Season of Love

In the blink of an eye, it’s November.

We had a lowkey fun Halloween. I was away for work the past week and got home in time to take T trick or treating. 🎃

It was a beautiful evening and I loved seeing so many families out. T and I had a blast! 🍬

We reused T’s costume from last year and many people noted that he had the best costume. 🥰

The hubby outdid himself and gave 1 pop + 1 Twizzler + 1 chocolate bar per kid. Word quickly got out that our house was handing out Diabetes and I overheard kids excitedly spread the word.

We got back at 8 after T decided, quite maturely, that he had collected enough. It was Saturday night, daylight savings time, so I let him stay up as late as he wanted to enjoy his! 🍫 I passed out after 9. 🤣

It has been a busy few weeks – as we all adjusted to new routines brought about by T’s move into middle school.

While it has been an adjustment – at times exhausting – I’m grateful it has been mostly ok.

T is getting used to new routines, to being in a larger school and to navigating friendships.

We recently had curriculum night and visited the school and met his teachers.

We spent the most time in the music room, where the teacher let T try the cello – pictured at top. All Grade 6 kids will try strings instruments. Maybe this will be the start of a new interest. 🎵

The biggest ongoing challenge we have is the increased volume of work.

While T has an IEP, there is a lot of homework – and the oppositional behaviour, battle and meltdown that often result from trying to complete the work is draining.

T struggles with organization and does not write tasks down in his agenda. We feel the impact of not having a CYW support this year.

We’re thankful his teachers keep us updated through Google Classroom, which we rely on to keep him on task.

The hubby and I do our best to work as a team and to keep our eyes focused on the bigger picture.

We believe in T and that belief is what gets us through the challenging moments.

You’ll recall T recently completed a music playlist presentation assignment. I’m very proud to say that he got a perfect mark – 25/25! 🥰

Check out his teacher’s glowing comments below posted on Google Classroom. 💕

The hard heavy moments often distract us from the many things we have to be thankful for.

During last month’s Thanksgiving weekend, we met up with T’s foster family for lunch. It was the first and only time we’ve seen each other this year.

T and his foster brother had fun at the trampoline park while the grownups caught up.

We’ve made plans for a sleepover for the boys over the holidays – which will be here before we know it.

T often forgets to bring things home from school, but he did remember to bring home a Thanksgiving assignment he completed.

And I’m thankful that he did. 🙏

“Love can’t be erased.” Indeed.