
The boys remain happy in school. Our EA support changed. Luk barely noticed. Luk has been flagged for speech so both boys are getting extra support now.
Girl drama has started for Jia (grade 2). I'm so sick of mean girl stories. In typical Jia fashion, she is playing with the boys at lunch time.
Lili and Fei are both getting more and more homework. Lili is facing a one month family tree project in social studies. We've been to this outdated rodeo a few times. Being the brave soul she is she went to him to tell him she is adopted. She was expecting to hear the alternate project. Instead the grown man told an adopted Chinese teenage girl to search for her biological family. Ya. It was bad here for a bit. He clearly lives under a giant rock. I hit rage and moved into sadness with Lili. We went through all the options and we told her we would back her in any direction she chose. Starting with moving class to a different teacher, reporting his extreme insensitivity to the principal and school councilor to finally settling on sucking it up and doing our family. He's looking to see how families came to Canada. Reasons for immigration. He was clearly interested in genetics. I think she should cheekily hand over her immigration paper with her name alone on her tree. We all laughed about it, not sure he'd get it.
Luk saw the pediatrician today. He's not grown much. He's getting picky and is avoiding eating. Worse now that he's in school because he's already figured out he doesn't have to eat there. We got a parking permit for him. We don't have much need for one here but it sure will help in the cities for all of the appointments!
Luk is back to Children's next month. He is going to a gait lab to be measured for afos. Leg braces. He needs to be more upright. Not great fun for his gotcha day. We managed to get his appointment for the day before his sedated mri. One trip instead of two. We've booked a couple extra days so we can do something fun with the whole family.
I used hot wire. Too funny. Sometimes it's great. Other times not so much. Have to book two rooms now and when I had our reveal I went to check out the hotel and we only saved $9.
Eric's friend Scott died this week. It was sudden and unexpected. We're all feeling shocked. He had a heart attack on Monday. He was found on Wednesday. His son has been in contact. First time in two years. He is really upset about his Dad not being found for two days. I would think that's extremely common for people who live alone. Eric was his only friend. He was living in independent living. He wasn't receiving any care. He wasn't social and didn't make any friends at the manor that would have missed him. It's just so sad all around.
I have four days off. Thanksgiving being celebrated with dumplings again this year. Combined with Mom's Birthday. Jia's Gotcha on Monday. She has requested Doghouse.
