In "autism" news

Friday my husband and I attended my middle son's high school freshman orientation. It was a nightmare bit chaotic. It started with us arriving early and picking up his class of 2015 shirt and then being sent to the auditorium. Let me just say I'm glad we got there early because it soon filled up fast and not even all the parents could sit. They they sent us to the gym to watch a pep rally. Just a motivator for the freshman, but we all thoroughly enjoyed it. It reminded me of my high school days of pep rallys and fun. We were then told we would be split up and he would go with a group & the parents would meet with a "counselor". He was already saying he wanted no part of it. Then it was the famous "I don't know". ugh When will this stuff get easier??!! Honestly, I was scared to separate too, but separate we did. I told him to go after I found out we were going to meet up as soon as the thirty minutes were up. We parted, I almost forced him and it took everything I had not to burst into tears with worry. 30 minutes later we met up and he had run into 2 of his friends and was pretty upbeat. Pfew RELIEF!! I made the right choice. 1 point for MOM!!
Then the good stuff. I found a counselor to explain the "schedule" to me because these don't look like the right classes. By the way the "schedule" is nothing but a course selection. UM hello, my son is on the Autism spectrum. He does not really care for surprises or chaos. Not only that as the counselor looks at it - it is wrong. He has 2 classes that are not for freshman. Really??!! Oh yeah they can't fix it now, but they will call me when they get it taken care of. I won't be holding my breath. Problem number 2 - HIS STUPID LOCKER IS BROKE!! Do you know how many times we practice that before school starts along with the schedule. OBVIOUSLY NOT. So they have no one that can fix it now, but they told him he should remind them on the first day of school. NEWS FLASH my son will be already facing new routines, new faces and now I hate to say this a new chaos.
I will be there the week before school starts and do my best to get a real schedule (preferably the right one) and get the locker fixed. Wish us luck - better yet please send us lots of prayers:)

A Day like no other

Today I awoke to hear that 31 men were killed when their helicopter was shot out of the sky. Not only were most of these US men, but some of the SEAL group that worked with the elite who "took care of " Osama Bin Laden. It was with sadness that I watched the news today. The days of banning myself from the one sided news media couldn't keep me from wanting details on the loss of so many men. I knew that this was a bigger loss than the one in 2005 when the US sent in a team to retrieve 4 SEALS & was shot down. Today seemed ominous. I attended my box packing for the troops with my group Cypress Cares and then came home. I had planned to attend my 20 year reunion, but just couldn't bring myself to want to go. How could I and enjoy myself?! I knew I couldn't.

Today a parent received a phone call, saw the news or received a knock on the door and today their world will have changed forever!! God Bless those men and their family's for their sacrifice.