I was listening to Bruce helping Z with his chores of sweeping off the basement steps and sweeping the basement floor.Z has a hard time with sequencing of steps-in theory he understands that task at hand but things get muddled up inside and he can really have a hard time.Coordination of holding the broom/dust pan and getting it to dump in the bag can be a challenge .
I could hear it in Bruce's voice he was trying hard to stay calm and break steps down for him.In both Bruce and my past we have been incharge of training co-workers for our jobs and we did pretty well both of us had been told we did a good job. But when it comes to our kids and their brain injury /executive function there is little we can do. We can remodel and work with them but the cards are dealt.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
I feel old....
I was talking to a Senior girl last night and I made a comment about Rambo( Zach was shooting his dart gun) She looked at me and what was a Rambo -- I tried to explain and she shrugged her shoulders said "weird"
Totally made me feel old..... everyone my generation knows who Rambo is... sigh
Totally made me feel old..... everyone my generation knows who Rambo is... sigh
Monday, July 4, 2011
We have power
The last few days we have learned how to get buy without all things connected to power and must say we are very grateful for the line men who have our town up and running or at-least in the process of.
The kids and I were home alone when the tornado hit... Zach has such fears of storms I was impressed how he helped me and managed to hold it together.
It really came quick--when the TV went I turned on the radio and only got 1 station to come in and it was really broken up.. all I heard tornadic storm heading east of Lake Benton as I quietly shooed the kids to the basement I saw the green glow in the clouds and a flurry of something up the street-and patio chair slammed up against the house... The kids and I huddled under a blanket while we heard things bang and thud against the house .I thought it to be hail but when I got upstairs I saw different.First all I saw was a big branch down by the patio door- thinking ok well we gave a branch down could have been worse... then I look harder and there was power lines snapped off- trees down everywhere..the street was flooded Some loss roofs ,cars and sheds and I think I heard a house too,,
With no power it was hard to know anything except what you could see.
My cell phone wouldn't work most of the time I was able to get one text to my sister to let her know I was ok..Finally I got thru to Bruce who was coming home from Brookings and as he got closer to home he saw more and more damage.Fuel tanks on their sides,roof blown off.. he was worried about us and I about him.. it was a huge relief to hear he was parked around the corner and was on his way over walking thru the maze of power lines and trees..
He scooped us all up and just held us thanking God we were ok.
I finally got a short call to my mom who had a huge part of a tree on their only door out and the garage had fallen in on the car and everything else.But they were ok and she told me my sisters were ok. The phone line went dead.... just like God let me touch base but that was it.
I was so impressed on all the emergency personal who took time to walk the streets and make sure everyone was ok. Our little community really pulled together .. helping out .
I still haven't been able to get to the folks ... while our clean up is minor compared to some the kids are pretty on edge and and all the damage seems to have them both on over drive .
My parents are in good hands my sisters and other relatives have pitched in to help.
While this isn't anything you want to go thru my kids saw some really good lessons too on helping out each other in a time of need.
In the mix of that was the power line guys working and talking back and forth on their radios. There was alot of long hard hours put in but our town is shaping up...
The kids and I were home alone when the tornado hit... Zach has such fears of storms I was impressed how he helped me and managed to hold it together.
It really came quick--when the TV went I turned on the radio and only got 1 station to come in and it was really broken up.. all I heard tornadic storm heading east of Lake Benton as I quietly shooed the kids to the basement I saw the green glow in the clouds and a flurry of something up the street-and patio chair slammed up against the house... The kids and I huddled under a blanket while we heard things bang and thud against the house .I thought it to be hail but when I got upstairs I saw different.First all I saw was a big branch down by the patio door- thinking ok well we gave a branch down could have been worse... then I look harder and there was power lines snapped off- trees down everywhere..the street was flooded Some loss roofs ,cars and sheds and I think I heard a house too,,
With no power it was hard to know anything except what you could see.
My cell phone wouldn't work most of the time I was able to get one text to my sister to let her know I was ok..Finally I got thru to Bruce who was coming home from Brookings and as he got closer to home he saw more and more damage.Fuel tanks on their sides,roof blown off.. he was worried about us and I about him.. it was a huge relief to hear he was parked around the corner and was on his way over walking thru the maze of power lines and trees..
He scooped us all up and just held us thanking God we were ok.
I finally got a short call to my mom who had a huge part of a tree on their only door out and the garage had fallen in on the car and everything else.But they were ok and she told me my sisters were ok. The phone line went dead.... just like God let me touch base but that was it.
I was so impressed on all the emergency personal who took time to walk the streets and make sure everyone was ok. Our little community really pulled together .. helping out .
I still haven't been able to get to the folks ... while our clean up is minor compared to some the kids are pretty on edge and and all the damage seems to have them both on over drive .
My parents are in good hands my sisters and other relatives have pitched in to help.
While this isn't anything you want to go thru my kids saw some really good lessons too on helping out each other in a time of need.
In the mix of that was the power line guys working and talking back and forth on their radios. There was alot of long hard hours put in but our town is shaping up...
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