Hi everyone,

I haven't talked about us in a week. Wow,

Derrick will be spending the weekend with me. His provider's going
to be gone to spend Halloween time with her daughter and granddaughter.
Then on Sunday I'll take him back and take him to bowl with his
special olympic team. I'm supposed to pick Layla up to bowl with them
too. She isn't having a good transition right now. So I'm hoping this
will help. She just isn't getting the attention she wants to a degree.
But her mental health isn't the best either.

Then on Monday Derrick will go to his third Halloween party, he is
the drag queen this year. He is finally getting to do somethings,
so its been nice. He also is in Best Buddies and so is his friend Grace.
She is going to the Arc Party on Monday too. So its nice.

He is being picked up by the provider we wanted. And will have lots
more ways for transportation. They take their clients to activities and
do things a lot more. And even when the buses are down they will transport
to work.
Devin and Meluvja, seem to be having problems with Will. I'll admit
he can be a handful. And I know he is still getting up at night tryign
to eat. He always will. He seems to have started playing his real
mom against his dad more. And of course that hurts Devin's feelings.
But he has to remember Will even if not Age appropriate will be a teen
next year. Its expected.
Meluvja's three kids are doing well. She has to have an hysterectomy
the 27th of Nov. So I will of course help all I can.

Dan and Kortni, and of course cutie Harmony are doing pretty good.
Saw Kortni and Harmony, on Sunday. And have seen Dan every day
this week. Weird never see that much of him.
Kortni has finally read up on Autism, because I'm pretty sure along
with her other orthopedic problems she falls on the spectrum. WIth
head banging, and her sensory issues especially. And the in her
own world things.
But the doctor says she is to young to test, so I started a thread and
let my friends and families tell her when there kids were diagnosed.
Not letting anyone but her know who it was for.
I think that is helping her. But she just accepted the possibility on
Tuesday so it will be a little while. She is getting first steps, speech,
OT, Pt, and will get feeding therapy soon. So I also think those
specialist can help her learn about it.

Now about me, I'm busy and picking up clients left and right it seems.
I'm enjoying working, but get so tired when I have to run around
all day. So I'm watching that I take my iron, Vitamin, calcium and
Vit. d. Its been an interesting week. And I even bought Derrick
some new clothes yesterday when we were in town doing his meeting.

Donna